THURSDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER 2017.
TODAY'S DEVOTION. HEAVENLY MINDED PROSPERITY.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE."For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever” (2 Corinthians 4:18 TEV).
As you strive to reach your goal and prosper, it’s important to remember that life on earth is a temporary assignment. Knowing this truth should radically alter your values and fix your attention on the things that are eternally important.
As C. S. Lewis observed, “All that is not eternal is eternally useless.” It is a fatal mistake to assume that God’s goal for your life is multiplied material prosperity or popular success as the world defines it. The abundant life is not only about material abundance. Faithfulness to God does guarantee success in a career or even in ministry but you must not loose focus on the eternal goal which is heaven at last. You should never focus on temporary crowns alone.
Paul was faithful, yet he ended up in prison. John the Baptist was faithful, but he was beheaded. Millions of faithful people have been martyred, have lost everything, or have come to the end of life with more prosperity than material gain but heavenly abundance to show for it. The end of life here on earth is not the end but the beginning.
TODAY'S RESPONSE
When life gets tough, when you’re overwhelmed with doubt, or when you wonder if living for Christ is worth the effort, remember that you are not home yet. At death you won’t leave home but you’ll go home.
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