December 12

The God we serve is not a god of penury. His intent is that we who believe shall have life, and, as Jesus said in His own words, “I have come that they might have life and that more abundantly” John 10:10. He does not expect that we forsake all desire of prosperity in life to gain the endless blessing of eternity.

His concept of blessedness was sown into the Word from its earliest chapters. One of the passages that convey His desire to bless and prosper His people goes back to Zechariah 8:12. Here it states, “For there shall the seed produce peace and prosperity. The vine shall yield her fruit and the ground shall give its increase…I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all things.”

“All things.” That is quite an encompassing promise. Our heavenly Father desires to bestow upon His children of all that is His. He owns everything that exists in the universe. The stars in the heavens, the distant planets, the as yet undiscovered galaxies are His. There is nothing the eye can see or the mind can imagine that does not spring from His endless coffers.

The soil in which we sow our grain belongs to the Lord. From the furthest unseen realm of space to the tiniest particle of earth that gives nurture to the food we consume, all of it belongs to Him. And He desires to share all of it with us. As the mysteries of space are revealed and as the harvest comes in its season, He continues to be faithful to His Word.