“Go to the ant you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise; it has no commander nor overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provision in summer and gathers its food at harvest” - Prov 6:6-8 (NIV)
Every life will have its moments of up and down, just as all nations go through economic cycles including recession. The best way to manage those periods of scarcity is to plan for the lean seasons, through the habit of saving.
When the ancient nation of Egypt underwent a severe time of famine it was able to prosper unlike others because it had saved grain for the lean times (Genesis 41:29- 36). This had been able because God had revealed to Joseph the drought to come who then shared with Pharaoh the meaning of his difficult dreams.
Saving is therefore an old Biblical principle. There will be high times in the life of every believer. Do not use those times carelessly and take to the habit of living like there is no tomorrow. Saving will enable you pass through successfully such lean times.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus of Nazareth that I know the power of saving so as to help me pass successfully through those lean times!
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23/04/2024 - 24/04/2024 All day“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)
There are many instances we find in the scriptures where God came and told a person, “I will come!” It was quite difficult to comprehend then and the waiting took a bit of time, but the Lord came through.
We find so in Gen 18:10, how the Lord spoke to Abraham, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” And surely at the right time the Lord came through.
The prophet Isaiah did long before the birth of Christ prophecy, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6-7).
Well, it took a bit of time; but it surely came to pass. There is here a remarkable fact about knowing God which none of us should ever lose sight of. As He once spoke through the prophet Balam, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” ( Numbers 23:19).There is a world of difference between God and man! If He has promised; He will fulfill. The Lord’s “Yes” is truly “Yes;” and His “No,” quite frankly, “No! “ Listen to God. If He has said, “I will come”, just wait, for as with the prophets, the Lord is not in the business of falling back on His own word!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, as you word says, you are not a human that you should lie, and for this, I hold on to your promises over my life, as I wait on you, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
