24/08/2019
*LIVING FAITH CHURCH AFIESERE DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
DATE: FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST 2019
THEME: FINANCIAL FORTUNE IS MY HERITAGE
EXHORTATION.....ALL BUSINESS REQUIRES WORK.
All hard work brings a profit. –Proverbs 14:23
God says He will bless the work of your hands. That means you can expect much more than a natural return on your work. Proverbs 14:23 says, “In all labor there is profit” and you know that He speaks of much more than a natural increase. He says whatever you put your hands to will prosper and succeed, and when your heart is right and you are in obedience, His blessing on your work will send you farther and faster than you could ever go on your own. You’ll find yourself promoted when you weren’t expecting it, given a raise when you might not deserve it, and afforded opportunities most people only dream of.
Abraham was a wealthy man, but it was only through a time of proving and the resulting BLESSING of the Lord that brought him into the Promised Land of prosperity.
Business is to us today what the land was to Abraham—it is our promised land and proving ground. Abraham first proved himself faithful; so also, must we prove faithful in work and business if we want the output (wealth) of work and business. We do this by being:
Faithful in the little things. Be faithful in how you handle your money, how you treat other businesses, how you live. Faithful in where we are now. If you work for a school, focus your efforts on the success of that school. If you work at a restaurant, be dedicated to excellence and being a positive face of that establishment. For in its success, you will find yours. Faithful even when working for unjust bosses.
Determine to have faithful stewardship on the job, even when you work for someone who isn’t so nice, like Laban. Ten times he changed Jacob’s wages. Even so, Jacob went forward and was a faithful steward of Laban’s farm. Then, when he tried to leave, Laban said, “I’ll pay you whatever you want.” You see, when you do good work, you can name your worth. Faithful with another person’s business. When you visit another business as a patron, you are visiting someone else’s wealth -creating system. The way you treat that system will determine your own reward.
When you are faithful in your work, you will enjoy the Bible definition of blessed, which, according to Psalm says that a blessed man is like a tree planted by streams of water, whose leaf does not wither. Everything he does prospers. That’s God’s system—for His people to be planted by a continual flow of everything they need.
AUTHOR: PASTOR DANIEL APEKO
DECLARATION......FATHER.... I declare success in business today. Let my business be of great service to others, flourishing through decency, honesty and respect for my colleagues and customers.
PRAYER.....FATHER....May I be strong and courageous, making wise decisions guided by the Holy Spirit, and not terrified or discouraged...Grant me O Lord wisdom and calm so that I can rightly access every situation and bring peace and productivity to the work environment IN JESUS NAME !!