“Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light”- Mat 11:28-30 (NIV)
Think of a time or an incident where you knew or let’s say had a strong impression on your heart that God wanted you to do something. Instead you opted out, chose something you thought much better, because your interest or rather motivation lay elsewhere.
Perhaps you had been called into a ministry to share the word of God. You know you have all the gifts and anointing to do good. But because you didn’t find it appealing you disregarded the evident call on your life.
In the Bible we do come across such a character - Jonah. “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me” (1 John: 2, NIV). Jonah was not so enthused with this call on his life. He decided to flee. Yet wherever he went a mountain of problems would submerge him. It is only when he returned and heeded the call on his life that calm returned in his life.
Sometimes the challenges we face and mountains of obstacles we come across is because we are running away from God. In fact this might start with refusing to accept Jesus as a personal Saviour. However, ours is a God of a second chance. Once we heed his call the sailing is smooth, just as happened to Jonah once he decided to obey God.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus that you help me stay true to the call you have on my life and that I may experience your blessings!
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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.
