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DATE: Friday, Oct 31, 2025
SERIES THEME:
Destiny Is Not an Event — It Is a Process Manifesting in Four Stages.(2).
TITLE:
The Weight of a Bright Afternoon.
SCRIPTURE TEXT:
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” — Ecclesiastes 9:10
“And Joshua spoke to the Lord… and the sun stood still… until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.” — Joshua 10:12–13
BY: EFFIONG ETOK
Carrier of God’s Word
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Sometimes God stops the sun — not to make life easy, but to help us finish strong.
MESSAGE:
Beloved, the afternoon season of destiny is when the sun is high, and life feels full of energy. It’s the time when “whatever your hand finds to do” truly demands your might (Ecclesiastes 9:10). Dreams begin to take shape, doors open, and strength overflows. Yet this bright hour can also test the soul — because when everything starts working, we can easily forget Who makes it work.
Joshua knew that moment. In Joshua 10:12–13, when the battle was fierce and the day was almost over, he prayed, “Sun, stand still.” He didn’t ask for comfort; he asked for completion. He didn’t want victory to fade with the setting sun. And God, in His mercy, extended the day until the mission was finished. The miracle wasn’t only that the sun stopped — it was that Joshua’s courage didn’t.
But not everyone in Scripture passed their afternoon test. Samson’s strength shone like the sun, yet he used it without discipline (Judges 16:20). He fought many battles but lost the one within. His hands were strong, but his heart was weak. Beloved, that’s the danger of the afternoon — when strength is high, but sensitivity to God is low.
David faced the same season differently. When his kingdom was strong and his name great, he still paused to ask, “Shall I go up, Lord?” (2 Samuel 5:19). That question preserved him. The afternoon is not just the time to work — it is the time to watch. To ask again, even when we think we already know.
So when your strength feels heavy, and your soul begins to tire, pray like Joshua. Ask God to hold your sun still — not so you can rest early, but so you can finish fully.
PRAYER POINTS:
1.Lord, when the heat of life makes me weary, strengthen my heart like Joshua to keep fighting until victory comes. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!
2.Father, stop every sun that is setting too soon over my destiny. Give me time, grace, and focus to finish what You began. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!
3. Lord, keep my heart humble like David’s. Let me never be too strong to ask, “Shall I go up?” Teach me to walk with You even in my busiest season. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!
