Accomplish: January 20, 2012

TODAYS WORD FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2012.

ACCOMPLISH

DEFINITION:

Bring to pass; do; complete; achieve; gain.

SCRIPTURE:

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I THIRST.” John 19:28

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

In the verse above from Isaiah the phrase, it shall accomplish what I please, shows the power of God’s Word. All of us want to be successful and accomplish things during our lifetime. We are successful in some of the task that we attempt and that gives us the satisfaction of accomplishment. We also fail in some tasks and our feelings are very different. All of us like to successfully accomplish what we start.

The Hebrew word in this verse in Isaiah for accomplishment is ASAH. In Hebrew it makes the point that God is able to bring out of Himself the power, the victory, the solution to problems and the comfort needed anywhere and anytime. In other words, our God can accomplish whatever He desires and no one can prevent God from accomplishing His purposes.

God also accomplishes things from other things, not only out of Himself. He makes the tree yield fruit and He causes the sun to shine. He brings the rain. He gives man the power to create wealth. God can do wonders with His weakest child if His child will let Him work in his or her life.

In the verse above that we have given you from John we need to note that when Jesus was on the cross He did not respond to His need until He knew that all had been accomplished to fulfill what had been prophesized in the scriptures. And at that point he said, “I THIRST.” God will not quit on us until he has accomplished all He needs from us.

The principle we want to share with you today is that you must make sure that you do not limit God if you have the faith to trust Him by your lack of faith. There is nothing God cannot accomplish through your life. We need to wake up, step up and let God perform in and through us what He wants to accomplish.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Hebrews 11:6.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

PRAYER:

It is my prayer today that You might accomplish what You want from me today. Make me willing to step up and act according to Your will. Thank You in advance for the blessings that You have for me today.