“This book of the law…observe to do…and then thou shalt have good success.”~ Josh. 1:8
Although this is the only mention of the word “success” in the Bible, its principle is found throughout. The world’s book defines the word as: 1) turning out as was hoped for; 2) having gained wealth, fame, etc. But God’s Book gives the meaning as finding the will of God and doing it from the heart.
Many Christians today are emulating the world in climbing the ladder of success. They ascend this ladder, stepping on the rungs of others’ shoulders, with spiked shoes. No one is a success who does it at another’s expense. Our first priority is not how to make money or gain knowledge, but how to live. Many a PhD can be found in a Salvation Army soup line. If we succeed without God, at best, we are successful failures. The devil promises success, Matt. 4:9.
I am not advocating passivity, waiting on God to do something without you, but, rather, activity with God in a partnership. You can’t expect your ship to come in if you never sent one out.
Success is a 1st Century Carpenter saying, “I delight to do thy will, O my God.”
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