Saturday, April 25th 2026
Be Successful!
“May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed” (Psalm 20:4).
Premier Joseph and King David were blessed with success throughout their lives. When Joseph was taken into the household of Potiphar, “The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered…When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant” ( Gen 39:2-4).
Even when he was imprisoned later, on false accusations, “The Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there” ( vv 21-22). Later in his life he is made second in command of Egypt by Pharaoh. “You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you” ( Genesis 41:40).
For David, after he disposed off Goliath, “Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army” (1 Samuel 18:5). His success on the battle field would soon cause trouble for him when the troops started singing, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands” ( vv 7).
In spite of Saul’s anger at the comparison and even trying to kill him, for David “in everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him. When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns” ( vv 14-16). Eventually, the throne would pass on to David.
The link we find in both Joseph and David is that “the Lord was with them!” Success in life is one of the blessings everyone yearns. We know here that where the Lord is one success is guaranteed. May this be our prayer.
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I pray that you are with me in everything I do that I may be blessed with your success, and this I pray in Jesus’s name.
