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God Loves it When You Do Well
Psalm 35:27 'Let them shout for joy and be glad who favour my righteous cause; and let them say continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."' (NIV)
 This is great news: God takes great pleasure in the prosperity, the well-being and peace of his servants. God takes no pleasure at all in seeing his servants suffering loss or struggling just to get by. He wants us to do well, to increase and grow. He wants us to have everything we need to do his will, and more so that we can be generous toward the needs and work of others. The only condition is that our cause is a righteous one. A self-serving cause is not a righteous cause. A cause that ignores God's call for our lives is not a righteous cause, either. But as long as we do our best to serve a cause that God would approve, we can rest assured that he will delight in blessing us, on every level -- spiritual, emotional, social and material. Dr. Yonggi Cho, pastor of the largest church in the world, is a great example of this principle in action. Only a few decades ago, the nation of South Korea had hardly any Christians, and certainly no churches of great note. Today, Cho's church alone has more than one million members -- and several other churches in the capital city of Seoul number in the tens of thousands. As a young man, Dr. Cho was dying of tuberculosis when a young girl told him about her faith in Christ. After that encounter, he gave his life to the Lord, was miraculously healed and started to believe what he read in the Bible about the love of God for him and for others. Through many years of trial and opposition in the building of his church, Dr. Cho has remained constant in his commitment to a righteous cause. For that reason, God has prospered him, showing visible favour upon his life and work. You are serving the same God, and he has made the same promise to you! Believe it and stand firm upon it -- and keep serving that righteous cause he has placed before you.
Prayer: 'Father, help me to serve your righteous cause, so that you can prosper me in every way.'
© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher
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