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PROSPERITY BY GRACE

Saturday, July 10th 2021

Pastor Chris

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth... (Deuteronomy 8:18).

Prosperity has nothing to do with how hard you fast  and  pray; it’s the  Lord’s  doing.  God  is  the One who prospers you. He delights in your prosperity (Psalm 35:27). You don’t have to wonder whether or not  God  wants  you  to  prosper.  He  doesn’t want  you to put your trust in step-by-step human calculations, because that won’t work. They may seem to work for some time, but they won’t last. True and lasting prosperity comes by grace. 

A story is told in Mark 10, of a rich young ruler’s attitude to wealth. He wanted to know what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus told him to obey all the commandments;  but  he  said,  “Master,  all  these  have  I observed  from my  youth.” The  Bible says  Jesus  looked at him with love, and said to him,  “Go and sell all that you  have,  and  give  it  to  the  poor,  and  come  and  follow me” (Mark 10:21). At that, the rich young ruler went away sad. He was tied to his possessions, for the Bible says he had great possessions; or as someone rightly put it: “his great possessions had him.” 

Jesus then looked round about and said to His disciples,  “...How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!”  (Mark 10:23). Jesus was letting them understand that salvation wasn’t going to be by their money, or great possessions, but by the Spirit of God. Jesus wanted the rich young man to put his trust, not in his wealth, but in God, the giver of wealth.

Your prosperity isn’t dependent on any man, your business, the systems and governments of this world, or the economy, but on God. It’s by His grace. Now you  can  understand  why  He  says  in  2  Corinthians  9:8: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you;  that  ye,  always  having  all  sufficiency  in  all  things, may abound to every good work.”  The power that God gives His children to get wealth is spiritual power, not political power or economic power. It’s the power He gives every Christian to propagate God’s righteous course. Praise God! 

CONFESSION 
My  purpose in life is to  establish  God’s  righteousness in the earth and in the hearts of men around the world. And I’m blessed with all I require to carry this out. Therefore, I’m committed to advancing God’s agenda,  favouring His  righteous  course with my  time and resources, for His glory. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honour [come] of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand [is] power and might; and in thine hand [it is] to make great, and to give strength unto all.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

Psalm 35:27 AMPC Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 20:17-38 & Job 22-24 

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Luke 8:1-10 & Joshua 6

Good morning.
God bless you.
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