Winners not Sinners

UV 802/10,000 Winners not Sinners Winners not Sinners “Then you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3 v 4 When we develop and maintain a faithful and loving heart, we will find favour with both God and man. This is the main thing in life that we have to maintain. This is the heart of Jesus: faithful to the Father and loving to people. It won Him the favour of both God and man. Scripture says that the Lord was with Joseph and he was a prosperous man. The Lord made all that he did with his hand to prosper. When the Lord is with is, we are prosperous. Our health, family, wisdom, finances, fortunes prosper. As the Lord’s favour was upon Joseph, he found favour even with men like his master Potiphar who made him overseer over his household. A good name in the sight of God is our testimony. A good name in the sight of man is our reputation. Our testimony leads to our reputation and builds on it. Daniel and his companions also found favour with the emperor’s steward as the Lord looked upon with favour from the first day he humbled himself to fast and pray. The Lord prospered Daniel through the reign of several emperors and gave him victory in adversity. Victory in adversity is another word for testimony. When we are in a time of adversity, we should not think like the world that we have lost the Lord’s favour. How can we have a testimony without adversity? Adversity is needed to prove our faith and love as well as to build our inner strength. God has intended that everyone is born a winner. To this end, He has packed us with desires, skills, qualities and talents. We may lose some games or some battles but that does not alter our permanent status- born to be winners. Satan however accuses us and tells everyone that we are born sinners or loser. It is our faith in God and in His Word as well as our love for God and our fellow beings that transforms our life of disgrace and defeat into a life of challenge and victory. Our sinful heart is replaced by the heart of Jesus and we become born again winners. Prateep V Philip