"...and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go”:" 1 Kings 2:3 (NIV)
When I read this verse, it sounded very familiar... I had heard it in Joshua 1:7- "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.”
The verse in 1 Kings is King David's charge to his son Solomon. David was dying and Solomon was getting ready to take the throne as king of Israel. The verse in Joshua was given to Joshua by God just before he was to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. God wanted both of these men to be prosperous in what they were about to do and where His will for their lives was taking them.
God wants us to be prosperous as well. He wants us to succeed in that which He calls u to do. So he tells us how that this will happen. In both verses God gives us the key... and condition... to being prosperous wherever we go. "Walk in His ways, keep His decrees, commandments, judgments, and testimonies. In other words... be obedient to His commands and you will prosper wherever you are. Do you want to be prosperous wherever you go? Then obey His commands. What a great deal….we try every other way to be prosperous but on our own, it will never last. If we follow God’s recipe for success, it will last for eternity. God has a great deal for us, if we follow his commands.
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