My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure. - Isaiah 46:10

Before creation began, God had a master plan for this world. He didn't just wind up creation, then just sit back watch it run down like an old clock.

From the beginning, God has been moving the world forward to His conclusion.

We may not understand why God allows one nation to prosper and another to fail. We can't imagine why He allows evil empires to exist, but He is in control.

If you have fear and doubts about your own future, remember, God is accomplishing His master plan in your life.

God had a master plan for this world from the beginning. He didn’t just wind up creation, then just sit back watch it run down like an old clock.

From the beginning, God has been moving the world forward to His conclusion.

We may not understand why God allows one nation to prosper and another to fail. We can’t imagine why He allows evil empires to exist, but He is in control.

If you have fear and doubts about your own future, remember, God is accomplishing His master plan in your life.

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. - Matthew 6:19-20

You have a choice as to where you can invest your wealth. You can invest it here on earth, or in eternity.

Jesus was not against wealth. He never taught that wealth was a sin, or that the wealthy people were evil. He does remind us that earthly wealth is fleeting. No matter how hard you try or how much money you make, you can never take it with you.

The only investments that last forever are those made into the kingdom of God. As you invest in eternity, your investment will last forever, and they will never decay, rust, or lose value. Your heavenly investment will give a return of changed lives, restored families, and eternal souls entering the kingdom of God.

You have a choice as to where you can invest your wealth. You can invest it here on earth, or in eternity.

The only investments that last forever are those made into the kingdom of God. As you invest in eternity, your investment will last forever, and they will never decay, rust, or lose value. Your heavenly investment will give a return of changed lives, restored families, and eternal souls entering the kingdom of God.

Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. – 2 Corinthians 5:9

The Apostle Paul had one main focus in life. Above everything else, He wanted to please the Lord. He had made pleasing God his lifelong ambition.

You can seek after a lot of things. You can make it your goal to work your way up the corporate ladder, start a business, lose weight, or a thousand other things.

There is nothing wrong with getting fit, having a good job, or starting your own company. However, as a Christian, your primary goal is to please the Lord. Everything else must take second place.

The Apostle Paul had one main focus in life. Above everything else, He wanted to please the Lord. He had made pleasing God his lifelong ambition.

You can seek a lot of things. You can make it your goal to work your way up the corporate ladder, start a business, lose weight, or a thousand other things.

There is nothing wrong with getting fit, having a good job, or starting your own company. However, as a Christian, your goal is to please the Lord. Everything else must take second place.

Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives.

Here are the promises we covered this week.

Monday - Joshua 21:45

Tuesday - 1 Thessalonians 5:24

Wednesday - Titus 3:5

Thursday - Romans 6:14

Friday - Luke 11:9-10

Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives.

Here are the promises we covered this week.

Monday - Joshua 21:45

Tuesday - 1 Thessalonians 5:24

Wednesday - Titus 3:5

Thursday - Romans 6:14

Friday - Luke 11:9-10

So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. - Luke 11:9-10

This promise is one of those Bible verses we know, but rarely practice. It's a great verse to frame and put on the wall, but a better verse to live by.

Prayer is not a one-time act. It's not just saying a prayer, and then moving on with life. Jesus tells us to ask, and then keep on asking; to seek and keep on seeking; to knock and keep on knocking.

When you keep on asking, seeking, and knocking, you have the promise that God hears and answers your prayer.

This promise is one of those Bible verses we know, but rarely practice. It's a great verse to frame and put on the wall, but a better verse to live by.

Prayer is not a one-time act. It's not just saying a prayer, and then moving on with life. Jesus tells us to ask, and then keep on asking; to seek and keep on seeking; to knock and keep on knocking. 

When you keep on asking, seeking, and knocking, you have the promise that God hears and answers your prayer.