Economic Prosperity
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# Economic Prosperity
Reading Psalm 35;27
Topic: Economic Prosperity
Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:15,16)
Purpose: Understanding God’s eternal wealth system
By Paul B Thomas
A MINI COURSE
Introduction:
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you” (Luke 6:38).
“That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, that I may fill their treasuries” (Proverbs 8:21)
He that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness. (2 Corinthians 9:10-11)
4. Wealth comes to further God's Cause.
let them shout for joy and be glad and favor my righteous cause, let them say continually. Let the Lord be magnified which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant (Psalm 35:27).
5.Wealth comes by keeping God's covenant
I you are willing and obedient you will eat of the good of the land (Isaiah 1:19).
6. Wealth comes by being industrious.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest - and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man (Proverbs 24;3 - 34). Proverbs 10:4– “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” Also, Proverbs 12:11– “Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.”
7. True wealth comes to those whose priority is righteousness first
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Ecclesiastes 5:10– “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money” Proverbs 10:22– “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
8. Wealth comes to those who give to the Lord
Givers become wealth recievers, Proverbs 19:17– “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his deed.”
9. Wealth does not come by work alone
Wealth comes by being financially astute. We have sown much and bring in little, ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you. but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put into a bag of holes
(Haggai 1:6).
10. God is the source of all wealth.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. (Proverbs 10:22).
NOTES
Wealthy is not worldly and poverty is not godly. Money does make one a sinner. Sin makes one a sinner. Prosperity is Gods will. Prosperity is having enough to meet our own needs and meet the needs of others. Prosperity put a man in control of his daily lifestyle habits and destiny. Poverty takes away this right. Poverty makes man a slave. Money enables us to do far more in the kingdom and take the gospel to the world just as Jesus intended. Money is not why we preach money helps us preach.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Blessed "oh, the happiness"- “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” (Psalm 1:3). shall prosper--literally, "make prosper," brings to perfection. (A. R. FAUSSET).
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an [excellent] advantage for those who see the sun.12 For wisdom is a protection even as money is a protection, But the [excellent] advantage of knowledge is that wisdom shields and preserves the lives of its possessors. (Ecc 7:11,12 AMP).
Wisdom is better when it’s paired with money, Especially if you get both while you’re still living. Double protection: wisdom and wealth!
Plus this bonus: Wisdom energizes its owner. (Ecc 7:11,12 MESSAGE).
For further Study:
Questions to Consider: 1. What are the traps of poverty. 2.How many missionaries can you support when you are broke. 3. How can you feed your family and see to their needs if God does not bless you. 4. Name five ways god blesses his people. 5. Earning money and yet squandering it is displeasing to God no matter how hard one works. Hard work must accompany wisdom. Read proverbs and what God says on posessing wealth.
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A family Bible Study
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Should I Go to the DOCTOR'S or Trust Jesus?
Q. SHOULD I take medication or trust the Lord for my healing?
A. Faith is divine confidence in God that he is who he is and that he promises what he says he will do.
Faith in God is the highest form of faith. scriptures declares have the God kind of faith.Different folks have different levels of faith, some can believe God to heal them while others believe God yet will go to the doctors first. It's not that they doubt God but rather trust the doctors in creatain areas of their well-being. That is not wrong, so the question is WHEN DO I TRUST GOD TOTALLY to heal me?And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to YOUR faith be it unto youMatthew 9:27-29
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Then he touched their eyes, and he said, "Just as you have believed, let it be done to you."
Those who, by the providence of God, have lost their bodily sight, may, by the grace of God, have the eyes of their understanding fully enlightened....They followed him crying aloud. He would try their faith, and would teach us always to pray, and not to faint, though the answer does not come at once. They followed Christ, and followed him crying; but the great question is, Do ye believe? Nature may make us earnest, but it is only grace that can work faith. (Matthew Henry).
According to your faith - That is, you have "believed" that you could be healed, be healed accordingly.(Barnes Notes).
We cannot criticise others for relying on medication while we ourselves may rely on God's spoken promises. It is as God speaks to you, so your faith becomes alive living and active in that area. If God gives his WORD then God will give the assurace of his healing. The prerogative is on God to SPEAK. The responsibility is on us to seek.Faith is an active force, and we may have faith indifferent areas of our lives and well being. some have faith to travel full-time as missionaries and believe God to supply their every need while they may be weak in believing God to heal their body, My adopted dad for example Had faith that the Lord had saved him and would keep him yet he had little revelation of divine healing, he died with lung disease through working in the coal mines for 30 years...
...Some have FAITH in one area and not another, revelation of God in one area and not another. Some believe in prosperity while others don't, some believe in the full salvation as in Acts 238 while others don't, some believe in deliverance while others don't..... Our job is to pursue the full gospel so that we can live in FAITH in every area of our lives.
The point is we are all in different places with God and at different stages in our faith. I may believe God more in one area than you. but I can't criticise you for I am not where you are and neither are you where I am...in your walk with God
If man has no answers, then know this Jesus is the answer. This is not "despising" the physician this is "elevating" Jesus above the physician because he has spoken his word to you. and as for me I wont "despise" his word. He is the healer, Jesus alone is the healer. Medication is not the healer, Jesus is the Healer! He alone as the heavenly physician, conquered sickness and provided redemption for the curse. So lets start there. yes understand the REDEMPTIVE work of Jesus... with his stripes I am healed. (Isaiah 53;5).Paul.