Are you in lack?

There are two reasons why people may end up in lack or want. First, the absence of the Shepherd and the failure to manage the resources God has given to us. We see the Lost Son in a strange land, after squandering the wealth and possessions he had been given, the Bible says, "And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want" Luke 15. The problem with this young man is that he SPENT ALL.

You may be going through a setback financially, emotionally or in any other form. It is often because we fail to "replenish" ourselves or the source from which we benefit.

That young son fell into dire lack because he first had left his father. King David said, "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Psalm 16:11, KJV). At his right hand, there are pleasures. Again we are blessed with all spiritual blessings, also through Christ's poverty we were made rich. Our staying with the Father (the Shepherd) guarantees that all our needs will be met according to His riches in glory by Christ.

Second, because the son SPENT ALL he was reduced to nothing.

What are you doing with the resources God has committed into your hands? Are you now in want because of how you've failed to manage His resources? Are you still in the Father's house?

There's much more with God. Return to the house of blessing.
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Scripture for meditation: "The lord is my shepherd I shall not want" (Psalm 23:1, KJV)

Prayer:

Lord, I receive wisdom to manage and increase the resources you've committed into my hands in Jesus name

Oluwatobi Adesanya
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