This morning’s verses speak of His abundance. The Lord speaks through Isaiah that His land will be filled with silver and gold. But there is something more valuable that will not perish - our faith in the Lord. (See 1 Peter 1:5-7) The Scripture teaches us that faith is like gold that has been tested in a fire. Tests and trials test our faith in God. And we come to realize that it is worth more than gold. Our faith in God will not perish. In other words, the greater the tests

This morning’s verses speak of the Lord blessing the believers wherever they are or go, and we shall not only experience abundance from what others may notice but also from the blind spots. What are the hidden treasures in our walk with the Lord? This may include commercial opportunities that others in the world have not discovered, yet the Lord has for us. How about the blind spots in our souls that have kept us from experiencing exceeding joy and peace that would lead to b

This morning’s verses speak of His promotion and abundance, leading believers into a fall and lack. Why does this happen? One cause could be a lack of maturity to handle His blessings. Because the Lord blessed them, He must have trusted them that they would be able to handle them with wisdom, but the Israelis could not. This is one of the reasons why what matters at an eternal level is our maturity in character. We must choose to continue to grow in Christ despite all of the