"Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken" - Psalm 62:5-6 (NIV)
Almost everyone loves the sight of beaches or just being there. A beach normally gathers guys from every walk to play and have fun while occasionally dipping into cool water for a swim or mere splash. On any good day there are those happy faces scattered perhaps enjoying a pincic while watching waves push from afar down to the beach sands.
The waves that toss down at a beach often pull from afar. In fact, they could have started out as a storm. In the middle of some lake or sea a storm will kick off a huge wave that rises with such gusto while pushing forth. You wouldn't like to be in the middle of some storm as those waves are quite deadly. In their way they can toss you into fragments, with such wicked force.
Till they reach the beach and slide into certain and almost prestine calmness.
In life one could find himself in the middle of a gigantic storm that is raging with wicked waves forcing anything around out of the way. But when you take cover in the Lord be assured that that storm will subside and eventually pass. Like a huge wave it will eventually collapse and all its power to cause havoc be no more. For just as King David wrote, "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters" (Psalm 23:1-2). The storm will be over.
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, whatever might be the storm I might be faced with, I rest in you, knowing it will all come to rest, for that is your power, this I pray in Jesus's name.
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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.
