“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf shall never wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." Psalm 1:3
People struggle so much with this Truth; I know we do. We think that we have not earned such an overwhelming blessing as to prosper at everything we do. But look at what Romans 2:4 has to say about God's goodness "..the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance." God uses enriching our lives in everything that we do to lead us in becoming all that we can be in Him. "And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it unto you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." John 16:23-24 Ask and receive so that your joy may be full, isn't that great, full joy! No partially with our Father, He has all and He will freely give us all.
The Lord is Sovereign, and God can do whatever He wants. Absolutely He can and He does! God can do anything and He does everything and they all prosper, and our Sovereign Father, Who is God, has said that He and His Word are one. God, Who is Sovereign, has said that He never changes, and the only Sovereign God has said that whatsoever we do will prosper, and that we can ask for whatsoever we will and we will receive it, so that our joy may be full! Man typically does not trust himself with such power. However, we are not alone anymore, we no longer stand as one or act on our own behalf, it is God within us Who now does the works. "I am the Vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing." John 15:5
We think that it cannot be this good, that this is just not the way life is. The truth is, we could never earn it and we could never pray enough, witness enough, do anything enough to warrant the mercies and favors of God. He knows that, yet He still said whatsoever. God put no qualifying statements before or after His proclamation of whatsoever. He just threw it out there, and through Christ we have a lively hope that produces faith that believes that we can have it. That is what it all boils down to, do we believe God. "He staggered not at the promises of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded, that what He had promised, He was also able to perform." Romans 4:20-21
The Truth that sets us free is that through Christ we are now one with God, we are now His temples, we are now members of His body, so we prosper because God prospers, and we receive because God receives. As Ephesians teaches us, through the power of Christ the two become one flesh!
"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf shall never wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." Psalm 1:3
People struggle so much with this Truth; I know we do. We think that we have not earned such an overwhelming blessing as to prosper at everything we do. But look at what Romans 2:4 has to say about God's goodness "..the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance." God uses enriching our lives in everything that we do to lead us in becoming all that we can be in Him. "And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it unto you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." John 16:23-24 Ask and receive so that your joy may be full, isn't that great, full joy! No partially with our Father, He has all and He will freely give us all.
The Lord is Sovereign, and God can do whatever He wants. Absolutely He can and He does! God can do anything and He does everything and they all prosper, and our Sovereign Father, Who is God, has said that He and His Word are one. God, Who is Sovereign, has said that He never changes, and the only Sovereign God has said that whatsoever we do will prosper, and that we can ask for whatsoever we will and we will receive it, so that our joy may be full! Man typically does not trust himself with such power. However, we are not alone anymore, we no longer stand as one or act on our own behalf, it is God within us Who now does the works. "I am the Vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing." John 15:5
We think that it cannot be this good, that this is just not the way life is. The truth is, we could never earn it and we could never pray enough, witness enough, do anything enough to warrant the mercies and favors of God. He knows that, yet He still said whatsoever. God put no qualifying statements before or after His proclamation of whatsoever. He just threw it out there, and through Christ we have a lively hope that produces faith that believes that we can have it. That is what it all boils down to, do we believe God. "He staggered not at the promises of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded, that what He had promised, He was also able to perform." Romans 4:20-21
The Truth that sets us free is that through Christ we are now one with God, we are now His temples, we are now members of His body, so we prosper because God prospers, and we receive because God receives. As Ephesians teaches us, through the power of Christ the two become one flesh!
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