“…and there wasted his possessions on prodigal living….”- Luke 15:13 (NKJV)
In our opening scripture when you read from verse eleven of the book of Luke chapter fifteen, the Bible gives an account of a certain man who had two sons. And one day the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.”…So he divided to them His livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living…” (Luke 15:12-14). He got his own share of the goods quite alright but he could not put it to good use; and when the money ran out, the Bible recorded that he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine…”- Luke 15:14-15. Why did this happen to him? Because he was wasteful, and therefore he had no choice but to feed swine. His condition went so terrible that he began to eat what the pigs were eating. And this is what happens when abundance is abused and used for the wrong things.
As a child of God, it is imperative for you to know that it matters what you do with the possessions that God blesses you with. Many today misuse and squander their blessings and forget about the future. But it is important for you to know that to avoid having a difficult future, you must manage today’s abundance so that many days later, you will still have enough to continue to live well without going hungry. The reason you must manage abundance is because when it is wasted, it can be very costly. Many have lost their lives and properties because they could not manage what God gave to them. Make a conscious decision today to use God’s blessings in your life wisely. Don’t spend carelessly but wisely. Always think about tomorrow and know that what you have right now was given to you so that you can have tomorrow. Amongst God’s people today, you discover that there is a lot of suffering and struggling because at one time or the other when they were blessed they wasted it, and now that opportunity is gone.
Be wise and know the right thing to do. The prodigal son spent carelessly and did not plan for the future. So when the future came, it took him unaware. This will not be your portion, if only you will hearken to these things right now and begin to plan with every blessing that comes your way. So begin your day today by planning what you will do with the blessings of God that has come to you so far because when that opportunity came to you, it did not come to secure the moment but the future. Therefore, administer God’s blessings in your life wisely and refuse to be a victim of reckless spending.
TODAY RHEMA
Always think about tomorrow and know that what you have today was given to you so that you can have tomorrow!
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
Heavenly Father, I thank you for opening my mind to understand the truth in your words. I declare that with this knowledge I have received today concerning abundance management, I prophesy that every blessing that comes my way, will be greatly managed by the leading of your Spirit and my life will move from glory to glory in Jesus name. Amen!
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