“A curse on him who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!” (Jeremiah 48:10).
We should not be lax in doing the Lord’s work, “For God did not give us
a spirit of timidity, but a Spirit of power, of love and of
self-discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7).
Through the power of the Spirit of God, we are able to say, with Paul,
“I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am
convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for
that Day” (2 Timothy 1:12). Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are enabled to “obey the statutes of Your mouth” (Psalm 119:88).
What God did for His people, Israel, was very great. There is a striking contrast between their slavery in Egypt and their abundance in the promised land. God had multiplied His blessing upon them, just as Jesus did when He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). If the blessing is to be maintained and increased, we must honour the Lord. We must cry to Him for blessing: "Hear my prayer, O God, listen to the words of my mouth." We must call upon Him with faith: "Surely God is my help; the Lord is the One who sustains me" (Psalm 54:2,4).
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