Luck
Who needs luck? Certainly not the Christian! Just look at all the "riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19) the Saints have been given! "2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our LORD, 3 According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue" (2Peter 1:2-3). Though luck may have the connotation of prosperity or success in the world's vocabulary, it involves the element of chance; and, uncertainty is not part of the success guaranteed by the LORD. Instead, the Saints can find in the Scriptures, Promise after definite Promise to make certain their prosperity and success. "This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success" (Joshua 1:8). "But whoso looketh into the Perfect Law of Liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed" (James 1:25). [To explore more about the "Exceeding Great and Precious Promises" (2Peter 1:4), It may sound unfair to vilify luck, when it seems to have been such a good friend in days gone by, but we no longer ought to knowingly take credit away from the LORD Jesus Christ for our success by attributing our prosperity to luck. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things [i.e., luck] are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2Corinthians 5:17).
The Providence of God is more than able to match and exceed the luck of the world. "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (Ephesians 3:20). God's Providence is His benevolent and wise forethought and provision for His children. "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). "They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures" (Psalm 36:8). And, instead of wishing luck to another Christian, the Saints should say, "God bless you", e.g. "24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25 The LORD make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26 The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace" (Numbers 6:24-26). When addressing someone who may, or may not, be a Christian (but, has benefited you, or you desire their good), our Spanish friends have a pleasing expression: "Vaya con dios" (meaning: "Go with God"); or, simply say, "God be with you", e.g., "And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee" (Ruth 2:4). And, of course, it is understood in our sentiments and greetings, "The LORD is with you, while ye be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you" (2Chronicles 15:2).
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