Devotionals: principles of financial breakthrough

Devotionals: principles of financial breakthrough

Posted on December 27, 2008 Updated on December 27, 2008

SEND THAT INVITATION

Memorise: “And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgement as the noonday” (Psalm 37:6)

Read: Joshua 7:1-6

Pastor E. Adeboye 

Another lesson from the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee recorded in John 2:1-11 is that an invitation was sent to the Lord. Most people remember to send invitation for a special event to everyone but the Lord. If you have invited everyone else without inviting Jesus to the occasion, your preparation is incomplete. That is preparing for failure and disappointment.

Psalm 127:1 says, “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: Except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain”. In other words, any preparation done without involving Jesus is bound to fail. Are you building a career, house, family, business, without involving Jesus? Send Him an invitation today!

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37:5). It is wisdom to involve Jesus in your plans because He will assume responsibility for its success. The reason many believers fail especially in small assignments and projects is because they consider certain matters too little to involve the Master. But if we were to learn from history, the battles that the Israelites lost were usually against fewer, weaker and negligible enemies

. The battles against walled cities like Jericho was piece of cake because the Israelites sent the Lord an invitation card: But when they were to confront small Ai, they felt they did not need God. It was going to be a landslide victory. But it turned out to be a landslide defeat!

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Jesus cares about all the things that trouble you. He says you should transfer your worries and anxieties to Him. Let Him do the worrying. Worrying cannot take a strand off the problem. Rather, it will compound it. Inviting Jesus into your project or a particular situation compels Him into action in that area. Jesus is the reproach eliminator.

 The moment He steps into a reproach scene, He turns it into glory. As you invite the Lord today, He will turn your reproach into honour. Isaiah 53:4 says He is our burden bearer. Have you seen some local market women who entered a vehicle, yet continue carrying their load? That is how many believers go into God’s presence but fail to drop the load they are carrying.

Beware of little challenges. No challenge is too small to be brought to the notice of the Master. Send Him an invitation about your little challenges today!