Prosperity is God’s Idea: Your Heavenly Account

05/13/22 • 61 min

Welcome to Word of Life Study Series- Your Heavenly Account. Question, do you know what the balance is in your checking and savings accounts? What about in your investment accounts or 401K, RRSP or TFSA? So what about your heavenly account? If you are a born again Christian, you have an account in the First Bank of Heaven! Paul was concerned in that he wanted the accounts of the Philippian Christians to increase and abound. Isn’t it interesting that the money and material gifts that Paul received were referred to in the Scriptures as a “fragrant offering” and an “acceptable sacrifice” that was pleasing to God. It was sweet smelling money my brother and sister, not filthy lucre or evil money, but fruit that was pleasing to God.
1. Giving Dynamics

So often we think so small and so we receive in proportion to the revelation we have in this matter. We may be satisfied and get by with a little, but the greater question is this, is God satisfied and pleased with us just getting by in life? If He is not, then there is a problem. We have already established that it is His will for all His children to be rich, to have a full supply, and have no room to receive all His blessings. So are we going to obey the will of God in this matter? God needs channels for His provision to flow through; it’s not all for us. God has plans, big plans for His Kingdom and it requires money. Imagine all of the Body of Christ, being in positions to give into the Lord’s projects. It takes time to develop in the area of finances, so we need to get on it now.
2. Is Borrowing Okay?

Remember, it’s not material things that is the problem, but the preoccupation of them- to be more interested in them, than in the Lord. God does not have a problem with His children being rich, but how we acquire this wealth is what we need to look at next.
1- We can steal it from someone
2- We can wish and wait for it- like an inheritance or gambling like the lottery
3- We can work extra jobs and save up for it
4- We can borrow and get into debt
5- The Best way is to sow and believe it in from the Lord
3. Different Levels of Faith for Prosperity

God’s plan is that we plant financial seed through giving and believe Him for a multiplied harvest. We did not save, borrow or strain for it- this is entering into the rest of God. So when we receive through God’s plan for increase, He gave it to us and so it’s a blessing. This is the highest level of prosperity, to believe it in. Now remember that we don’t start out in this highest form of faith for prosperity. People want to jump a level or two. No we start out with “Payment Faith” and then go onto “Payoff Faith” before we get to “Believe it in Faith!”

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Prosperity is God’s Idea: God is our Source

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Welcome to Word of Life Study Series- God is our Source. When it comes to sharing the Word of God with people, only give to them what they have a capacity to appreciate and receive. The Bible talks about having ears to hear. The more we treasure, esteem, and value the Word of God, the more revelation we will get from the Holy Spirit. If folks do not value what you are saying or they are just not yet spiritually developed to receive it, then hold onto it. Don’t just throw out all you know, and let the chips fall as they may, like a hit and run. If they do not want to hear it, than we need to be quiet. Don’t give precious things to people who have no appreciation for them, isn’t that what Jesus said in Matthew 7:6- it can have a negative effect. It’s not what they need or what you know, it’s what they will receive and the Holy Spirit knows that.

1. Abundance Mentality

Just because people have stuff does not automatically mean that God gave it to them. Folks can get things through debt, by stealing and fraud. It is time to look up to higher levels of what we have known and been accustomed to in the world. The Lord is not satisfied with where we are at in the financial arena. Sure, He is pleased that we are making progress, but there is so much more to God’s economics that we have not tapped into. Until we can get our eyes off of what we are used to on this earth, we are limiting Him.

2. Jehovah Jireh Our Provider

Abraham went to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering, but just before he went to slay his only son, the Angel of the Lord stopped him. In verse fourteen we see that Abraham called that place “The Lord Will Provide” which in the Hebrew is one of God’s redemptive Names- Jehovah Jireh.

3. Faith Rests on more than mere Ability

I want you to notice that according to the Bible, when the Lord fills our cup, it’s not just half full in order to keep us humble. No, the Scripture does not say that- not even filling it up to the brim. What does Psalms 23:5 say, “my cup overflows” well that just sounds wasteful, extravagant and excessive! He must not care if it runs over the top and onto the table and all over the floor and out the door. When you have as much as God has got, you don’t care about spilling it over!

4. The God of Abundance

If we are not excited and expectant about God’s provision, than we are not in faith. Our biggest challenge (a good thing) concerning giving, is when we hear about needs that we ask the Lord, “do you want us to pay all of it or half of it?” It is not God’s will that we be so strapped in debt that we are not in a position to be a blessing, because we are struggling to pay our electric bill. However, before God can turn our situation around, we have to change on the inside in our heart and mind. Miracles start on the inside, before it happens on the outside. We have to get excited about God as our provider so we can become a big giver, sower and blessing.

5. More where that Came From

It’s a lot easier to give things away to people when we have the mentality that it’s not ours in the first place, and that there is a lot more where that came from; knowing that God is an excessive God and He will give us five more. The reason people have trouble turning loose of things, whether it is God dealing with them to give or even being defrauded by others is because they don’t have faith in an abundant God who will restore back to them even more than what they gave or lost.

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Prosperity is God’s Idea: Biblical Laws of Increase Part 1

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Welcome to Word of Life Study Series- Biblical Laws of Increase Part 1. Our God is the God of blessing and increase and He has given the earth to us to enjoy, develop and utilize for His glory. He wants us to increase in all areas of our life, spirit, soul and body. This also includes financially and materially. He wants us to have more so we can be a blessing and do more for His Kingdom and to increase our own enjoyment level. We find in the Scriptures that just because it is God’s will does not mean that it just automatically happens. There are conditions of obedience and faith associated to working the principles of God’s Word.

1. The Law of Honoring God

The key to Exercising faith for finances is to sow seed according to 2 Corinthians 9:6 and Luke 6:38. If a person will just obey the Bible, they will reap many wonderful results. Spiritual laws, like natural laws always work the same for whomever works them, no matter who the person is. Just as gravity works the same for each person so do spiritual laws in the Bible. Like the concept of cause and effect, when we act on the Word in faith, the results are forth coming. Therefore, we have a part to play in our prosperity- it’s not all up to God. It’s not what we know alone that sets us free, but what we know and put into practice that makes us free.

2. Honoring the Local Church

A modern application of this would be if a Christian was taking an old beat-up piece of furniture to the city dump, but then half way there, decides to dump it on his/her pastor instead- that is a contemptible offering and dishonors God by dishonoring His servant. Until people see the value of the local church, world missions and humanity in general, and see it through God’s eyes, they will not honor it- this is where having a revelation from God is so necessary.

3. How to Honor God

It is important for us to know that we are always on the Lord’s mind and that His abiding presence is a meant to be a continual comfort for us to enjoy. With that being said, let’s also take note that the Lord is called El-Shadi; the God who is more than enough, not El-Cheapo or the God that lets us barely get by. The Bible talks a lot about money and finances, sad that so many are embarrassed and feel uncomfortable about that subject, because of wrong thinking. We have been talking about the Biblical use of honor in regards to blessing others financially. Now we are going to look at the practical application of this principle. It is impossible to say that we honor God, and not be actively giving generously into His works on the earth.

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