Availability: Utilize what’s available to you. Bishop Donniel McLeod

Devotional

Day 1: Recognizing the Vast Resources God Has Given You

God has provided an expansive and bountiful supply of spiritual resources for your life. These resources are not limited or scarce; they are more than enough to meet every need and overcome every challenge. The knowledge of His glory is meant to fill the earth, and you have been given access to this endless supply. It is time to open your eyes to the abundance that is already within your reach. [55:31]

“But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14, ESV)

Reflection: What is one specific promise from God’s Word that you have read but perhaps not fully embraced as a resource available to you right now? How might your perspective on a current situation change if you truly believed that promise was actively available for your use today?

Day 2: The Purpose Behind God’s Abundant Provision

The resources God makes available are never given without a clear purpose and a desired outcome. His power, His Word, and His Spirit are entrusted to you to carry out a specific function in the earth. This divine provision is intended to make you an impactful witness, transforming not only your own circumstances but also the lives of those around you. [01:28:19]

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8, ESV)

Reflection: Considering the specific gifts and resources God has placed in your life, what is one practical way you can utilize them this week to be a witness and make an impact for His glory in your sphere of influence?

Day 3: Activating What is Already in Your Possession

Often, the answer to your prayer or the provision for your need has already been made available by God, but it goes unnoticed. Like an overlooked check in a closet, God’s promises and resources are present, waiting for you to recognize and activate them through faith. The key is to shift your focus from the problem to the promise. [01:09:25]

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19, ESV)

Reflection: Can you identify an area of your life where you have been petitioning God for something, while perhaps overlooking a resource or promise He has already provided? What would it look like to actively utilize that resource today?

Day 4: The Call to Be Impactful and Effective

God’s resources are effective and lose none of their potency over time. The same power that worked in biblical days is available now to heal, deliver, and provide. You are called to be an effective witness, confirming God’s word with your life and testimony. This requires stepping out in faith to utilize what He has given. [01:32:14]

“And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.” (Mark 16:20, ESV)

Reflection: Where is God inviting you to step out of your comfort zone and rely on His power to be effective, rather than your own strength? What is one ‘sign’ of His kingdom—such as healing, encouragement, or reconciliation—you can believe for and participate in this week?

Day 5: Living with Divine Awareness and Purpose

To live unaware of the resources God has given you is to live ineffectively. However, when your awareness is awakened, you become a powerful force for God’s kingdom. This awareness stabilizes you, empowers you, and allows you to live with a divine perspective, seeing your circumstances through God’s promises rather than your emotions. [01:41:30]

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15, KJV)

Reflection: What is one habit you could develop—like dedicated study of Scripture or intentional prayer—that would help you maintain a constant awareness of God’s available resources and live out the purpose He has for you?

Sermon Summary

The passage centers on Habakkuk 2:14 and frames "availability" as a spiritual and practical mandate: God has released abundant resources—word, power, anointing, and authority—to fill the earth and to be used now. Scripture functions as a living, expansive reservoir that shapes identity, steadies the mind, and equips for influence. The imagery of waters covering the sea highlights bountiful proportions; resources at hand exceed human scarcity and demand recognition and action rather than passive hope. Practical examples drive the point home: the Bible supplies answers for daily life, personal faith must connect to active use of God-given gifts, and ordinary moments hide already-allocated provision that only awareness can unlock.

The teaching presses the believer to study, fortify, and draw from Scripture so that faith becomes skillful practice. Timothy’s call to “study to show thyself approved” translates into doing spiritual work—learning the word, rehearsing promises, and speaking truth into situations. Power received in Acts 1:8 carries a clear purpose: witness, healing, and outreach. Resources carry function; they expect fruit. Failure to employ gifts reduces them to wasted potential and provokes divine displeasure in the form of a clear warning against lukewarm faith.

Miracles and signs retain present-day relevance because Christ remains the same yesterday, today, and forever. The same Holy Spirit who brought healing, provision, and bold witness in biblical history stands ready to confirm truth now. Reclaiming peace, casting out fear, and moving with God’s authority require intentional use—calling forth promises, speaking life over family members, and stepping into ministry opportunities. The closing call urges immediate action: identify what already sits in reach, speak the promises that correspond to need, and mobilize for greater outreach. Using what God has made available changes individual circumstances and advances kingdom witness until the gospel reaches the whole earth.

Key Takeaways

1. God's resources are abundant The Bible and the Spirit represent overflowing provision, not a limited stash. Recognizing the scale of God’s giving reframes anxiety into strategy: draw deep, expect multiplication, and refuse to ration what God intends to circulate. Living from abundance frees believers from competition and scarcity thinking, enabling cooperative harvest work. [63:24]
2. Recognize what's already present Provision often arrives before perception; many needs hide in plain sight until eyes clear. Spiritual awareness requires deliberate searching—study, silence, and inward inventory—to discover promises, opportunities, or even literal provision already allotted. Awareness turns dormant assets into active aid for pressing needs and for ministry. [69:25]
3. Use resources with intentional purpose Power and gifts carry design: God equips to witness, heal, and reach the lost. Effectiveness follows application—study the word, exercise boldness, and align actions with divine intent so gifts produce fruit. Purpose-driven use prevents wasted vision and fulfills kingdom strategy. [88:47]
4. Miracles remain active and available Christ’s unchanging nature guarantees continued access to signs, healings, and provision. Historical demonstrations of power model current possibility; believers should speak healing, command deliverance, and expect the Spirit to confirm truth. Faith practices that presume expired power forfeit present mercy. [108:54]

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[00:00] - Welcome
[49:48] - Praise and Unity
[50:29] - Spirit Changes the Environment
[51:24] - Thanks and Acknowledgments
[54:37] - Text: Habakkuk 2:14 Introduced
[55:31] - Theme: Availability Defined
[62:21] - Seas Illustration: Bountiful Proportions
[69:25] - Personal Testimony: Recognizing Provision
[88:47] - Power, Purpose, and Acts 1:8
[116:36] - Call to Utilize Resources
[117:56] - Closing Exhortation and Prayer

Bible Study Guide

Based on the sermon transcript, the primary text was Habakkuk 2:14. Additional passages were explicitly quoted and are central to the sermon's message.

