Shalom,
Today I want to share Jerry Savelle's website devotional!
SUCCESS IS
CONDITIONAL
But be doers
of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. But he who … is not a
forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he
does. (James 1:22, 25 NKJV)
Some of
God’s promised blessings are conditional. This means you have to do something
or meet a certain condition to qualify for the expected result. When you meet
the conditions, your success is guaranteed; you cannot fail. Other blessings
from God are unconditional. For example, His love is always offered to you
unconditionally—regardless of who you are or what you do.
While God’s
love is always given unconditionally, success is never guaranteed: it is
conditional. Although success and prosperity have been promised to all of God’s
people, they will not automatically come to pass in your life. You must meet
the conditions.
You might
say, “Brother Jerry, when you talk about conditions, are you talking about
getting back under the Law?”
No, I’m not.
But I am telling you that nowhere in the Word of God will you find
any statement that even suggests you can do absolutely nothing and expect God
to bless you. In fact the Bible says, “A little sleep, a little slumber, a
little folding of the hands to sleep—so shall your poverty come on you like a
prowler, and your need like an armed man” (Proverbs 6:10-11 NKJV).
Although God
will sometimes pour out acts of grace in a person’s life, the only way to
guarantee success is to learn God’s conditions for success, and then act on
them. Here’s the one scripture that gives us insight how to obtain success:
“This Book
of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day
and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it.
For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and
have good success” (Joshua 1:8 AMP).
Confession: I
make a quality decision today to meditate on the Word of God day and night, and
to be a doer of the Word, not a hearer only. As I do this, I will become
prosperous and have good success in everything I set my hand to do.
AMEN! We ALWAYS have a part to play in walking in THE BLESSING! The Word of God is the only place where we find out what our part is! Dig in and find out what belongs to you AND how to walk in it! It's all OURS, so let's get after it! Here is Hillsong UNITED with a new song called "Deeper Water":
Shalom in Him!