The God Of Heaven Prospers Us

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Nehemiah 2:20

“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, He will prosper us; therefore, we His servants will arise and build; but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”

I think when we think of God prospering us, we think of God being far off in heaven and only prospering us to be where He is one day.  However, Nehemiah said “the God of heaven He will prosper us” while embarking on something that was well beyond his qualifications and experience. Nehemiah was aware of God being present there with him to help him prosper in accomplishing the greatest thing he would ever do.

Paul said in Romans, 8:31 “…If God be for us, who can be against us”. Imagine that, God is for us not against us!  God is for and not against our dreams and goals. He is for and not against you starting that business, getting married, writing that book, or having that baby.   He is right there with you to see that you prosper in all these things or whatever you desire to do.   He is your heavenly cheerleader.  Hallelujah!  No one wants you to prosper more than God.  So much so that He Himself came to live in us to assure us of prosperity.   Now ask yourself, has God ever failed? Of course not.  Therefore, you cannot fail.  Paul goes on to say in Romans 8:32, “He who spared not His Son but delivered Him up for us all how shall He not with Him freely give us all things”.  My friend, “all things” includes prosperity.

Listen, regardless of what you have to face as you work towards your dream or desire, know that you are prospering and the devil is in a constant state of defeat.  Think about that, if you are prospering anyone or anything that opposes you is defeated.   Romans 8:37, “Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.”  The key here is knowing that you are not alone.  That God is with you to prosper you.  You must persuade yourself of this very fact as Paul did.  Paul said “I am persuaded …”  Romans 8:38. It might take you some time to become fully persuaded but don’t stop, keep confessing what you want to see until you can say “I am fully persuaded that the God of Heaven prospers me.”

Real Prosperity

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Today many people are looking for quick fixes and overnight successes.  Most don’t really know what real prosperity is.  Real prosperity is not some quick fix or winning lotto ticket.  Real prosperity is Christ in us. Christ is our prosperity and because of that we prosper in every area of our lives.

Prosperity happens the moment we accepts Jesus Christ into our lives not when we see manifestations. That’s why it’s important for us to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and not give up.  Romans 10:13 says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Salvation is the all inclusive word for all the acts of redemption which includes prosperity.  “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich” (II Cor. 8:9). Therefore, the moment we call upon the name of the Lord we prosper even when we don’t see the manifestations of that prosperity.  It’s not what we do that prospers us we prosper what we do because of Christ in us.  Psalms 1:3 says, “…whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”

God blessed Abraham and he was a prosperous man. Genesis 24:35, “And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”  Abraham was a prosperous man because the Lord had blessed and favored him not because of anything that Abraham did. When Abraham was in Egypt God caused Pharaoh to bless him. Genesis 12:26 “And he entreated Abram well for her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.” God’s favor was upon Abraham and Sarah and Pharaoh gave to them abundantly.   But does this mean that we should do nothing? Absolutely not, remember Psalms 1:3 says, “…whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”  Therefore, if you’re not putting your hands to anything what are you causing to prosper?

When God blessed Adam in the Garden of Eden Adam had the responsibility to use the blessing to keep and dress the garden. He had the responsibility to prosper and expand the garden.  Likewise, we are responsible to advance the kingdom of God in the earth.  When Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dream of seven prosperous years and seven years of famine in Egypt he instructed Pharaoh to store up during the prosperous years against the years of famine.  Joseph used the blessing to not only save his family but also the families of Egypt.

So the question is how are you using the power of prosperity that’s in you to advance the kingdom of God in the earth? Christ is in you to prosper whatever you do.  As believers we don’t have to work to become prosperous because we have inherited all things in Christ.  Our job is to use what we’ve been given to be a blessing.

Don’t Frustrate Grace!

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Galatians 2:21

“I do not frustrate the grace of God; for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”

Whenever I find myself being frustrated about something, I know that it is because I have allowed myself to move from grace to works.  God’s grace is what He freely gives to us regardless of whether or not we deserve it.  And since He freely gives it we can never earn it.

Therefore, we become frustrated when we try to earn what is freely given.  In all our efforts of trying to obtain the blessing of God through our works, we still come up empty handed because we’re not receiving what God is giving.  Paul tells the church in Galatians that they were foolish and bewitched (Gal. 3:1).  It’s foolish to think you can work for what someone is giving to you for free.  The devil is always trying to deceive God’s people into thinking that God is not that good.  To believe that God wants you to work for His blessings makes God out to be harsh and unkind.  God knows that we would never be able to reach His requirements that’s why it would be harsh and unkind.  But thank God that Jesus has meant all the requirements necessary for us to receive the blessings of God.  Jesus has redeemed us from the curse of the law and release us to the blessings of Abraham (Gal. 3:13-14).

Therefore, stop frustrating the grace of God that’s flowing in your life by trying to earn what has been freely given.  You’re efforts can’t bring prosperity, nor can they bring good health.  Your efforts will only hinder those things from flowing in your life.  Don’t be deceived it’s not by works but  by the faith of the Son of God that we are prosperous, healed, and blessed.

Reapers!

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Ruth 2:14

“And Boaz said unto her, at mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.  And she sate beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

“Ruth being a Moabitess was not entitled to anything that Boaz had.  Like the Syrophenician woman who say to Jesus “Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master’s table” (Matt. 15:27) Ruth was willing to take the scrapes the reapers left behind.  But because Ruth had made Naomi’s God her God, God granted her favor.

God’s favor placed Ruth in the right place at the right time and caused Boaz to take notice of her.  God’s favor caused her to be seated among the reapers!  No longer would she be one that begged for scrapes, she would be entitled to take in the harvest!God has favored us through the His Son Jesus Christ.  We have been grafted into the family of God and are entitled to take in the harvest! We are no longer are standing on the outside of Eden Jesus blood has put as back on the inside of Eden where all the goodness that God  intended for us to have is at our disposal.  Good health, prosperity, peace of mind are all ours for the taking.

Reapers are those that gather in, it’s up to you how much you want to take in but you must do the taking, you must do the gathering in.  Naomi and Ruth returned to Bethlehem because Naomi heard that there was bread and when they got there Ruth didn’t sit around waiting, she said, “Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace…” (Ruth 2:2).    If Ruth had never gotten up to go she never would have been in the right place at the right time.

God has given us His unmerited, unmeasurable favor, all things are ours through Jesus Christ.  Therefore, what are you waiting for?  Gather in as much as you want!

Your Hands, His Power!

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Mark 16:18
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if thy drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

A sign is something that distinguishes a person or thing from others.  The signs that distinguishes us as believers are casting out devils; speaking with new tongues; taking up serpents; laying hands on the sick and seeing them recover.   And you don’t have to have been a believer for many years to have these signs follow you.  All you need is to be a believer.

A young woman in our church testified that her husband had been complaining of chest pains.  When they went to bed that night she laid her hands on his chest and prayed for his healing.  He woke up the next morning feeling fine and never complained of chest pains again, he was completely healed.

However, many believers are reluctant to lay hands on the sick because they are afraid that the person won’t be healed.  Listen believers, the power to heal isn’t us it’s Christ in us.  The hands are ours but the power is His.  Therefore, stretch forth your hands and let His power flow through you.   Go ahead “heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received, freely give” (Matt. 10:8).