“For all the animal in the forest are mine and a thousand cattle on a thousand hills” - Psalm 50:10 (NLT)
The verse above has often been quoted and claimed that this is why it is impossible for believers to be poor. After all, we worship and believe in a God who owns everything on this earth.
Yes, and who can doubt that ours is a God who owns the earth and all its fullness. He has the ability to give and make anyone of us prosper as He chooses. In fact, sometimes as believers we do neglect the power we have. That we have a Father who controls all the resources in the world.
But just as with any wise father our God can also decide what to give us based on what He seems best. In a home a child of a rich Dad may ask for a certain limitless amount of cash, which of course his father has. But the Dad may only release a fraction or even nothing at all, because he knows something more the child does not.
It could be to spare the child of the destruction that can come with having all that money at a go. It could be because the father wants the child to focus presently on something of whose value is far more important and lasting.
Hence when we go to God and call on Him to give us what we desire because He owns all the wealth, we should be just as well ready to surrender His will of choosing and deciding for us the best and in the goodness of His time.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus of Nazareth, that I never hesitate to come to you to ask you of anything and I may know and accept your best choice for me.
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18/04/2024 - 19/04/2024 All day“In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold” (Ephesians 4:26-7).
Once a certain gentleman saw a small mount of soil rising in one of his sparsely used bed rooms in his country house. He went back to the city unbothered. Upon his return he was shocked to find that what was once a small soil mount had grown into a huge anthill almost blocking the entrance. How did it get this big!” he whistled with disbelief.
Anyone who has leveled anthills knows that you need to dig up one down to the very bottom and seize the queen ant. So, in this case, it meant he had to excavate to the very foundations of the house. It was a costly venture involving destroying much of the original infrastructure.
So, what had begun as a small foothold in his house almost caused the gentleman to lose his entire beautiful country house. After all was done, he regretted why he had not attacked that small mount of soil the day he had spotted it but then ignored. He would have saved himself all this huge cost.
When the Bible cautions us, “and do not give the devil a foothold” (Ephesians 4:27), it is not speaking of some big and overwhelming sin that is gripping a believer. Just as with that soil mount a foothold starts as a small poisonous seed dropped into one’s life appearing harmless at the start. But ignored it gradually grows into one huge tree with deep roots that to uproot it a life may go with it altogether.
For Believers there are all kinds of footholds. It could be unwholesome little talk spaced with curses. Sometimes it is occasional dabbling into harmful alcoholic beverages or dangerous drugs. There could be that small habit of helping oneself with company funds against policy. There is also that seemingly innocent peep into porn sites, after all, no harm!
Ignored, the once small foothold gradually extends into one huge and terrifying mountain, not that easy to level as it now completely controls its victim. To level it down would come at such a stiff price. For this reason, do not take lightly any temptations that come your way. The moment you give the devil an inch you are in for a long ride!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, I pray to guard myself against any foothold the devil might trap me with, to live a victorious life in Christ, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
