Love of God and Prosperity go hand in hand

April 10, 2011

The love of God and prosperity go hand in hand

Luke 12;15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

How many people believe that the more you own the more abundant your life is? A person who owns more than one home, has several cars, designer clothing, boats and jewelry is considered as a person who has a more than abundant life. According to God, life is not in these items. None of these things can love you, comfort, protect, support, and heal you. Everything you can see and touch is decaying. Yet people seek these things and believe that this is life. It is God’s will and desire that we prosper and be in health. God wants us to prosper in everything we do, to be enriched in all things, and to profit. To understand the meaning of God’s prosperity versus the world’s prosperity we must go to the Word. Only God’s word and nothing but his Word will tell us. If you go to any other sources to find God’s will for you, you will be doing nothing except spinning your wheels

II Timothy 3;16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

 ¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

The word inspiration, the Greek word is theopneustos, it means God breathed. All of the Word is God breathed, God is his Word, his Word is him. He has a reason and purpose for every Word of his, where and why it is written. His Word is profitable, it will profit you. It is profitable for doctrine, reproof and correction. This is amazing! Doctrine is how to live life, such as; we need to love others, forgive, control our tongue, be patient etc. The Word of God teaches us how to live life. Reproof is to correct practical error. We all make mistakes and will continue to do so. The Word corrects us when we are doing wrong. Correction is how to get back to right believing and right way of living. You do not need anyone to tell you what to do, and you do not need to tell others how to live. The Word of God does it for us. If you allow others to tell you what to do your life will be a mess. All scriptures are profitable so that the man of God,  (God is no respecter of persons, male or female, we are the same to him), is to be thoroughly furnished unto all good works. You are completely furnished unto all good works set up by God Almighty himself. That you may be perfect thoroughly furnished. It is almost too good to be true. God is the creator of life; he certainly knows how to make a genuine wonderful life for each of us. Anytime you read his Word you will profit, anytime you believe his Word you will profit. 

The title to my teaching is the Love of God and prosperity goes hand in hand. I want to show you the depth and greatness of that statement. When you love someone with the Love of God, your life will absolutely without a shadow of a doubt prosper and this is the life God is talking about. Has nothing to do with what you own. People who believe that what makes them great is the things they own are so poor, for if they were to lose all those material things, then they have lost their lives. I know some wonderful people who are very wealthy, if they were to lose their money, they would fall apart. Where is the life in that?

I John 4;16-18 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

 ¹⁷Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

 ¹⁸There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

These scriptures have great meaning in them for us.  Fear has torment, fear robs you of dreams, goals, and it destroys people. Fears of wars, diseases, loneliness, death, un-employment, it robs you of confidence, causes anxiety to the point you can’t even think or make a decision. We have all faced our fears and some of us still harbor many. This is not God’s will! The rich life he wants us to have is a life without fear because fear has torment. When we love someone with the love of God, not only are we helping to cast out fear in their life but we are also casting it out in our life. As his is, so are we. As he is, is talking about Jesus Christ. As Jesus Christ is so are we. God’s only son gave his life so you and I can have life. He is not here on earth to do it, we are. We take his place to love. It is God in Christ in you. God is love, God lives in us so we can love others. Take a moment and really read these scriptures, mentally see the depth of what God is saying. His Word is profitable for doctrine, reproof and correction. Have you been loving? If not, then start, God is all love, he lives in your body. He needs us so badly to love people; we are his hands and feet. This is living a very wealthy life when you are living without fear and you are loving others with God’s love. When you are faced with disturbing news you will not fall apart for we have God Almighty to fight our battles, to answer our prayers to perform miracles. That’s a lot better than having three cars in your driveway.

