Psalm 34:12 GNT
Would you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness?
Do you? Well, David, who was very prosperous and materially rich, tells us how to have and enjoy divine prosperity all your life practically.
Psalms 34:8-10 NKJV
[8] Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
[9] Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
[10] The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
The goodness of God is His prosperity, riches, beauty, favour and pleasures. God is always good but you can live as though He is not. So David encourages us to perceive by tasting and perceive by seeing that the Lord is good. So how do you do that? Do you see it in the verses above?
– Do you want to be blessed? Trust God (v8)
– Do you have no wants? Fear God (v9)
– Do you want to lack no good thing? Seek God (v10)
Trusting God is the price you will pay for God to entrust you with His prosperity. Fearing God will keep you from evil ventures when you taste God’s prosperity. Seeking God will give you more satisfaction beyond His prosperity. Thus, you wouldn’t serve His prosperity as a master but use His prosperity to serve Him as your Master.
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