“For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” - Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV).
Imagine you are setting out on a journey and there are two people you meet. One tells you your journey will not come of anything. Another tells you your journey will bear much fruit.
When you hear these two voices you have a choice. Either to accept the ill wisher as yours being an already decided fate. Or to reject this prophet of doom and believe in the one who wishes you well!
As believers we will encounter prophets of doom who are everywhere. They speak such things like you will not make it because of your dim past! Other than cancelling such spells on your life some listen and believe that their fate is already sealed. However, there are those who remember the good words of the Lord, promises of blessings on their lives, and hold on to those.
The choice is yours, friend. Either you allow the lies of the devil to hold you down or to cancel whatever he says and just cling to Gods refreshing words of hope!
Prayer for today: Today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth that I hold on to your glorious words of promise for a good future.
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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.
