Getting There

Between Abim and Lira. CLICK to enlarge.

It's not always easy to get there. "There" is wherever God wants you to be or whatever He wants you to accomplish. November ministry in Northern Uganda: 1,800 km. of road travel on roads that were sometimes broken, flooded, or washed out. It wasn't easy to get there, but with God's help, we did. It was worth it.


Many, many generations ago, God spoke through the prophet Zechariah to a man named Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel was among the first who returned to Jerusalem after Israel's long captivity in Babylon. The city was in ruins. He set out to rebuild the temple. But it wasn't easy to get there, and he gave up . . . for 17 years! The obstacles and opposition seemed like an insurmountable mountain. 


But one day God spoke: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty. 'What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it! . . . The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it.' (Zechariah 4:6-7, 9). Zerbubbel went back to work. And he got there. Four years later, the completed temple was dedicated with great rejoicing. It was worth it.


Where does God want you to be? What does He want you to accomplish? No, it's not always easy to get there. There will likely be obstacles and opposition. But They can't stand before the power of God's Spirit. . . God has already spoken. We can get there. And it is worth it!