Strengthen Your Faith Devotional Day 4

Bible Reading

With all my power I have served your father. And your father has deceived me and changed my wages 10 times but God did not allow him to hurt me. If he said thus: “The speckled shall be your wages” then all the cattle bore speckled. And if he said thus: “The streaked shall be your wages” then all the cattle bore streaked. (Genesis 31:6-8)

When Jacob worked for his father-in-law Laban, his salary was changed 10 times. But God helped Jacob prosper because if Laban said, “The speckled flock shall be your wages”, then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young. If Laban said, “The streaked flock shall be your wages”, then all the flocks gave birth to streaked young. (Genesis 31:4-12)

Therefore believe that God can make you prosper even if you are working for an unfair boss because With God all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26) In addition, God is not a respector of persons (Acts 10:34) which means that what He did for Jacob, He can also do for you if you believe. Therefore believe that He can and if your faith is wavering read How to Increase your Faith.

However, it is important to note that Jacob had made a pact with God when he was going to where Laban lived because he promised God saying, “If God will be with me and keep me in this way that I am going and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on … then the Lord shall be my God … and all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.” (Genesis 28:20-22)

Thus Jacob had promised to tithe or give God 10 percent of everything he received from Him if God was with him and God protected him and God provided him with food and clothing. Therefore consider making a similar pact with God where you give 10% of what you earn to your local Church so that God can provide for you and protect you and be with you. This protection that comes from tithing is also seen when God promises us saying, “I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground.” (Malachi 3:11)

Prayer

Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me remember that All things are possible for the person who believes (Mark 9:23) so that I can believe without wavering that With God all things are possible including prospering even if I am working for an unfair boss. Father God I also ask You in the name of Jesus to rebuke the devourer for me at my place of work so that he does not destroy my source of income because I tithe faithfully. 

Bible Verse Meditation

Your father has deceived me and changed my wages 10 times but God did not allow him to hurt me. (Genesis 31:7)

You can even modify it and meditate on (insert the name of the person who has deceived you) has deceived me and changed my wages 10 times but God did not allow him to hurt me. 

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