Tuesday 24 May
READ: Prov. 9:14-18
MORE LESSON: Matt. 5:14-16
As a child of God, you should aim for success in life. Success and prosperity are part of the package of salvation. Have you noticed that when a man is a failure and he has nothing to show for his profession of faith, nobody wants to accept the gospel from him? The gospel means the good news, when there is nothing good in the life of a person sharing it, nobody believes the gospel in his mouth. This is the reason why a child of God must make the choice of an excellent and outstanding life and performance wherever he finds himself. To be outstanding is to be of such high quality that you are first among equals. Being outstanding in life is God's desire for every believer, in your finance, career, family and academics; you testify for the Lord when you excel.
A believer that is always sinning, cheating or fighting in the neighbourhood doesn't have a basis to testify to others to accept the life he carries. So also the believer that is begging around, failing in exams, tattered and battered will realise that the people will not respect the gospel in his mouth. However when your life is desirable and your situation admirable, when you show up and you declare the gospel of Jesus, the people are compelled to give you attention because of the quality of your life. You must know that success for a child of God should not be about self-gratification or worldly pursuits but a means of making a statement for the kingdom of God.
In the text for today, we see a man that had wisdom to save a city but his wisdom was despised because he was poor. It is possible to have the message of wisdom and salvation to offer to the people of the world but the poverty in the life of the believer makes the message to be despised. Therefore you must know that your life is a testimony which validates the claims of the gospel. This is why you must pay attention to your life to make sure you live a quality life of holiness and righteousness in this perverse generation. This also includes taking due diligence to succeed in your job, finance and career. It involves aiming to be outstanding in all ramifications so that when you take Jesus to the market place of the world, the testimony of what He has done in your life is very evident.
Prayer/Action
* Ask that the goodness of Jesus will be evident in your life.
* Pray that the dealings of God in your life and family will make you a living testimony of Jesus’ faithfulness.
PROPHETIC PRAYER
No matter what the devil does, I shall not end my year in shame, in the mighty name of Jesus.
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