Day 55: Dealing with the Multitudes

Reading: Psalm 25:16-22

David certainly had his troubles with enemies. He cries out again in this passage for God to save him since his enemies have increased in number. One thing we can always expect in good leadership and blessing is plenty of opposition. Though God may pour a multitude of blessings down on us for doing the right thing as leaders, there will of course be a multitude of opposition. What we need to do when we feel overwhelmed with the opposition we face, is remember God and the blessings He gives us for following Him and not what our enemies want. Cry out to Him to rescue you from those hard places as you follow Him and His leading, because God's leading is certainly not the leading of the world.


Reading: Mark 7:31-8:13

We can bring very little to God and He can use it to do great things. We read another story of Jesus feeding a multitude of people with very little. Jesus asks His disciples to gather all the available food from the crowds, as He loves to involve us in His plans too. Wi the little they bring Him, He makes into plenty for 4,000 people. We may feel like we don't have enough to help with the multitudes of lost people in our world. But when we allow God to use us and make us a part of His plan, He can take our little and make it a great blessing to people around us who so desperately need to hear about Jesus. We can't let our excuses get in the way, however. When we refuse to go do God's work be cause we are too scared or don't think we have the skills it takes, we need to remember that Jesus took very little from His disciples to feed thousands. We may face skeptics, like the Pharisees, but we can't allow them to sway us from God's work either. "God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called."


Reading: Exodus 35:1-36:38

Unity is shown in this reading as the people come together and work towards one, common purpose- to build the Tabernacle. We see some important ways that the multitudes come together to accomplish God's work:

They all pray- Prayer as a community is powerful. When you are all focused on one thing, prayer can truly unify you under God's purpose and work. There is great meaning and passion with prayer. When a multitude prays, the power in community is great.

They all contribute- The people all come together and bring what they can to contribute to the cause. When we freely decide to give to God, and not out of guilt, God can accomplish His work, and the passion for His work will grow in our hearts. When many come together to accomplish God's work, the unity among the multitudes is great.

They all serve- There is blessing all around when you serve. There is a lot of blessing when you serve alongside others. Not only do you all bring different gifts and skills to the team, but you can all fit together and work well with the individuality you each have. Coming together to serve for one common purpose not only grows passion for that purpose, but for the people you work with as well.


Dealing with the multitudes in your life can be a great, positive task, or a hard, tiring task. We have read about multitudes of enemies, how God makes our little to offer a multitude of greatness, and what it means to have unity among a multitude of teammates.