INSPIRE Devotionals
With Emmanuel Afiawari

Monday, June 22, 2026

Topic: LOOK BEYOND YOUR CURRENT STATUS (Part 2)!

Memory Verse: ‭‭"‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭We have the same Spirit of faith that is described in the Scriptures when it says, “First I believed, then I spoke in faith.” So we also first believe then speak in faith" - 2 Corinthians 4:13 TPT‬

Bible Text: ‭Hebrews 11:10 TPT‬

10. ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭His eyes of faith were set on the city with unshakable foundations, whose architect and builder is God himself.

INSPIRATION: I can recall two very distinct ocassions where life became so hard and overwhelming for Abraham and God showed up with the lessons he needed to pick. In Genesis 13: 8-17, Lot chooses the well watered plain of Jordan, leaving Abraham. But God tells Abraham to lift up his eyes and look because he'd give him as far as he could see. Secondly, when he complained to God about his childless situation, God takes him outside and asked him to count the stars in the sky because his children would be equally as many as the stars (Genesis 15: 1-5).

Twice, Abraham was challenged to look up! In other words, until you look beyond the immediate, you cannot see what's ahead. A wise man once said, "What lies behind and ahead you are not as great as what's inside you." You need to pull graces for greatness from within you; you need to see the future God's planned and destined you for. You may have fallen several times, you need not stay down. Dust yourself up, take the next turn and keep moving. There's a 'city' of greatness you need to see and access. Move up!

TODAY'S TAKE HOME:

‭‭Staying down is a choice, moving forward is another. Both are motivated by what one sees. What do you see?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank You for making me see beyond the facade or pain, limitations and stagnation. I receive grace to be up and about in the direction of my destiny. I see 'cities' and possibilities; I see the future that I'm destined to explore with dominion. I walk by faith into the places that hold a better and fulfilling future for me, in Jesus name.