The Power of Access!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Topic: THE POWER OF ACCESS! Memory Verse: ‭‭"‭‭‭‭Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" - John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Bible Text: Isaiah‬ ‭43:19‬ ‭KJV‬‬ 19. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. INSPIRATION: One of the greatest, yet most unfortunate misconceptions about access, is the desire to equate it with instant gratification or financial gains. Access basically expands your horizon and broadens your chances to leverage on the strengths, connections and power of those who gave you the access. Access opens you up to a new experience in learning to be better. But if you put self gratification and financial gains ahead of the several other opportunities, then, you're unwise. Access may appear small, but it opens into a vast array of different options to leverage on that you could never have thought possible. What you gain with access far exceeds any amount of money you may want to place in comparison. If you're patient enough to walk the process, you'll still arrive at the financial gains but, you'll do so with the bigger picture in view. The bigger picture is the reason for access. Short sightedness robs people of this and force them to focus on the immediate. The bigger picture can never be arrived at by your permutations. It is a destination that one arrives at through a process whose duration isn't always yours to determine. But the sure thing is, this destination only opens up through the access providence brings your way. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: A fool and undiscerning person despises access because he thinks he's had enough doors. Access has been defined as a way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage. It is the right or ability of approaching, entering or admittance into something. Therefore, value your access. PRAYER: Dear Lord, please help me to rightly discern and maximise the gifts of access. Give me wisdom and clarity to know how to apply myself in peculiar situations so that I do not become an hindrance to your purposes for my life, in Jesus name.