REMEMBER ALL GOD’S BENEFITS
Today’s Text: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. (Psalm 103:2)Today’s Thoughts: Yesterday we spoke about the Lord loading us with blessings. It is so important that we remember God’s blessings. A little phrase that I have come to believe and experience is: the more you count your blessings – the more blessings you can count. As we take note of all God’s blessings our eyes will be opened to further benefits that we would normally over-look. The Lord deserves our praise every single day. He blesses us so abundantly.
Today’s Testimony: I’d put aside R1000 for 2004 and R1000 for 2005, now I need to share about the Lord providing for 2006.
I went down to Cape Town in December, 2005, and once I’d received most of the money I would be getting I was short. I didn’t have enough to put aside for tithe, offering and for Praise Corner. So there was only one thing to do – I prayed.
The Lord intervened and I got some more money. I put all the necessary money aside, R500 went for Praise Corner, and I was left with R20. So that’s all that I placed in my wallet.
My family and I went to a shopping mall and before we split up to do our shopping, my dad and step-mom together and my sisters and I together, we sat down at a restaurant for lunch. While sitting there my dad asked me how much money I had. It was one of those times that I wished I could have melted into the floor. I had gotten quite a lot of money, and all I had with me was R20. I told him that I only had R20 and he didn’t say anything. He just took out his wallet and gave me R200. He didn’t have enough to give each of us R200, so he gave to my sisters later because they said they had enough. I believe that the Lord was prompting it all, “Ask her how much money she has.” Now if I could have heard that I would have said, “No, don’t tell him to do that.” Then I believe the Lord continued prompting, “Don’t say anything, just take out your wallet and give her R200.” I truly do serve an amazing God! Do you?
Now I need to share about the next R500. I had been attending a home school at the house of a lady from my church, but she had moved to New Zealand and the school had moved to our house with my mom as the supervisor. Two of the kids that started out there that year needed to stay a bit longer after school because their mom was a teacher and couldn’t fetch them straight away. She paid for them to stay for aftercare. I played with them and entertained them for a few days and then my mom asked me if I’d like to do aftercare. I therefore took on the task of aftercare and got money coming in regularly.
Julie and I had opened up our own bank accounts while we were in Cape Town and that year my dad started putting money into our accounts every month. Toni already had an account.
I used the money that I got paid for doing aftercare to buy everything that I needed, and finally when it was about time for Praise Corner’s giving period, as I call it, I had R500 available in my bank account, which I then dedicated to the Lord for Praise Corner. That’s three years – R3000. God is good! And I praise Him. I will never forget how He has blessed me.
Today’s Task: Count every blessing. Don’t ever forget what the Lord has done for you. He loves you and He cares about you so much. He can provide your every need. He can provide for you in so many ways. Trust Him. Never ever forget His benefits.
Today’s Thanks: O Lord I praise You for all your benefits. I thank You that You care about our every need. I thank You that You always provide in the way that’s best for us. Please help us to trust You. I thank You most of all for providing our greatest need – Salvation. Lord without Your gift we would have no hope. I thank You for not leaving us to suffer and bear the eternal results of our sin. I want to spend eternity praising You for Your many blessings. Thank You for each one. Amen.
