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Title:The word of God in Jesus Christ makes your way prosperous and gives you good success.
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”
Joshua 1:8 KJV
For the child of God one of the critical determinants of your success in the things of this life and in things of godliness is the amount of and quality of the word of God in you. Remember Jesus Christ is the word of God.(John 1:1, 14). The word of God is spirit and life. (John 6:63). The word of God also admonishes us in Proverbs 4:20-22 "My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.”
Here we are instructed to give attention, incline our ears- that is listen attentively, keeping the word in the midst of your heart- that is know the word learn it and memorise key verses of scripture-keep your eyes on the word - that is keep your focus on the word. Why? The word makes your way to prosper and successful because it gives wisdom, the word is life to those who find it, the word is healing and health to all your flesh. Glory be to God forever and ever. Do you desire this? If you do-
Point of reflection: The word of God is an offensive weapon against the enemy Satan (faith being a defensive weapon). (Ephesians 6: 14-17). When Jesus Christ was being tempted by Satan - He answered him each time: "It is written...." (Luke 4:3-12). When Satan tried to distort the word of God by mis-quoting - it did not work- learning and understanding scripture needs to be done under supervision of men whom God has endowed with gifts- apostles (special messengers, sent ones),prophets (servants of God endowed with ability to speak the mind of God at any given time), evangelists (servants of God endowed with ability to convert sinners to Christ) pastors (shepherds) and teachers (special endowment to explain and teach hidden things from the word of God). (Ephesians 4:11-13). You need to deliberately and diligently set aside time to do it on a consistent basis. To do that you need to see value and have delight in seeking and studying the word of God. When you are ready-
Prayer: Father in heaven in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Thank you that Jesus Christ your Son died for my sin and rose again for my justification. I open my heart to you Lord Jesus Christ today and acknowledge you as Lord of my life from today. I will seek to know you Lord through your word. I ask for your help and wisdom as I commit to the renewal and transformation of my mind through an understanding of your word. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
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