KEY SCRIPTURE: Psalms 23:5 KJV Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Rewards and promotions always precede victories, or conquering a challenge. After the psalmist declared that trials or difficulties do not move him, but rather by the Lord, he comes out victorious.

The next level for one to be established is an overflow of blessings. Rev 2:7 KJV” He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. ” God is a rewarder. He rewards good deeds and success. His rewards begin on this earth.

When the Lord’s disciples told, Him that they had left all things to follow Him, He said the following, Mark 10:30 KJV” But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.” Make up your mind to overcome whatever challenge, temptation, or trial may come your way. Many people yield to temptations, forgetting that every stage in life provides a test of some kind, expecting you to pass. If you fail, there will be no promotion or rewards for you. The psalmist received a table before his enemies and honour by the anointing on his head. That was not enough. His cup overflowed. All these did not come out of the blue. It was a result of staying true to the Lord in challenging moments.

Daniel kept his faithfulness unto the Lord. They threatened him of being thrown to the lions if he prayed to any other God, except the king, for the next thirty days. Daniel would not break faith in his God. He threw caution to the wind and prayed three times a day, facing Jerusalem. He was thrown into the lion’s den, but God delivered him. After this, he was rewarded. His cup indeed overflowed.

CONFESSION

The Lord is the strength of my life. I live to please Him in all I do. I do not yield to temptations, for God is a rewarder of all who diligently seek Him. As I overcome, He rewards me by setting a table before my enemies making my cup overflow.

THOUGHT: STAY FAITHFUL TO GOD, FOR HIS APPROVAL

FURTHER STUDIES

Heb 6:10 KJV” For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”

Heb 11:6 KJV” But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”