Glory be to God in the highest Amen!!! Glory be to God in the highest Amen!!! for His mercies remaineth forever Amen!!! For His mercies remaineth forever Amen!!!// I will exalt Your Name for Thou has lifted me above my enemies… Your banner over me is love…
Our Father we bless You, we worship You… we give You Praise… we adore Thee, we worship and Praise Your Holy Name… Glory be to Your Holy Name forever and forever… Who is like unto Thee Lord… There is none to be compared with Thee… Faithful God, we Thank You and appreciate You… Blessed be Thy Holy Name forever and ever in Jesus Name…
Eternal Rock of Ages, we Thank You for the gift of a new week… Truly Your Promises are speaking and they will yet speak this week… Amen!!! Blessed be Thy Holy Name forever and ever Amen.
Beloveth… good morning… how are doing today… hope you are rejoicing in the Lord our Saviour… Praise the Name of the Lord… The month of September is gradually coming to an end… and it is indeed a Supernatural September for me …lines are fallen in pleasant places and God’s Hand is doing valiantly for me and am sure that is your testimonies… as well… Praise the Name of the Lord…
If you are super excited as am … shout a Jericho wall falling alleluia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Praise the Name of the Lord.
Beloveth … the success you are enjoying today or making whose own is it, anyway? That is our topic today… If you are to answer this question whose “success” is it? After all Yours or the Lords’!
Before we get into today’s teaching… Do you remember Gideon… The same Gideon that was threshing wheat in the vine-press,… just to hide from the Midianites? His first encounter with the angel announced whose son he truly was… in spite of what he was currently going through … The angel called him by the name heaven placed on him… but this same person went into hiding because of the oppression his people were currently going through…
But the angel called him by this name- “The Lord is with Thee, thou Mighty man of valour.” Instead of a positive response… Gideon was lamenting about what befell them as a nation… but that did not changed what the angel have to say… “Go in this might and Thou shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent Thee?”…. Judg.6:14.
Is interesting to know that after Gideon went to war… This is their chatting… Song… “The Sword of the Lord, and of Gideon (Judg.7:18)…
Beloveth… Gideon knew that his victory was of the Lord… therefore he attributed back it to God…
Beloveth… is also interesting to note that in whatever situation we found ourselves … God is in it with us… beloveth… God promised never to leave us nor forsake us… and He also demonstrated it in many ways…
So going by today topic… whose success is yours…. Yours or the Lord’s … join us as we discover more below?
Just Whose “Success” Is It, Anyway?
In recent months a number of personal friends have lost their fortunes in a deepening recession. This morning, one of these men and I meditated through chapters 1 and 2 of Hosea. He, like so many “successful” businessmen, rode a wave of prosperity, assuming it was he who had brilliantly put the deals together in creating wealth. This was also Israel’s assumption, so God chose to discipline her:
“She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold… ” (2:8a)
But that is exactly what we do, is it not? We believe it is our planning, our selling ability, or our talent that brings “success.” Thus we, like Israel tend to take the credit unto ourselves.
So God DISCIPLINED her by removing her wealth:
“Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her nakedness… ” (2:9, 10a)
In His enduring love, He then “ALLURED” her back to Himself:
“I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her.” (2:14)
Perhaps He will place us in the “desert” in order to help us reestablish intimacy with Himself.
He then “BETROTHED” her again to Himself:
“I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.” (2:19, 20)
And finally, He RESTORED her:
“I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.‘ I will say to those called ‘Not my people,‘ ‘You are my people‘; and they will say, ‘You are my God.‘” (2:23)
I don’t know your circumstances, but I do know that God loves us too much to allow us to take credit for any “success” we may experience.
Do you?
Beloveth… you answer the question… if you have been please by this teaching learn to return your success to God… and see yourself walk in more wonders… alleluia!
On this note we declare this week open and blessed in Jesus Name… Amen!!! we will at the end have more testimonies to share… in Jesus Name… Amen!!!
Further reading – Ezek.36:26, Jude.21, Rev.3:8, 1Cor.4:10, Matt.6:8, 1Cor.3:17, Isa.48:17, Phil.4:13.
Remain blessed in the Lord.
