"You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you" - Psalm 86:5 (NIV).
If you ever happen to be walking under some light sunshine you may chance upon your shadow. Something about shadows is that they keep shifting, as you move about. In fact, you might say shadows are mostly dancing, with varying patterns. A shadow cannot be fixed, for the moment you make a light move, it changes pattern and place.
Those are shadows. When it comes to God one thing any can be assured of is that our God unlike shadows is unchanging. A particular characteristic of God is love. I John 4:16 says, "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.."! The love of God for us in unchanging, like shadows. It's a constant light showered upon us, and not dependent on our movements.
The story of the prodigal son highlights the love of God. Here was a lad who abandoned his father's stead and went out to waste himself in indolence. The father could have shut the door on him forever. It was not the case. For once his senses returned and he decided to go back to his father, "while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him" (Matthew 5:20).
Today, no matter where you are, you can walk in the assurance of that love of God. It is not a conditional scratch my back love. It is a love based on God 's unchanging nature of love and goodness.
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, I thank you for your love which is unchanging and blesses me with your goodness, this I pray in Jesus's name.
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24/04/2024 - 25/04/2024 All day“May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed” (Psalm 20:4)
Premier Joseph and King David have a particular common characteristics: two individuals who were blessed with success, in their work. 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.
Success in life is one of the blessings the Lord has marked out for believers. These individuals were successful because the Lord was with them. The only one who does not wish to see success of us, is the enemy Satan, who comes to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10). May we pray that our lives are characterized with the anointing of success, because the Lord is with us!
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I pray that I bask in your success, in all that I do, because as was with your servants Joseph, David, Daniel and others, you are with me, and this I pray in Jesus’ name.
