Monday June 01st, 2026
« This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do »
6 Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.
7 Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’
8 “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer. 9 If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”
The first lesson I want us to learn in today’s devotional reading is that God is delighted in our prosperity and this is why He gave us His commandments. Psalm 1:1-3ERV
1 says Great blessings belong to those who don’t listen to evil advice, who don’t live like sinners, and who don’t join those who make fun of God.
2 Instead, they love the Lord’s teachings and think about them day and night.
3 So they grow strong, like a tree planted by a stream— a tree that produces fruit when it should and has leaves that never fall.
Everything they do is successful.
As we progress in this second half of the year, we should take note of the factors that will aid our all-round prosperity.
Some people misinterpret or do not know why the rich man in Luke 12:16-21 died the way he did at the peak of his prosperity.
It was simply because he did not acknowledge God as the source of his wealth.
He was also so engrossed in acquiring wealth that he did not know when his time was up;
hence he did not prepare for eternity, Luke 16:21.
- His error was not that he became rich because as a matter of fact, God is interested in the prosperity of His children.
The Bible says in 3 John 1: 2Amplified
« Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually] »
The Bible says further that God gives the power to get wealth, Deuteronomy 8:1.
- The Church also, is expected to prosper through all-round growth.
For example, Luke 12:1 describes the audience of Jesus as an ‘innumerable multitude of people’ which signifies a huge growth in His ministry.
Zechariah 1:17 also says that, through prosperity shall the cities of the Lord be spread abroad.
The Bible however, also says that the so-called prosperity of sinners shall destroy them, Proverbs 1:32.
Beware of ungodly means of getting wealth, so that you can avoid the sorrows that come with ill gotten riches, 1 Timothy 6:6-10.
Prayer focus – Father, use me to prove to the world that You love the prosperity of Your children.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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