SATURDAY 2ND DEC.,2017

TOPIC: EXPECT GOD’S GOODNESS AND ABUNDANCE
TEXT: Psalm 65:11 “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness….”

The economic experts may have painted a gloomy picture for the year, but as far as God is concerned, He has crowned the year with His goodness and
abundance! God’s supply and provision are never affected by world events, so good times or bad times, expect every week and every day of last month in this year to be surrounded by His goodness. Expect His abundance to meet your every need! You may say, I’ve not done much good in the past eleven months, so how can I be confident that God will provide for me in less than thirty
days?”
Beloved, God doesn’t bless you because of what you have done. He blesses you because of what Jesus has done. At the cross, Jesus bore all your sins and was punished to the full for every one of them, so that you can have His righteousness as a gift and be blessed with every one of God’s blessings (Eph. 1:3). Now, look at the word “abundance” in Psalm 65:11. It is the Hebrew word deshen, which means “fatness”. The idea here is abundant provision, blessings and even fertility. (So if you have been believing God for a child for many years, believe that this season you will conceive!) Now, the word deshen has another meaning-“ashes”. Ash is the final form of something that has been burnt. For example, the animal sacrifices to God in the Old Testament were burnt
on the altar until they became ashes (Leviticus 4:12). So ashes here speak of the finished work of Jesus at the cross that has put away your sins.
Child of God, because of Jesus’ finished work you can confidently believe and declare that your days are crowned with goodness and that God’s paths drip
with God’s provision, blessings and good success for you every step of the way.
If the devil tells you that God won’t bless you because of your sins, just tell him, “ASHES!” and point him to the cross of Jesus! Beloved, you are blessed not because of your good works, good looks, qualifications or industry experience, but because of Jesus’ finished work. He alone has qualified you
to receive God’s goodness and abundance every day for the rest of your life!

MEDITATION : Colossians 1:12

BIBLE STUDY
2 Chron.1, 1 John 1, Micah 7, Luke16