Tuesday June 18th, 2024
« Whenever people are jealous or selfish, they cause trouble and do all sorts of cruel things »
13 Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and wisdom.
14 But if in your heart you a re jealous, bitter, and selfish, don’t sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.
15 Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic.
16 Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil.
Envy is so serious that Proverb 27:4 KJV says
« Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? »
This means that wrath and anger are no match for envy.
Beloved, it would take divine intervention for an envious person to escape the consequences of his or her actions.
Joseph was an object of envy even among his brothers, so much so that they could have killed him if not for God who kept him.
In the end however, all those who were envious of the grace of God upon his life bowed to him.
Are you an object of envy from your household- biological or spiritual? The Lord will deliver you today, in Jesus’ name.
God’s word is true throughout the ages; thus, we must watch out for our attitude towards it. Jesus said in Matthew 10:36 CEV
« Your worst enemies will be in your own family »
Joseph’s story is a lesson for believers who share testimonies of divine happenings that are still at the incubation stage, thus furnishing the enemies with information that could be used against them.
Joseph naively revealed his dream of becoming a ruler to his brothers who were already envious.
He could have kept the dream to himself and would still have fulfilled his destiny because it was of the Lord.
I know this because Psalm 33:11NASB says
«… The plan of the LORD stands forever…. »
As God’s children, the Bible is full of assurances of protection for us.
Psalm 23, for example, says that though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we shall fear no evil and that goodness and mercy shall follow us wherever we go.
We must be mindful however, of the kind of people we share our visions, dreams and aspirations with because the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9).
We must not deliberately rouse the envy of our enemies because grace does not cover frivolity.
While we have the guarantee of the Lord’s protection, we must also be careful not to court envy by our actions or inactions thereby generating unnecessary strife.
Prayer focus – Father, please grant me the wisdom not to deliberately stir up envy. Please, protect me and my family from all evil.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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