“The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” - Exodus 33:14 (NIV)
The life we live as Christians can sometimes be so hectic and wracked with trials that our faith can become stretched and weary. The Lord Jesus often alerted his disciples to difficult days ahead, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Many lives of Christians have been interrupted with series of difficulties from financial storms, family challenges to interpersonal misunderstands that can live any weary and on the edge. Yet much as we experience trials it is helpful and hopeful for believers to remember what the Apostle Paul reminded us- our faith in Jesus Christ will one day be rewarded with rest from all the trials. 11 Thessalonians 1:7 says, “And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven.” There will be a moment and day of a great reward for all who believed in Jesus and persevered to the end: “Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:8).
In the midst of trials and persecutions, it is indeed comforting that it will not all end in vain, but there will be a day of rest. “I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God” (Ezekiel 34:15).
Prayer for Today: Lord Father God of Abraham, creator of heaven and earth, through all life’s trials, what a comforting and blessing it is to know that there will be a day and time of eternal rest and reward with you!
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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.
