Day 8- Opportunities for the New Year
Be very careful then how you live – not as unwise – but as wise; making the most of every opportunity.
- Ephesians 5:15-16
One of the great principles in life is that good opportunities are seldom labeled. Opportunities do not come down the sidewalk wearing a bright light blinking saying, “This is the opportunity of your life to do something good!”
In 1864 a civil engineer named John Clow volunteered with the American Bible Society to go to India as a missionary. With no Seminary training, he didn’t seem to be a good missionary candidate, but through persistence to God’s call, he was sent. Ten years after his arrival, India was devastated by a tremendous famine. Mr. Clow used his engineering abilities to supervise the digging of the Buckingham Canal, which put hundreds of thousands of Indians to work and helped feed their families. It also brought water to the areas which were stricken with drought and literally was able to heal the famine. The Indians who had refused the Gospel, saw the good Mr. Clow had done and they now responded to the Gospel by the thousands.
God sees the end from the beginning –we cannot! And, as we pursue the purposes of God, He always gets us in a position for an opportunity.