“Prosperity Belongs to God”

July 16, 2018April 13, 2020Leave a comment

“The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build,”
Nehemiah 2:20

You have felt that burden in your heart or that niggling of the mind. The pull or the call to step out in faith to take on a new project, yet the enemy has thrown disturbing thoughts your way thinking to frustrate what God is pulling you to do.

Nehemiah felt such a burden from God. He received word that the people in Jerusalem were in distress and the walls were broken and the gates burned, (Neh. 1:3). What could he possibly do all the way in Shushan? The Bible tells us he fasted and prayed and confessed the wrongs of his people before God, (Neh. 1:4). Then, God gave an opportunity for King Artaxerxes to take notice of his plight and support the project that had burdened his heart.

Arriving in the area of Jerusalem with letters from the king should have made things easy for Nehemiah. But, the plain and simple truth is there are those who don’t want to see God’s people blessed. There are those who don’t want to see God’s people prosper and favored. This is what Nehemiah faced. Nehemiah 2:10 tells us this of his enemies, “They were deeply disturbed that a man came to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.”

As soon as the work began and they took steps toward the goal of their heart, their enemies laughed at them and despised them and put accusations against them, (Neh. 2:19). But, Nehemiah’s response was one of total faith and reliance upon God. He said, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build,” (Neh. 2:20).

Know this, anytime God lays a burden on your heart to do something for Him, there will always be enemies that try to stop the plan of God in you. Sometimes it could even be just our own doubts and insecurities about our own ability to get the job done. But, if God called you to it, He will see you through it. Prosperity belongs to God! All He has ever asked us to do is to step out in faith and do the work and depend on Him to increase it and cause it to grow. No human on this earth has any say so about what God is doing in your life!

Be blessed, my friends, as you move where God is leading you!

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“Prosperity Belongs to God”

April 13, 2017April 13, 2020Leave a comment

“The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build,”
Nehemiah 2:20

Be Blessed 🙂

“Remain Strong in God!”

August 11, 2015April 20, 2020Leave a comment

One morning as I was making a cup of coffee I ran out of creamer and had to open a new container. I unscrewed the top and picked and picked at the protective seal underneath to no avail. I couldn’t get it to rip off for anything. Finally, out of frustration, I reached into the dishwasher and grabbed a knife and punctured a small hole in the top of the seal. After that, it was easy for me to put my finger in the hole and manipulate the seal for its ultimate removal. Coffee time!

This had me thinking about how the enemy works in our lives. As long as we stay sealed up in Christ the enemy can pick and pick but our packaging in Him remains strong. No wonder Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1-3) felt such a compelling urge to get the walls of Jerusalem rebuilt to their full strength once again. Wherever there is a hole or a breach in any structure it allows an opportunity for an enemy to poke his nose into and gaining access to manipulate the circumstances of life. It makes his job easier.

Paul encourages us, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord,” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Our diligence will pay off after a while. We must be like a wall without a breach. We must take our cue from Nehemiah to patch up any deficiencies in our spiritual walls. We are the ones who have to be “steadfast and unmovable” to have our work count in the end. If we stop building and maintaining our walls then they will fall to utter ruin and we will have nothing to show for our work.

We must work at the upkeep of all that God has given us. “Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not,” (Galatians 6:9). Our press matters. Our work matters. Our walls matter. We must continue forth with the mentality of Nehemiah when he stated, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down…” (Nehemiah 6:3). The enemy wants to thwart your work so that holes and weaknesses can be left for him to poke and manipulate. But, if we want to “reap” then we must not “faint.” We must push forth in doing good and leave the benefits to God.

Obtaining coffee creamer that morning was a struggle until I broke the seal. Don’t let the enemy break your seal. Stay covered in Christ and push forth until the end for your reward is coming. Now is not the time to give in or give up. If necessary, ask God to help you repair what is broken that you may be whole once again. Remain strong in God! You can do this!

Be blessed.