Daily Bible Reading - Saturday - May 15th

One of my favorite stories in the Bible and so encouraging, David and Goliath.  Every time I read that story I get so encouraged.  Just think, David just a small young boy facing such a large man, one stone and Goliath is down for the count.  David had no fear, he was confident from the minute he saw Goliath that he’d bring him down.  David knew he could kill Goliath yet the whole army doubted and thought David would be killed and they’d all be the slaves of Philistines for life but we all know different.  If we just had 1% of the confidence that David had just think where we’d be.  And the devotional goes right along with today’s reading.  If would do what David did, how he talked to himself and encouraged himself in the Lord, we’d be so confident and able to conquer anything that comes our way.  I want to be like David and able to bring down the giants in my life, I choose to be like him.

Today’s Reading

1 Samuel 17:1-18:4
John 8:21-30
Psalm 111:1-10
Proverbs 15:11

Daily Devotional

"Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant"
(Psalm 35:27, NKJV)

We serve a God of abundance! He doesn't want you to have just barely enough to meet your own needs; He wants you to be so blessed that you have more than enough to meet the needs of the people around you. He wants you to be so blessed in your finances that not only can you pay your bills and accomplish your own dreams, but you can be a blessing to others.

In the same way that a parent loves to see their children doing well and excelling, God wants you to do well and excel in every area. That's why the scripture says that He takes pleasure in prospering you. But the key is that you have to make room for it in your thinking. You have to expect that He wants to bless you.

Today, begin to thank Him for His abundance in every area of your life. Declare that because you walk in obedience, God's blessings are going to chase you down! Don't just settle for a "good enough" mentality; develop an overflow mentality because He delights in your prosperity!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, today I surrender my thoughts to You. Give me an overflow mentality. Direct my thoughts toward You and teach me to be a blessing everywhere I go. In Jesus' Name. Amen