Stored Up Blessings
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Oh, how great
is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have
prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men!
Psalm 31:19,
NKJV.
TODAY’S WORD
Scripture
talks about how God has blessings stored up for those that honor Him. Think
about that. God has contracts, houses, ideas, good breaks that already have
your name on them! They’ve been stored up for you. The question is, how do you
see them released? Number one: by honoring God and keeping Him first place.
Then number two: by making room for them in your thinking. You’ve got to
believe that something big is in your future. You’ve got to declare His
promises over your life. You have to see with your eyes of faith what God can
do.
Today, why
don’t you take the limits off God and say, “God, I don’t see how this could
happen in the natural, but I know You are a supernatural God. I know You have
blessings that already have my name on them. Lord, I just want to thank You for
Your far and beyond favor.” If you live like that, you will see God amaze you
with His goodness, and you’ll receive those blessings He has stored up for you!
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for storing up
blessings for me. I choose to honor You and bless You. I put my faith and hope
in You knowing that You will amaze me with Your goodness in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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“We can rejoice when we run into problems and trials, because we know that they are good for us — they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.” (Romans 5:3-4 NLT)
You’re not taking your job to Heaven. You’re not taking some gold watch or achievement award to Heaven. You’re taking you, so you want to build character, because God is more interested in what you become than what you do.
Look again at today’s verse, because some people have a misunderstanding about temptation. They think that once they become a Christian, they should be beyond temptation.
It’s important to realize you will never outgrow temptation. In fact, the closer you are to God, the more you become an enemy of Satan, and the more he will try to tempt you. The good news is that God gives you greater strength to resist it.
When you are tempted at work — to be unkind, to get angry, to be prideful or greedy — remember that every temptation is not only an opportunity to do good; it’s also an opportunity to grow in character.
For example, when you encounter an annoying co-worker, the temptation may be for you to get upset with that person. But the Bible says to bless those who curse you and pray for those who offend you. So instead of getting mad, use it as an opportunity to praise God.
First, Satan will get annoyed that you’re praising God. But the more you praise God, the less Satan will use that as a temptation in your life.
Second, you’ll find yourself naturally growing in godly character as you apply God’s Word to your life.
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