Arrows in our Hands

"Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossip, Mary was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, Sarah was impatient, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was short, Abraham was old and Lazarus was dead. Now, what's keeping you from serving God?"---Steve Backlund. The best part is that God did not see them according to their failures or shortcomings, but He saw them as righteous, faithful, powerful, and glorious.

And despite our failures, God blesses those who continue to draw close to His heart and obey His words. Despite our imperfections, He places arrows in our hands to reach further into the future than we could ever hope to go. Every morning, a heaping load of mercy awaits us on our doorsteps. Within that mercy lies powerful arrows, entrusted to us, placed in our hands. Now, if we daily open the door and dive into the gift of grace, and do our best to aim high and straight...we will see His glory explode like laughter over the earth, penetrating every brokenness we have ever known. These arrows make for an exhilarating breakthrough and give us the strength to carry on.