PEOPLE who succeed know that out of small things come great ones. They understand that expansion comes from God.

God did it in the life of Abraham when he blessed him, and prospered his son, Isaac, till he was extremely great. (Genesis 12:2 & Genesis 26:13)

So God will expand you when you are faithful and promote you when you make his name great.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego made God’s name great when they refused to bow to the king’s golden image, and God promoted them. (Daniel 3:16 - 28)

Likewise, Daniel was faithful to God when he continued to pray despite a royal decree forbidding it.

And when he was thrown into the lion’s den, God shut the lions’ mouths. (Daniel 6)

I pray that you’ll see God’s expansion coming toward you.

God will expand you as you abide in your calling and increase you as you trust Him.

THE APOSTLES trusted Jesus when they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer.

As they had everything in common, God added to their number daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:42 - 47)

If the church of Christ is to expand, we must know what we are called to do and do it.

The SONS OF ISAACHAR understood the times and discerned the course of action Israel should take.

So they joined others at Hebron to make David king. (1 Chronicles 12:32)

God will expand you when you desire it and ask for it.

JABEZ was more honourable than his brethren, but his mom named him Jabez because she had borne him in pain.

He knew that every growth that wouldn’t grow toward God would result in a decay.

So he prayed, “Oh that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” (1 Chronicles 4:9 -10)

God will expand you when you walk by faith.

THE WIDOW of the prophet put her hope in God and said to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” (2 Kings 4:1)

My prayer for you is that God will open your eyes to see your destiny helpers.

God will expand you when structures and systems are in place.

NEHEMIAH trusted God to grant him favour with the king so that he could use the structures and systems of government to rebuild.

Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].”

So God granted him favour, and the king gave him letters to the governors and soldiers to accompany him. (Nehemiah 1 & 2)

God will expand you when his grace is upon your life.

MANY MEN joined David—men who were in trouble, men who owed a lot and those who were unsatisfied with life.

Day by day, they kept coming to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God. (1 Chronicles 12:22)

What he saw as a rejection became an expansion.

‘Your rejection will be your expansion’

God will expand you by making His ways known to you. (Daniel 11:32)

GOD made his ways known to Moses, and his acts to Israel. (Psalm 103:7)

I pray that you will that you will know God, and your life will give Him pleasure.

Final Thought

THE KEY to spiritual growth is not increased church attendance or spiritual activities.

People don’t grow in Christ because they are busy in church. They grow in Christ because they believe and trust their Bibles — Max Lucado.