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Your responsibility in God’s prosperity plan.

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God requires us to play our parts in His prosperity plan for us as He has already made available to us all that we require to prosper.

Meditating on the word of God is the gateway to prosperity. Psalm 1:2(b) ” And in His law he meditates day and night”.

Our responsibility is to meditate on God’s word and observe to do the things that are written in it. (Joshua 1:8)

Psalm 1:3(b) “and whatever he does shall prosper”.

This includes everything: your family, your children, your marriage, your business, your ministry, your job and your health.

Many people want the promised results without responsible commitment but none of us will ever gain everything truly worthwhile in just an instant.

The truly worthwhile takes time to develop. Do not expect God’s answers to leap to your schedule. Remember His answers occur when you put His word into action.

“Just as a period of intensive study precedes a college degree so through patient, pursuit of His promise may we wait for the word of God to mature in our lives”. F.P

 Let’s have a look at God’s word and practical fruitful living

1.    God’s word is a purifier unto Holy living (James 1:23-25)

2.    God’s word can purge as well as ignite (Jer 20:9, Jer 23:29)

3.    God’s word is a powerful delivering agent (Ps 119:9)

4.    God’s word gives strong discernment (Heb 4:12)

5.    God’s word directs and guides. (Ps119:105)

6.    God’s word gives wisdom and understanding (Ps 119:100)

7.    God’s word gives peace (Ps 119:165)

8.    God’s word carries authority (Ps119:89-91)

The all-encompassing absolutely authoritative word of God is unchangingly secured in heaven.

Though times and seasons change through social customs, human opinions and philosophical view point vary, they have no effect on the constancy or authority of God’s word.

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Good Success

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I remember as a little girl, my father introduced a reward system to help me achieve good grades in my academics. He would give money if I was 1st – 3rd positions in his subjects of interest. This motivated me a lot and from the beginning of each term, I would get really serious with those subjects. I would think about how to improve on them all through the term and I always looked forward to my reward at the end of the term.

All through the bible, success is always contingent on obedience to God’s words. This is God’s own reward system to motivate us. Let us look at this popular bible verse.

Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success.”

I would define “good success” for better understanding. The dictionary meaning of Good is having suitable or desirable qualities, promoting health, welfare or happiness.

Success is prosperous progress, achievement or termination, prosperity, attainment of wealth, influence or acclaim.

Joshua 1:8 promises good success but it is dependent on active recitation, a respeaking of God’s words, deep consideration, reflection upon God’s words and commands and doing them.

There are so many of God’s commands in the bible with promises dependent on obedience to His words.

Let us look at the “good success” written command in Matt 28:19-20. I’ll break this down.

  1.     Tell people about God.
  2.     Teach and disciple those you have reached with the gospel so they can have a healthy walk with God.
  3.    Those discipled can then disciple others.

According to verse 20, God will be with us all through this task and always. Also it is a written command of God and if obeyed according to Joshua 1:8, there is a promise of good success.

Do you know other written commands of God with promises?  Obeying them gives good success (Joshua 1:8).Please share them with me and others that would visit this site by adding your comments to this blog.

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