Bible reading
Habakkuk 2:14 (ESV): For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Acts 1:8 (ESV): But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
2 Timothy 2:15 (ESV): Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Observation questions

According to Habakkuk 2:14, what will fill the earth and what is it compared to?
In Acts 1:8, what two things does Jesus say will happen when the Holy Spirit comes upon believers?
What specific instruction does Paul give to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:15, and what is the promised result?
The sermon states that God's resources are an "expansive reservoir." What illustration from nature was used to describe the "bountiful proportions" of what God has released? [01:03:24]

Interpretation questions

The knowledge of God's glory filling the earth is described as an "expansive resource to invoke" [59:04]. What does it mean to "invoke" or "call forth" this resource in a practical sense?
The power promised in Acts 1:8 is given for a clear purpose. Why is it significant that the purpose is tied directly to being a witness, rather than just for personal blessing or comfort?
The instruction to "study" in 2 Timothy 2:15 is framed as drawing from an "unlimited resource." [01:21:27] How does studying God's word connect to accessing and utilizing the other resources God has made available, like power and provision?
The warning in Revelation 3:15-16 is about being lukewarm. In the context of this sermon, what does being a "lukewarm" believer specifically look like regarding the use of God's available resources? [01:44:09]

Application questions

The idea that "provision often arrives before perception" means we can overlook what God has already given us. [01:09:25] What is one "check in your closet"—a promise, a gift, or an opportunity—that you may have overlooked and need to recognize and utilize this week?
Power and gifts carry a specific design for witness, healing, and outreach. [01:28:47] What is one tangible step you can take this week to intentionally use a resource God has given you (e.g., a spiritual gift, a word of encouragement, a act of service) for its intended purpose?
Miracles, signs, and the power of the Holy Spirit have no expiration date. [01:48:54] Is there a situation in your life or someone you know where you have been acting as if God's power is "frozen in time"? What would it look like to start speaking God's promises into that situation today, believing the same power is available now?
The effectiveness of what God has available is at your reach right now. [01:54:12] What is one thing you have been petitioning God for that, based on this message, you need to stop merely hoping for and start reaching out to take hold of in faith?
Using what's available isn't just for personal benefit but to "make an impact on the earth." [01:56:36] Who is one person in your sphere of influence (Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria) that God is placing on your heart to impact with the knowledge of His glory this week? How will you do it?

Sermon Clips

I would be taking advantage. I would be thinking about what I'm up against and after what I heard God, oh, it's available to me right now. I'll go if I had to go back to my house and kick that door open and tell Satan get out of here. No more room for you. I don't let you lounge here long enough. Take your stuff and go. It's available. The same God back then is the same God that's here today. You could lay hands and the sick will be healed. You could speak the word of faith and you could see God coming right in and doing the miraculous. [01:52:17] (33 seconds) #SpeakFaithSeeMiracles

It was already available to me. Ready for me to utilize, but I didn't I didn't recognize it. I didn't see it. I saw the problem. I saw the issue, but I didn't see the promise of God. So sometimes we don't realize what has already been allotted to us by God. I say that to say this, and I share that with you to let you know sometimes you have things that are before you that are already in your presence, but you overlooked it. [01:10:00] (42 seconds) #RecognizeGodsProvision

Sometimes you have more in there than what you recognize. Because right now, you're always looking at the problem, but you're not focused on what God has released. If you only knew the fullness of what is available to you, then you would be more impactful and witness greater results. If we only look. If we only recognize what god has put inside of us to do, I would maybe I'll go out and and into the streets and stand there and give the gospel because god has given me a word. [01:13:16] (34 seconds) #TapIntoYourFullness

You see, knowing what is available to you and how to use it will help you fulfill the purpose it it was entrusted into your hands. Go and use what's available to you to make the impact on the earth that god is looking for. Can we praise god? Can we praise god? Hallelujah. Can we praise god in this place right now? Hallelujah. God, we thank you. God, we praise you. God, we glorify you. God got more available for you. [01:56:26] (50 seconds) #FulfillYourPurposeNow

Jesus told us we see in revelations how he said with disgust because, you know, when it talks about, I'd rather you be hot, at least you have a purpose, hot, or I'd rather you be cold. At least you have a purpose. You know, if I'm thirsty, I want something cold to drink when I'm hot. When I'm maybe sick, I want some hot tea to help with that. Do you have purpose? But he said, you're lukewarm. You're in between. You're you're you're not serving hot or cold. [01:46:43] (22 seconds) #StopBeingLukewarm

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Availability: Utilize what’s available to you. Bishop Donniel McLeod

Devotional

Day 1: Recognizing the Vast Resources God Has Given You

Day 2: The Purpose Behind God’s Abundant Provision

Day 3: Activating What is Already in Your Possession

Day 4: The Call to Be Impactful and Effective

Day 5: Living with Divine Awareness and Purpose

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Availability: Utilize what’s available to you. Bishop Donniel McLeod

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