The Word and Success

The Word and Success

“Have the book of this law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may carefully keep everything that is written in it.  Then your undertakings will prosper, then you will have success.  Have I not told you:  Be strong and stand firm?  Be fearless and undaunted, for go were you may, Yahweh your God is with you.”  (Joshua 1: 8 – 9)

How do I succeed in the Enterprise?

• By always confessing God’s word.  


• By meditating on the word of God

The word of God makes me strong and enables me to stand firm.  The word makes me fearless and undaunted by any delays, obstacles and disappointments.  It makes me realize that Yahweh is a true God who keeps his promises.  He has promised to be with me wherever I go.  I believe him.

Witness

Witness

“The Lord says, ‘I have chosen you from the world to go and bear fruit that will last, alleluia.” (John 15: 16, 19)

I reply:  “I will be a witness to you in the world, O Lord.  I will spread the knowledge of your name among my brothers, alleluia.”  (Psalm 18: 50; 21:23)
Liturgy of Wednesday of the 6th Week of Easter.

The Vine

The Vine

“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” (John 15: 5)

Christ is the big tree trunk. I am the healthy branch at his side, sapping life and vitality from him with which I bear abundant fruits.

The Builder

The Builder

“Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it.  Unless the Lord guard the city, in vain does the guard keep watch.”  (Psalm 127: 1)

The Lord is building the Enterprise step by step, one day at a time.  Thank you Jesus.

Consider it all joy

Consider it all joy

“Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.   And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1: 2 – 4)

Show me O Lord, how the negative circumstances of my life are part of your  loving providence for me.

Through the negative circumstances of my life, God is training me.  Training me for what?
Training me to be a patient man.
Training me to have a mature faith.
Training me in obedience.
Training me to be merciful.
Training me to be complete and prepared for the work he has called me.

Thank you Lord.  Train me as you see fit.