GOD’S WORD, A LIGHT Categories: Daily Devotional “They word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” Psalm 119:105 (KJV). The fact that you are a Christian does not automatically make you successful. Yes you are positioned, yes success has been made available to you and it is your right as a child of God to succeed but experientially it is not automatic, because there are certain ingredients required. There certain things that God expects from you, things that you ought to do in order to plunge into the success that has already been provided. The fact that there is electrical power in a building and all connections and fittings are in place does not automatically give light in the building. Somebody has to switch on the light. If the light is not switched on, there will be electricity in the building, but there will be no light and everywhere will remain in darkness. For light to shine and darkness to be expelled someone has to switch on the light. That is what the Bible is all about. I have repeatedly said that the Bible is not given to you to make you religious, to make you feel well or say” I have read one or two chapters and I am fine, No! The Bible is given to you by God to enable you navigate your way successfully here on earth. As a child of God, you are not of this world; you are from above; you came from heaven to earth. Psalm 119:19 says ‘I am a stranger on earth; hide not your commandments from me” (KJV). The Psalmist is saying I am a stranger on earth, show me the way. He realized we are all strangers on earth and our original home is not here and we do not operate by the world’s system. And so, there are ways that God has designed you to function to be successful here on earth if the adversities inherited by man as the result of the fall will not affect you and if the corruption plaguing the world will not hinder you,beloved, you must walk in the light. To walk in the light is to walk in the word of God. It is applying the Biblical principles to everyday situation; this is why God gave you His word. As you apply the principles that God gave to you, you will escape the corruption of the world and enjoy the success that heaven has made available to you. Psalm 1:1-3 says “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper”. Today I declare that failure is over in your life and I release you into your success as you walk in the light of the word of God in Jesus name. Further reading: Psalm 119:33-40. Daily Bible Reading: Morning Genesis 49-50, Evening Matthew 13:31-58
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 05:24:32 +0000