1 Chronicles 4:10 (NIV)
25 Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. Exodus 23:25 (NIV)
There is a fine line between the prosperity gospel and asking God to bless our earthly endeavors, for which there is scriptural support. These verses from the O.T. are just two examples.
If our God is the same today as yesterday, then shouldn't we approach Him with the same confidence and boldness as did our spiritual forefathers? Perhaps that success won't be measured in cattle, camels and concubines, but are we remiss if we fail to pray for the success of a meeting, report or new business venture?
If our plans and endeavors are aligned with God's will to the best of our knowledge, then we can approach God with confidence and ask for His blessings on our plans.
God can reveal Himself through success just as He can through adversity. A successful business can open just as many doors to witness as a failing enterprise. We can share how God blesses just as readily as we can tell of how He comforts.
Material blessings give us the time, energy and dollars to minister to those in need. If we give back to God, then it is much more likely He will continue to bless us in the material realm. Perhaps not to the Gates, Walton, Bennecourt level, but successful none-the-less.
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