Jesus wants to bless us with prosperity of spirit!

3/24/2020

And He said, Let Me go, for the day breaks. But he said, I will not let You go unless You bless me! So, He said to him, What is your name? He said, Jacob. And He said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed. Genesis 32:26-28 NKJV

Our relationship with God can be described as a struggle. We struggle in different ways at different times. We may struggle to live according to God’s perfect plan for our lives. We may struggle in our meager attempts at trusting God with our lives.

The same God who wrestled with Jacob wants us to grab a hold of Him today. God wants us to hold on to Him so He can bless us!

Today a friend asked if I had a word for Him. The word I had for him was prosperity of spirit.

Jesus wants to bless us today just as He blessed Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jesus wants to bless us with the true riches of His Kingdom. Jesus wants to bless us with prosperity of spirit.

My definition of prosperity of spirit is to be filled with the joy of the risen Lord regardless of the trials, troubles and tribulations we face!

Jacob wrestling with God reminds me of my daily struggle with the sovereignty of God. I know God is sovereign. I know God has ultimate authority over all things in the heavens above and on the Earth below.

My struggle is with my circumstances. I know God can change them at any time. I pray often for God to change my circumstances. Quite often He does not.

The Lord knows that we will struggle with His sovereignty and authority over all things. He knows we will struggle with the circumstances of our daily lives.

Jesus wants us to hold on to Him as we struggle with the trials, troubles and tribulations of life in a fallen world. Jesus wants us to know He will bless us with prosperity of spirit if we trust him enough to hold on to Him in faith!

Trust Jesus today to get you through tomorrow so you can share the love of God with people who desperately need to know how much Jesus loves them!

http://www.joyfor2day.com
https://twitter.com/JoyFor2day
#Joyfor2daydailydevotional

0 Comments

Louie Garcia

Joyfor2day daily devotional goes out over the internet to thousands of people all over the world five days a week

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Jesus wants to bless us with prosperity of spirit!

Leave a Reply.

Louie Garcia

Archives

Categories