SCRIPTURE:

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. (Proverbs 10:22 NIV)

DEVOTIONAL:

Our days of survival, struggle, toiling, and trying to “make ends meet” are over. Understand, God will allow you to toil if you choose to, but you don’t have to. It’s your choice! Why? The Lord said, “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life that both thou and thy seed may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19).

In Luke, chapter 5, Peter and his employees had fished all night. The Bible says they “toiled all night” and caught nothing. Notice in Peter’s experience that the fish ran from the curse of toiling and were drawn to “The Blessing.” Peter, after following Jesus’ command, “gathered” in so many fish that his net broke. He had to call for his partners and they too filled up their boats with an unprecedented catch of fish.

This is the power of The Blessing…“It maketh rich.” Not your education or lack of it. Not your pushing and striving and hard work. Not your cleverness or superior intelligence or manipulation. The Blessing can override human deficiencies. Sound too good to be true? Now you know why Jesus calls it “the gospel”―it’s the good news. So, as the world cries out in futility, we have the answer to every situation and every problem. What is it? The Blessing, the same blessing that is on your life right now!

PRAYER:

Dear God, I praise You, Father, for Your goodness to me. Thank you for The Blessing that overcomes my deficiencies and brings Your favor and provision into my life. In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.

This devotional is excerpted from Dr. Bill Winston’s inspiring book, Faith in the Blessing. To order your copy, click here.

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