Your nation’s building, progress, and development is not a task for the leaders of your country alone, but everyone’s collective responsibility. You’ll always have opportunities to make your impact felt in your sphere of contact, be it in your home, school, city or nation at large; what you do is to look out for a human need, and reach out to meet that need.
Imagine if David had stayed with his brothers and King Saul’s soldiers to merely lament and muse over the terror unleashed on the Israelites by Goliath the giant. Rather, he rose to the challenge! He saw the need to defeat Goliath and reached out to do it. He wasn’t even in the army—being a teenager—yet he was moved by the plight of his people and chose to make an impact. He recognised he could do something that could change the destiny of his people.
Moses became the deliverer of the children of Israel from the severe oppression mounted by Pharaoh and his taskmasters. He didn’t stay in the backside of the desert to merely criticise Pharaoh for his wickedness. Rather, God spurred him to action by the desire to liberate Israel from the whiplash of Egypt. These two and others stood up for the salvation of others and made tremendous impact in the world of their time. Their individual victory brought overall victory to the nation; it’s your turn to do the same.
Make an impact in your world today: Have a personal commitment to serve, as several opportunities for service abound around us. Let there be a strong motivation, an inner drive, and a powerful propensity to see to it that the lives of those around you are improved through your actions. Be challenged and motivated by the desire to impact your world and give back to society.
Prayer
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for opening doors of opportunities for me to be a blessing to my world today. By your Spirit, and through your wisdom, I identify and carry out those things you’ve ordained me to do that’ll better my world and bring glory to your Name, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
