TEXT: JOSHUA 1:8
“Do not let this book of the law depart
from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Prosperity
has nothing to do with your efforts, hard work or your hard labour. It has
nothing to do with your intellectual knowledge or your academic achievements,
it does not matter how many degrees you bagged in famous universities. True
prosperity is of God, there are people that are well educated; yet they can
barely meet the basic needs of their lives. Many are working tooth and nail
with nothing to show for it.
The
scripture says in Deuteronomy 28:12b that “I will bless the work of
your hand...” Except the lord blesses you, your struggle, efforts, and hard labour
may yield nothing, this is because hard labour is nothing without God. The secret
to great success is obedience to God’s instructions or His commandments. Our text
shows the commandments that God gave to Joshua, “the book of the law should not
depart from Joshua’s mouth; he should meditate on it day and night. He must
also obey and do all that is written in the book of law, then God will bless
him and make his way prosperous.”
Likewise,
as children of God if you desire success; the book of the law (the Bible) must
not depart from your mouth. You must study and mediate on the word daily. You must
diligently follow the instructions in it, then the lord will open His bounty to
bless you more than you can ever think or imagine.
The
word of God is rich with “prosperity nuggets” for all areas of profession. The word
of God is capable of giving you insight to what will launch you out to
limelight even more than what your qualifications or university degrees would
do. Examples of this fact are the mighty men of God all over the world that are
doing great exploit for God. Some of them are highly educated while some are
averagely educated. Yet these people are globally known not because of their university
degrees or by their professional achievements. Their success and fame came when
they surrender their totality to God; they decided to make the word of God their
number one. The way of God and His commandment became paramount in their lives.
If
these people had decided to stay in their field or area of professions, I can
tell you that their fame may not spread all over the world, they would only be
known in their lines of professions and not globally.
The
lord may have a secret that will make you a household name worldwide. This will
only be possible if you allow the word of the lord to dwell richly in your
heart, when you meditate on the word and diligently obey all that is written in
it, and then the revelation of what will bring you into limelight would be
given to you.
You
don’t need to be running around looking for success and prosperity, if you make
the word of God your number one and make all effort to walk in obedience; the
lord promise that He would make you the head and not the tail (Deuteronomy
28:13). Don’t look for success look for God and success will come looking for
you!
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