As long as he did this, he was prospered.
“And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.”
– 2 Chronicles 26:5 KJV
[2.Timothy 2:15, R.S.V] Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
[Psalm 31:2] “Bow down your ear to me, deliver me speedily; be my rock of…”
That’s what they had been praying for! “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” – Luke 5:24 NKJV
[Job 12:7-9] But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
Who did he consult? “He thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?’” – Luke 12:17 KJV
A red octagonal sign with white letters… “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” – Romans 6:6