Today's devotional by Andrew Womack is short and to the point, and very important to understand about the character and intentions of God for US!
GOD IS NOT CHEAP!
John 2:6 "And there were set
there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews,
containing two or three firkins apiece."
JOHN 2:1-11
God has been represented as a God who
is on a tight budget and who disapproves of us asking for anything more than
just the necessities. However, this first miracle of Jesus disproves that.
Scholars suggest that a firkin was
equal to about nine U.S. gallons. This would mean that six of these water pots
would hold 162 gallons of wine. That's a lot of wine!
In a similar instance when Jesus was
asked to provide food for the multitude, He once again supplied more than the
need (Matthew 14:15-21; Mark 6:33-44; Luke 9:11-17).
These examples show the Lord's
willingness to meet our needs with plenty to spare. God is not cheap! Today, don't limit God to barely
meeting your needs. If you have enough, then believe for extra so that you can
bless someone else.
"Let God be magnified, who has pleasure in the
prosperity of His servants" (Psalm 35:27).
AMEN! Our God gets pleasure from OUR prosperity! 3 John 2 says this:
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
The Amplified Bible says this:
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.
Let's be busy prospering our souls (mind, emotions, will) by meditating on the Word of God so that we can put that Word into practice, giving God something to work with in commanding His blessing into our lives! God is NOT cheap and He is NOT stingy! He desires, ABOVE ALL THINGS, that we would prosper in every way! When we do, we bring GLORY to His Name and those who see us will ask about HIM! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Children of the Light":
Shalom in Him!
