When we touched on Divine Graces yesterday, we learned that they cover several areas of interest. Specifically, we mentioned forgiveness, healing, provision, and protection. There are other things that can make the list. Honour and promotion are also the aftermath of the graces of God. When God magnifies a person or a place He turns what is ordinary to super-ordinary. Take two examples for consideration. Joshua began his career under the prophet Moses. When he first came up on historical radar he was a personal staff of Moses. The King James Version of the Bible actually described him as the servant of Moses. After Moses exited the scene, God beckoned on him to lead the people of Israel. Here we see a domestic staff, if you like, rising to be the leader of God’s precious people. Early in his leadership, God promised to magnify Joshua before the people; and He did. Joshua became one of the most successful leaders that Israel ever had.
“God has what it takes to turn the ordinary things of your life to things of glory that will draw the attention of the world.”
Now, take a look at how divine grace can impact a place. Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem. A manger, you remember, is a box for holding and feeding horses or cattle. Nothing can be more ordinary than this. That spot is where you have the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem today. Every year millions of people around the world go to Bethlehem to go and see the spot where the Lord was born. In their wildest imagination Joseph and Mary could never have known that the ordinary corner in the stable would become a tourist attraction. God has what it takes to turn the ordinary things of your life to things of glory that will draw the attention of the world. Remember, however, that He alone reserves the right to dictate when and how it will be done.