God is your rewarder,

SUPERNATURALLY MULTIPLIED BACK TO YOU

By Joseph Prince – Posted July 14, 2017

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

It pleases God when we believe that He is the giver, the blesser and that “He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”. Such was the faith of Ruth the Moabitess. When she decided to make the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob her God, she found Him to be her rewarder, who lovingly provided for her, divinely guided her, jealously protected her, gloriously redeemed her from her hopeless situation and richly restored her life.

Today, this same God says to you that He is your rewarder. And when He is involved in your life, you will be amply rewarded. Peter, the fisherman, would testify to that. His fishing boat, which represented his life, caught nothing the whole night. But in the morning, when the boat was returned to him after he had loaned it to Jesus, it was no longer the same boat. It was anointed, blessed and so magnetized that a great number of fish was attracted to it. In fact, he received a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish! (Luke 5:1–11)

Beloved, because God is your rewarder, if He borrows your “boat” even for a while, be assured that He will surely return it to you with a supernatural increase. Even if what you give Him is little, when placed in His hands, it will return to you blessed, anointed and multiplied.

This happened to the little boy who gave Jesus his lunch of five barley loaves and two fish. It must have thrilled the boy to see his small lunch supernaturally multiplied and satisfying not just him, but 5,000 men, not counting the women and children, and even leaving behind 12 baskets full of leftovers. (John 6:1–13)

Beloved, believe that God is a rewarder. When you give Him your finances, time, possessions and abilities, know for sure that He will return them to you blessed, anointed and multiplied!

Thought For The Day

What you give to God will surely be returned to you with a supernatural increase.

The Lord is With You

By Joel Osteen – Posted July 14, 2017

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
(Joshua 1:9, ESV) 

TODAY'S WORD:

No matter what today has in store, as a believer in Jesus, you can approach the day with boldness and confidence. Why? Because the Lord is with you, and in Him is everything you need in this life. That means if you need provision for something today, provision is with you. If you need wisdom today, wisdom is with you. If you need strength, joy or peace today, they're with you. You can be confident today knowing that all of your needs are supplied spiritually, physically and emotionally because the Lord is with you. And best of all, He's promised never to leave you! Isn’t it good to know that you will always have whatever you need any time you need it! 

Today, don't let lies from the enemy or pressure from the world keep you from taking hold of everything the Lord has for you. Open your heart by faith and receive whatever it is that you need today. Just begin to thank Him for His provision in your life and move forward in confidence and strength knowing that the Lord is with you!

PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me today. Thank You for Your faithfulness. I know that You are closer to me than the air I breathe. Today I receive Your promises in faith and choose to cast all of my cares on You in Jesus' name. Amen.

Be Like God

By Joyce Meyer - Posted July 14, 2017

Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]. 
—Ephesians 5:1 

We are taught in this Scripture to be imitators of God. So however God is, that is the way we should desire to be. God sees the desires of our hearts and will help us become more and more like Him in our behaviors.

Do you think God is sitting in the heavens today angry and crying and depressed? No, that is not God's nature. God is joyful, and He is strong; therefore, we should imitate Him.

God is also merciful and slow to anger (see Psalm 103:8). If you become angry at people over an injustice, one way to get over it is to imitate God and choose to give them mercy—forgive them even if you don't think they deserve it.

You and I can become more and more like God because His power and character are in us (see 2 Peter 1:3–4). Begin to imitate God in your life, doing what you believe He would do in situations, instead of what you feel like doing.

Power Thought: By God's grace and through His power, I imitate Him. He is my example for how to live my life.

 Whatever You Do

By DR. David Jeremiah – Posted July 14, 2017

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31

Recommended Reading: Romans 11:33-36

When we think of giving praise to God, we usually think of it in terms of our words: “My lips shall utter praise…” (Psalm 119:171a). Does that mean if a person is unable to speak, he or she is unable to give praise to the Lord? Not at all. The Bible suggests that our whole life should be a testimony of praise to Him.

For example, the apostle Paul was called on to clarify some issues among the Christians in Corinth: Are there rules to follow regarding what foods are acceptable for eating (1 Corinthians 10)? Is it acceptable to eat meat from the market that is left over from pagan sacrifices? Paul went on to give guidelines about that subject and about taking other peoples’ convictions into account. He summarized by saying, “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (emphasis added). In other words, eating and drinking are just small parts of a whole life that is lived in praise to God. If our whole life is lived in praise to Him, then our eating and drinking will be as well.

Speak His praises today when you can, and live His praises at every moment of the day—whatever you do.

We should be always wearing the garment of praise, not just waving a palm-branch now and then. 
Andrew Bonar