14/08/2021
*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
*DATE:*
SATURDAY, 14TH AUGUST, 2021.
*THEME:*
YOU DON’T NEED TO STRUGGLE!
*MEMORISE:*
“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
(Proverbs 10:22)
*READ:*
Deuteronomy 8:10-18 (KJV)
10. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
11. Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day;
12. Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
13. And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14. Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bo***ge;
15. Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
16. Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
17. And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
18. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God; for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
*MESSAGE:*
Many people think they cannot prosper in life unless they struggle. We must know that there is a difference between struggling and working. Work is a divine vocation which started with Adam.
The Bible says:
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. (Genesis 2:15).
The truth however, is that you do not need to struggle before you prosper.
It is true that you should be diligent be
