The Power of Access (Part 2)!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Saturday, December 14, 2024 Topic: THE POWER OF ACCESS (Part 2)! Bible Text: John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬; Isaiah‬ ‭43:19‬ ‭KJV‬‬ 6. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me 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 unfortunate misconceptions about access, is equating 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 access and platforms. Access opens you up to new experiences in learning to be better. You'd be unwise to put self gratification and financial gains ahead of the several other opportunities that come with access. Sometimes, access may appear small, but they open into a vast array of different options you could never have thought possible without the connection. 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 but we become too myopic or impatient that we miss it. 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, not its destination. Hence, the need to 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.