Prosper: October 23, 2009

TODAYS FAMILY WORD FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2009

PROSPER

Defined by Webster:
To be successful or fortunate; thrive; flourish; to make successful or fortunate.

GODS WORD

“If you do not obey the Lord your God --- you shall not prosper in your ways.” Deuteronomy 28:15&29.

He sought God in the days of Zechariah and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.” II Chronicles 26:5.

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.” Psalm 122:6

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” III John 2.

WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE

We all want to prosper and be successful. Moses was very specific in Deuteronomy chapter 28 in telling the Children of Israel what they must do if they wanted to receive God’s blessings and prosper in life. They must obey the Lord their God and carefully follow all His commandments. (Verse 1) In the following verses he lists the blessings they would receive. In verses 15-68, Moses details the curses that will come on them for disobedience. Moses warned them if they disobeyed God they would not prosper. Are you living in disobedience to God and wondering why everything is going wrong?

In II Chronicles 26, we read of Uzziah who became King of Judah at the age of 16. It is recorded that as a younger child when Uzziah was living under King Zechariah, he continually sought God in all that he did. When he became King, God said that as long as he sought Him, he would prosper. Notice that the verse says “as long as.” For a time Uzziah was obedient to God and did prosper. Unfortunately he became proud which led him to be unfaithful to God. God afflicted him with leprosy until the day he died.

Psalms 22:6 instructs us as Christians to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. The Psalmist here says if we do God will prosper us. Do you pray for this each day? God expects us to do this. God’s chosen people turned away from Him but God has never turned away from them.

And finally John in his third book writes to Gaius, who he calls the beloved believer in this first century church. Because of his faithfulness to God and his ability to walk daily in truth, John prays that God will prosper him in all things and give him good health. Likewise, we as Christians are to pray for our fellow believers and ask God to bless them in their faithfulness to the Lord.

Our prayer for you today is that God will prosper you in all that you do. But remember it will only happen if you obey God’s commands, continually seek God, pray for the peace of Israel and be faithful and truthful in all you do for the Lord.

TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER

Thank You for giving me these illustrations from the past that challenge me to honor You in all that I do so I may prosper. Help me to understand that prospering means that I will receive Your blessings on my life. As I prosper may my family and my friends see Christ in me and may they give up their worldly traits and honor You in all that they do. Help me to pray daily for my family, my friends, my fellow believers and for the peace of Jerusalem.