Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “A prosperous life”
Our Bible verse for today: “You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result – the survival of many people.” Genesis 50:20 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “Invite God to redeem your circumstances for His good purposes.”
Joseph was a young man who suffered horrible injustices. His brothers hated him and sold him into slavery in Egypt. Joseph then spent thirteen years first as a slave in a rich man’s house, and then as a prisoner in jail. But he never lost faith in God and he invited God to use his circumstances, even the worst of them, for some good purpose. Eventually Joseph was released from prison, elevated to a position of high authority and influence, and used his situation to be a blessing to the very ones who had mistreated him. You can read his story in Genesis chapters 37-50.
Likewise, yesterday I asked you to prayerfully consider inviting God to use even the worst of your situations as a means of accomplishing His good purposes and also as a means of blessing others. This attitude is a key to living a life that is truly blessed and prosperous in all the important ways. Attitude is everything. This morning I want to share with you a few important observations from author Jack Alexander in his book, “The God Guarantee”:
“As children of God, we can bring him anything and everything – our jobs, our children, our marriages, our gifts, our addictions and weaknesses, our time, our finances – to be used according to his purposes and open to his blessings. God can make every part of our lives holy if we invite him to do so.”
“Over and over, I’ve seen God bless the people, decisions, and opportunities I’ve consecrated to him. He desires to redeem not only the big things and the major moments but also the seemingly unimportant details.”
“When we reverently invite God’s power, presence, and purposes into anything, something shifts in the heavenlies … too many people leave consecration out of their daily lives … very simply, consecration is inviting God and his holiness into the details of our lives.”
We have now entered into the key element of living a life that is blessed by God in all the most important ways. It’s the issue of consecrating all that we are, and all that we have, and all of our circumstances, to God to be used for His purposes. Like Jack wrote, “When we do that something shifts in the heavenlies.” We will spend much of our remaining time this month exploring this very important truth.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 