Knowing Him Daily

25.February.2026

Four days in. We’ve established the foundation of intimacy, we’ve cleared the clutter, we’ve talked about the urgency of the mandate, and we’ve stood on the covenant promise for our households. Today we slow down for a moment and look at something that is easy to overlook, especially when we’re focused on what we’re still waiting for.

What has He already placed in your hand?

That question comes straight out of one of my favorite moments in Scripture. Moses is standing at a burning bush, freshly called by God to do something that felt completely beyond him, and he’s giving God every reason why he’s the wrong person for the job. And God, patient as He always is, stops him mid-excuse and asks him something simple.

“So the Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ And he said, ‘A rod.’” Exodus 4:2, NKJV

A rod. A shepherd’s staff. The most ordinary, unremarkable tool imaginable. And God said, throw it down. Moses obeyed, and what was in his hand became the instrument God used to part a sea, bring water from a rock, and deliver an entire nation.

He didn’t need Moses to have something extraordinary. He just needed Moses to surrender what was already there and allow God to work through him.

I want to be careful with this one because this is where I need to apply what we talked about in Day two, appropriate restraint and discernment. Not every idea that excites us is a God idea. Not every opportunity that presents itself is a divine assignment. This is precisely why the intimacy we talked about on Day one matters so much. The closer you are to Him, the clearer His voice becomes, and the better equipped you are to know the difference between your own ambition and a genuine prompting of the Holy Spirit.

So I’m not saying run at everything. I’m saying stop sitting on what He has already confirmed.

Because here is what I’ve noticed, and maybe you’ve noticed it too. We tend to wait for something bigger, something more impressive, something that feels more worthy of God’s use, while the thing He’s already placed in our hands sits untouched. The gift we’re not fully using. The platform we’ve been given but haven’t shown up for consistently. The relationship He’s positioned us in, for a reason that we keep dismissing. The resource He’s entrusted to us that we’re managing for ourselves instead of deploying for the Kingdom.

“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, NKJV.

Faithfulness in the small thing is what qualifies you for the bigger thing. That’s not a motivational principle, that’s a Kingdom law.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’” Matthew 25:21, NKJV.

Well done isn’t said to the person who waited until they had enough, felt ready enough, or had a big enough platform. It’s said to the person who took what they were given and used it faithfully, right where they were, with what they had.

If I knew what was coming, I would stop waiting for permission to use what He’s already placed in my hands. I would stop underestimating the ordinary things and stop holding back the gifts He’s already confirmed, waiting for a more perfect moment that may never come.

The moment is now. The rod is already in your hand. The only question is whether you’re willing to throw it down and let Him do what only He can do with it.
What is in your hand today? Whatever it is, steward it well, hold it loosely, and make it available to Him. That’s all He’s ever asked.

Father ~
Forgive me for the times I’ve sat on what You placed in my hands, waiting for something bigger or a better moment. Open my eyes to what You’ve already given me and show me how You want me to use it. I surrender it to You today, all of it. Take what’s ordinary in my hands and make it extraordinary in Yours. I trust Your timing and Your direction.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen

Make today count and see you tomorrow.