DESIRING LONGEVITY & PROSPERITY?
MEMORISE
Children,
obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Ephesians 6:1
READ
Ephesians 6:1-3
1 Children,
obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy
father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3 That it may
be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
MESSAGE
Most people want to live long on the earth no
matter what their current situation is; be it good, bad or ugly. Why is this
so? The reason is that most people hope that their tomorrow will be alright,
and they do not want to die before that tomorrow comes. It is unfortunate that
many people, especially the youths, do not know and are not shown the secret of
long life and prosperity. This is hidden in the word of God. From our scripture
reading, apart from saying it is right to obey our parents in the Lord, the
word of God goes further to announce the rewards of doing so. Of all the
commandments God gave to mankind, this is the first commandment with promises
attached. Promises of what? Promises of long life and prosperity! This is
interesting, particularly for those who want to live long and prosper on this
earth which the Lord has given to us to occupy.
What other things apart from honouring father and
mother must I do to prosper, you may ask? You must get revelations on what to
do per time by meditating on the word of God. The Bible in Joshua 1:8 says:
“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.”
The word of God contains several principles of God
that will guarantee your prosperity. It contains wisdom on what to do in every
situation of life. You however unlock the treasures hidden in the word by
meditating on it. This is the reason why every child of God must not only read
but also meditate in order to do the things that are written in the word of
God.
It is a blessing to live our lives according to the
word of God. I pray for you that you will not miss out on this blessing in
Jesus’ Name. Failure, frustration and death will be far from you if you can
live in the fear of the Lord. Beloved, it is your time to experience
astonishing prosperity with long life. This type of prosperity does not kill.
Make sure you live in perfect obedience to your parents, particularly in the
Lord. That is, obey your biological parents as they teach you the way of the
Lord. Also, you need to obey your spiritual parents as they feed you with the
undiluted word of God. It is well with you in Jesus’ Name.
ACTION
POINT
Ensure you follow the Bible in One Year
reading plan contained in this devotional.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 40-41;
Psalm 75
Psalm 75
Heavenly father thank u for this opportunity to live,daddy I thank u for grace to obey u in JN.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lord for your word today,help me to live and to obey both my biological and spiritual parents,Amen
ReplyDeleteMighty King of glory I exalt your name. The grace to always obey,grant unto me in Jesus'name
ReplyDeleteThank u Jesus for ur word to me this day and forever,I will be foreva obeidient to ur word and ways IJMNA.
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