True Prosperity.

Hello Friends-
I hope are well. I want to continue in 1 Kings today--

1 kings 2:2-3 says ",,,Be strong, and show yourself a man, ³ and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn..."

These are some of Davids last words right before He dies and I jsut think they are exactly where I need to land tonight.


1. Be strong
 Such an easy command to give but sometimes such a hard thing to do. However as I say that I have Nehemiah in my head saying "The joy of the Lord is your strength." It's not easy to be strong, but with the Lord we don't need to be we just need to have His joy and focus on that.

2. Show yourself a man.
 I think what He means here is to stand up and not be passive. To not just be strong but to show that you are a man of God and be actively pursuing Him.

3. Keep the charge of the Lord your God
He explains how to do this:  "walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses,"  What David is calling for right here is for obedience to the Lord as that is what God calls for as well.

...that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.
Now this gives a glimpse of what we receive when we follow the Lord. Note this is not a ploy for the prosperity gospel but rather a further testament that if you honor God He will honor you.  Note also that it doesn't say "you will get whatever you want" it says you will prosper which doesn't mean the prosperity is coming to you it just means that you will be profitable in what you are doing -- which if we put two and two together: the Lords work will prosper if you are doing it.

So. Let's heed David's eloquent words and do as He says. Lets be strong, prove ourselves as men and women of the Lord, keep the charge of the Lord and watch his kingdom prosper. It is all for His glory and honor and praise and we are so blessed to serve such an awesome and loving God. I just can't get over the beauty of that verse and apologize that that is as far as I am going to go but just meditating on those two verses just tells us everything we need to be doing. ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!

Keep praying for Him to show up !!