Genesis 26:1-14
1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
At the point when the Bible says that we should concentrate to show ourselves affirmed unto God, it implies that we should ponder the fruitful saints of confidence who have ventured out in front of us and take in their ways (2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 10:11). A decent case of somebody who experienced steady and dynamic prosperity is Isaac. In the event that you need to have steady and dynamic prosperity like Isaac did, shrewdness requests that you take in his ways. How did Isaac figure out how to end up so prosperous in the season of starvation, to such an extent that the lord and locals of the land in which he visited begrudged him?
The principal thing Isaac did to encounter steady and dynamic prosperity was to enquire of the Lord on where to go amid a grim time. Genesis 26:2-6 uncovers the result of Isaac's enquiry. The Lord let him know not to move an inch from Gerar. This is an incredible lesson to every one of the individuals who intend to succeed by the hand of the Lord. a few people would state to you, "Take after your heart", however in view of God's pledge, that is imprudence. Jeremiah 17:9
Isaac did not take after his heart; rather he took after God's order. He remained in Gerar. Proverbs 3:5-7
What else did Isaac do that earned him steady and dynamic prosperity? He sowed in the land (Genesis 26:12) in the event that you don't draw in your grasp in something the Lord can duplicate, your desire of steady and dynamic prosperity will end in frustration.
The Almighty God knows the fitting time for whatever a man puts fortification his hand to do. It is strange to sow in the season of starvation, however God knew this was the best time for Isaac to trade out the request made by shortage. This is the motivation behind why God is instructing you to look for His face before you set out on that undertaking within reach. Isaac flourished continuously in light of the fact that God was in his business. Have you welcomed God into your business as the Senior Partner? Does God make major decisions in your business exchanges or you don't include Him by any stretch of the imagination? Do you pay your tithes? Do you give advertising? Dod you respect God you're your first natural products? Gain from the life of Isaac today.
