1 Corinthians 15:58 ‘Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.‘

DAILY READING • 1 Corinthians 12; 2 Kings 6:1-7:2; Jonah 1

Robert Gilmour LeTourneau ranks among the greatest Christian Businessmen of all time.
He is famous for living on 10% of his income and giving 90% to the spread of the Gospel.

Though he was a school dropout, through divine help, he rose to become the leading earth moving machinery manufacturer of his day. His contributions forever changed the world of road constructions.

R.G. LeTourneau was born to Christian parents and gave his life to Christ at an early age. Due to financial hardship, when he was 14 years old in 1901, he dropped out of school and began working in an iron foundry.
After several other menial jobs, he later discovered his passion for machinery while working as an auto mechanic.
However, by the age of 28, after a failed business, he was jobless and broke.
He jumped at the opportunity to level some land for a wealthy rancher and from his experience at this job he found his mission in life.
LeTourneau then began taking more land leveling contracts. He would scramble to invent machines to speed up the work and keep him from going broke.
In this new business, LeTourneau considered himself to be in partnership with God. At this time, despite his financial difficulties he was able to pay a $5000 pledge he had made to God.

Soon after he did this, God suddenly gave him an unexpected breakthrough and he received divine inspiration to begin manufacturing earth-moving equipment.
RG LeTourneau became one of the pioneers in this field.
His inventions brought him unprecedented profits, and he became immensely wealthy. 70% of the equipment used in World War 2 were manufactured by his company.

His reputation for giving to the Gospel made him to be called “God’s businessman”.
At his death, inscribed on his grave was Matthew 6:33, which said “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Truly, when we seek God and His kingdom first, everything else will be added unto us. It is our degree of commitment in seeking God first that determines our ultimate height in the race of life.
Dedication is the mystery behind distinction. How dedicated you are in serving God, determines how distinguished you will become in life.
Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by the choices you make. And nothing is more valuable than focus on God in the journey of life.

We must, therefore, focus our lives on what really matters most–which is seeking first God’s kingdom.

Certainly, God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him and whatever labour we invest into
His kingdom is never in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58 says, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.’

Maintaining God as your focus is what turns you into a focus among men. And we strengthen our focus by meditating upon the Word of God. You cannot experience divine enlargement until you first enlarge your mind set. We will only prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers through knowledge of God’s Word.

It is our depth in the Word that will determine our height in life. Certainly, as we run after God, then everything good will run after us.

PRAYER
Lord, I thank You for granting me the grace to always focus on Your Word and make You my greatest priority in life. I know that when I seek You and Your Kingdom first, certainly, every good thing in life shall be added unto me, in Jesus’ name.

QUOTE
Your heart needs to be filled with The Word of God to the point of overflow. – WORDBITE 222