I just came back from my lunch break run, which is when I get a lot of my ideas for devotions. It's a steep incline straight out of my office of about a half mile, to a loop around a scenic pond. The climb up is not so fun (especially in the winter), but the more level run around the beautiful pond makes it worthwhile.
As I was making my way around the loop today, in the "zone" and feeling pretty good about myself, I prayed that God would increase my "territory", or my influence for His kingdom. It was then the verse from 2 Samuel above came to me, but maybe not in the way you think.
As I shared in "A Firm Foundation Pt. 1", I've been sort of "rebuilding" myself as a barefoot runner (let's face it, there wasn't much to tear down). It's a slow process of rebuilding yourself from the ground up. What I felt God was saying to me was that I still had more foundational work to do until I had the spiritual "hinds feet" to reach more people for God. (An attempt down a gravel trail also told me my natural feet had more work to do too!) It also occurred to me that building our spiritual foundation is not a one-time deal: we are to constantly make it bigger and wider so it can support a bigger "building" (i.e., God's kingdom around us).
Lord, may we always be humble enough to recognize we always need a bigger foundation based on Your Word to impact others for Your Kingdom. Amen
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