DEALING WISELY IN THE AFFAIRS OF LIFE
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Joshua 1:8
Years ago, I used to wonder, if God has given me wisdom, why
do I keep making foolish choices? That was because I did not know that I had to
grow in the knowledge of God’s Word. As time passed, God kept me from making
silly mistakes. Now, by God’s grace I deal wisely in the affairs of life. However, that did not happen overnight, I had
to be a student of God’s Word.
Did you know that God’s Word can make you smart? Yes, God’s
Word can make you super intelligent. In the opening verse we have learnt that
God wanted Joshua to spend time in the Word. In another passage we read that
Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom.
Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom,
for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and
did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Deuteronomy 34:9
Although this was the case, God still wanted Joshua to spend
time in the Word. Now let’s read what happened in Joshua’s ministry.
Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And
you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed
of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have
come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
Joshua 23:14
Glory to God! It worked because evidently Joshua made his
way prosperous and had good success in his ministry; he dealt wisely in the
affairs of life and the key was Scriptural meditation. To meditate on the Word
means to study, to ponder, and to mutter the Word.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the
ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the
scornful; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he
meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of
water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not
wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3
Thought of the day: When I meditate on God’s Word, I will
deal wisely in the affairs of life and have good success.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word, thank You
that when I meditate on Your Word I will prosper and have good success, in the
name of Jesus. Amen.
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