“You have granted me life and loving-kindness; And your care has preserved my spirit” - Job 10:12 (NIV).
Perhaps you have once wondered if you are truly blessed! One of the tricks of Satan is to spread the lie and have someone think there are not blessed as much. Of course this can sometimes be provoked when one looks at himself and compares what he has to others. There can be for some a feeling of being less fortunate.
Although we might not reflect on this every day the gift to live is a blessing from God. Our lives in themselves are a sign of being blessed. The fact that you and I are today able to communicate is a manifestation of the blessings of God on us. As Job said, “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life” (Job 34:4).
Every life in itself is a blessing from God. To wake up and enjoy the fullness of His creation is not to be granted. That is why, as we all know, there is no greater moment of sorrow to any of us, as when we lose the lives of a loved one. The grief can be overwhelming.
So today let us give thanks for the treasure we have - life! Our lives are our most precious possessions and may we not spare a moment ever be thankful of the blessing of life from the eternal God. Psalm 36:9 says, “For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light!”
Prayer for today: Lord Father God, you are the giver of life and I want today to rise and thank you for the blessings of my life!
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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.
