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"He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much;and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much."
Luke 16:10

I knew there had to be a reason other than being obsessive for why I save emails!  Today’s Blackaby Devotional was actually received via email a month ago.  In what was most likely a late start to the work day, the devotional was quickly read, forwarded to one of my 1000 other email addresses and then filed away, for future reference if needed.

During last night’s Adult Bible Study a comment was made by a friend from "back in the Youth Group days",concerning having faith; more specifically one’s perceived measure of faith along with the notion of not having "enough" faith if I recall correctly.  Excitement in recollecting the thoughts and wisdom of today’s devotional hit me, unfortunately so did a case of fear of misquoting the verse and a chronic disconnect between the brain and the tongue; so I passed on sharing the verse.  In addition to my friend’s comment being the catalyst for recollection, I believe that it is God’s Holy Spirit, speaking to me directly concerning some things on the horizon that will be a testing if you will.

God rewards those who are faithful.  Throughout your life God will seek to grow you in your faith.  He will continually bring you to times when you must trust Him.  He will lead you into situations that require a "little" faith, and if you are faithful, He will then take you into situations that require even greater trust in Him.  Each time you are able to trust God at a higher level, God will reveal more of Himself to you.  Your faith and experiencing God are directly linked.

The best way to tell if you are prepared for a greater revelation of God is to see how faithful you have been with what God has given you.  This is a foundational principle in God’s relationships with us: If you have been faithful with the little He has given you, you are ready to be entrusted with more.  If you failed to trust God with the little He gave you, He will not trust you with more.  God will not lead you beyond your present level of trust and obedience to Him.  He will return you to your area of unfaithfulness until you are prepared to trust Him.  The children of Israel were unwilling to trust God to lead them into the Promised Land, and their generation never again was able to move forward with Him. 

You stand at an exciting new door of opportunity to know God more intimately every time you believe Him.  Every step of faith leads you to a deeper relationship of faith with Him.  It is an open invitation to know God more intimately.

Henry and Richard Blackaby
Experiencing God Day-by-Day