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Bible Questions Answered:
“Is
it wrong to want to be successful?...”
Wreatha/
Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
God wants us to be successful!
Here is what The Word says:
Genesis
39:2,3 NLT
2
The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he
served in the home of his Egyptian master.
3
Potiphar noticed this and realized that The Lord was with Joseph,
giving him success in everything he did.
Deuteronomy
29:9 KJV
Keep
therefore the words of this Covenant, and do them, that ye may
prosper in all that ye do.
Joshua
1:8 KJV
This
book of The Law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make
thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
I
Chronicles 22:13 KJV
Then
shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the statutes and
judgments which The Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be
strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
II
Chronicles 26:5 KJV
And
he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the
visions of God: and as long as he sought The Lord, God made him to
prosper.
II
Chronicles 31:21 KJV
And
in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and
in The Law, and in The Commandments, to seek his God, he did it with
all his heart, and prospered.
Nehemiah
2:20 KJV
Then
answered I them, and said unto them, The God Of Heaven, He will
prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build: but ye
have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.
Psalm
1:1-3 KJV
1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful.
2
But his delight is in The Law Of The Lord; and in His Law doth he
meditate day and night.
3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm
37:34 KJV
Wait
on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the
land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Matthew
25:34 KJV
Then
shall The King say unto them on His right hand, come, ye blessed of
My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world:
John
14:2,3 KJV
2
In My father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3
And If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and
receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Acts
20:32 KJV
And
now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to The Word of His grace,
which is able to build you up, and to give you and inheritance among
all them which are sanctified.
Romans
8:15-17 NLT
15
So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should
behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into His family
- calling Him "Father, dear Father,"
16
For His Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that
we are God's children.
17
and since we are His children, we will share His treasures - for
everything God gives to His Son, Christ, is ours, too, But if we are
to share His glory, we must also share His suffering.
I
Corinthians 2:9 KJV
But
as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for
them that love Him.
II
Corinthians 1:20,21 NCV
The
yes to all of God's promises is in Christ, and through Christ we say
yes to the glory of God. Remember, God is the One who makes you and
us strong in Christ. God made us His chosen people.
Galatians
3:29 KJV
And
if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to
the promise.
Ephesians
1:11-14 NLT
11
Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from
God, for He chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just
as He decided long ago.
12
God's purpose was that we who were the first to trust in Christ
should praise our glorious God.
13
And now you also have heard The Truth, The Good News that God saves
you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by
giving you The Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago.
14
The Spirit is God's guarantee that He will give us everything He
Promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. This is
just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.
Ephesians
3:6 KJV
That
the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and
partakers of His promise in Christ by The Gospel:
I
Timothy 6: 6-9 NLT
6
Yet true religion with contentment is great wealth.
7
After all, we didn't bring anything with us when we came into the
world, and we certainly cannot carry anything with us when we die.
8
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content
9
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped
by any foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and
destruction.
I
Peter 3:3,4 KJV
3
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the
hair and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is
in the sight of God of great price.
II
Peter 1:3,4 KJV
3
According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and Godliness, through the knowledge of Him that
hath called us to glory and virtue:
4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that
by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Prayer:
Deuteronomy
8:18 NLT
Remember
The Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be
successful, in order to fulfill the covenant He confirmed to your
ancestors with an oath.
Colossians
3:23 KJV
And
whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to The Lord, and not unto men;
