Redefined Success

Jeremiah 22
Verse 15-16 "But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings.
That is why God blessed him. He gave justice and help to the poor and needy,
and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord."

A beautiful palace doesn't make a great king, justice and righteousness makes us great in the eyes of God. It is not what you have, but what you give that makes you great. Josiah gave: justice and help to the poor and needy and everything went well for him. His success was not the results of what he had acquired, houses, cars, boats and stuff. His success was the result of what he gave away to others and God wraps that scripture thought up with this statement, "isn't that what it means to know me". Intimacy with God produces a compassion for man and a desire to bring justice and righteousness to those who are poor and needy.

I challenge you today to redefine success in your life, success is not measured by what you have but by what you give. Because as Jesus said in the gospels "what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul". So ask yourself this question, what am I doing on a regular basis to bring justice and help to the poor and needy? Now remember that need is not only defined by natural elements but also spiritual elements, no one is poorer than the man that doesn't know Jesus. Let's be great for God and declare our intimacy with him through our compassion for others.