LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL
By Pastor Mensa Otabil
Friday 7th January 2022
LIVING PROFITABLY
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 48
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17
God wants each of us to live a profitable life. He wants our lives to yield increase in all areas. One of the areas of our lives where we need to experience God’s increase is in our finances.
All of us use money as a medium of exchange to meet our needs. Without sufficient money our lives on earth can be very miserable and unfulfilling.
The scriptures present God as both the source and the giver of true wealth and riches. In our reading today, the Lord offers to do two things for us in relation to wealth creation and management: first, He teaches us to profit and secondly, He leads us in the way we should go.
God is able to teach us how to make the most strategic and profitable use of the abilities and opportunities we have in life. He is also able to guide us with the wisdom to make the right choices and to manage the resources available to us.
Making and managing wealth profitably requires more than a good education or a fat salary. It requires a disciplined adherence to both spiritual and natural laws and processes.
Here are a few good rules to live by:
▪ Give your offerings to God consistently
▪ Work diligently
▪ Constantly upgrade your skills to increase your earning capacity
▪ Save and wisely invest at least ten percent of your income on a regular basis
▪ Practice the art of living well on less
▪ Understand and use the financial markets
▪ Develop and follow a long-term financial plan
▪ Pray for God’s favour
As we follow these principles with commitment and in faith, we can look to the Lord to increase us financially this year and always.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I ask for financial wisdom. Teach me how to use my talents and opportunities profitably. In Jesus’ name, Amen.