Memorise: If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years is pleasures. Job 36:11
Read: Deuteronomy 28:11-12
11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 23, John 1:29-51
AS REVEALED BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE IN TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL
In Deuteronomy 15:11. The Holy Spirit revealed that there would always be poor people in the land. The Lord also confirmed this in Matthew 26:11. Nevertheless, according to Deuteronomy 28:1-12, we also understand that the will of God is for His children to live in abundance and even lend to nations. So while the poor will always be in the land, the wealthy will also be there always. The choice of remaining poor or becoming wealthy is therefore yours to make. To help you make your choice, remember Proverbs 22:7 says that the borrower is servant to lender, and that the rich will always rule over the poor. Do you want to be the ruler or the ruled? Do you want to be a lender or borrower? Do you want to spend the rest of your life as a servant? The choice is all yours. The sad thing is, many Christians are even afraid to prosper. This is a lie from the pit of hell. If this is a notion you have lived with, you have to discard it immediately, or else the devil will continually use it as a weapon to hold you back from prospering. You may be the poorest man in the world, but if you are not born again and living holy, you will go to hell. You can also be the richest man in the world and still make heaven: provided you are born again, living holy and serving God. Moreover, it is God’s will for you to prosper, so don’t insult God by choosing to be poor. There is no humility in being poor. A poor man is a servant and I refuse to be a servant. Nothing in poverty will bring glory to God. god cannot be glorified by your wearing rags. God is not glorified by you being a tenant till you die. If your Father has mansions in heaven, you should at least have a bungalow here on earth. He has all it takes to prosper you.
Now that you know God wants you to prosper, you may be wondering what you have to do to be prosperous. Very simple: be a friend of God. It’s as simple as that. If you know who will help you to succeed, wisdom demands tat you draw near such a person. Secondly, you must fear God. Psalm 25:14 reveals that God’s secrets are with those who fear Him. If you fear God, He will reveal the secrets of wealth to you. Also, you must meditate on the word of God day and night, so that you can be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. It is no enough to be willing to prosper; you must also be willing to obey God. There is one other point that is very important: many Christians want to prosper but they don’t want to work. God is not a fraudulent person; He will give you the ideas and tell you what to do, but nothing will happen or change if you don’t actually do what He says. If you don’t want to work hard, then don’t ask God for financial breakthrough. There is a difference between magic and miracles. My Father is a miracle worker and not a magician. Are you ready to prosper?
SHORT REFLECTION BY THE LIGHT POINTERS
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Key Point: Diligence births success.
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