Isaiah 55;8-12 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

 ⁹For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

 ¹⁰For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

 ¹¹So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

 ¹²For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

My gosh, look how beautiful this is. As the rains and the snow come down they nourish our world. It makes the earth healthy providing food and prosperity. Then God says, so shall my Word that goes forth out of my mouth; God’s Word is God breathed, his Word is profitable. When we love someone we are casting out fear in their life, his Word is providing them health and prosperity. It will not return unto him void. Which means we speak it out of love and the results are God’s responsibility. We are not responsible for the results and actions of others, we are responsible to love and speak. If the people I meet do not want God’s Word that’s their choice. All I know is that if God says it that settles it. God says it shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. He sent his only son Jesus Christ so that you and I can live a life more than abundant.   His Word is nourishment, it heals the broken hearted, and it heals diseases, gives comfort, shields us from evil, takes us by the hand and leads us through darkness. Our God supplies every need we could possibly have, he answers our prayers, he supports us, and what else could you ever ask for in life. If your life is below par then you need to ask yourself, have you been loving, have you talked to God lately and talked about life and the things on your heart. Have you thanked him lately? Have you helped someone? Then his Word says ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace. There are so many people seeking counseling, seeking a peaceful heart, anxiety shrouds their daily life. God cuts through that junk and heals us. He loves us into loving, one step at a time, moment by moment our loving beautiful God is working in us and for us. When you love someone, the mountains and hills are singing and the trees are clapping for you. What a wonderful figure of speech. That’s being rich, and far better than a mansion overlooking the ocean.

Isaiah 58 ³Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

 ⁴Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

 ⁵Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

 ⁶Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

 ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

 ⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.

 ⁹Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

 ¹⁰And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

 ¹¹And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

 This is God’s desire for us, to loosen the bands of wickedness, undo the heavy burdens and let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke! How can he do it without us? He is not interested in how many cars you own or how much money you have in the bank, he is interested in your heart. He is interested in your life and getting out of the snare of the devil that incases people in fear. The devil has the power of death and sickness on earth; it is always devilish when there are wars, sicknesses and death. Ministers all around the world preach that it is our God who kills people because he needs another rose petal in heaven. That is a disgrace to God, he did not say that he does not believe in that and it is not his will to have people whom he loves die. God says it’s costly to him when a person dies, its costs him. What good are you if you’re dead? Now is the time to love and break the heavy burdens people are living in, to cast out fear. God says if we do that then our life is like a watered garden, like a spring of water, he will make fat thy bones, which means he causes us to prosper and have more than what we need. This is the life God has chosen for us to live. This is a rich prosperous life. All you are asked to do is love him and love others. Your life is valuable to him and you are valuable to others. If you don’t love others then who in the heck will? Who will, you need to ask yourself that over and over, he needs you to love and in return you can have anything you ask for, in return you have health and prosperity.  If the world tells you it cannot be done, if the world tells you your disease cannot be healed, if the world says there is no other way then Stop right there. Did God tell the truth or did he lie? Does he back up his Word, is he love? Does he mean what he says and says what he means? Does God do miracles? Is his specialty miracles? Is he greater than your thinking? Is he greater than your doctor, than your employer, than your banker?  Our God is, our God is able and he is willing. He loves you so much there is nothing he wouldn’t do for you, you are his baby.

Jeremiah 9;23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

 ²⁴But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

If you’re going to glory over something, glory over this, that you learn to understand and know God, it is our God who exercises loving-kindness.  He is so sweet it warms your heart.  Don’t glory in mans wisdom, his strength and his riches, or your own, for they are nothing to God. Mans riches is nothing. Get rich in the Word, get rich in love, that’s the true wealth in life.

1 Corinthians 13

 ¹Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

 ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

 ³And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

There it is, here is the Word of God on a silver platter. You can be the smartest person on earth and understand all mysteries, you can burn yourself out feeding the poor, running errands for the needy, you can have fantastic believing, but without the love of God in the renewed mind you are nothing. Charity means the Love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation. Without loving there is no profit.  You can do all these things in the world, be recognized by the President of the United State, get outstanding citizens award of the year, you can give all your money to the poor, but without the love of God it profits you nothing, without the love of God I am nothing.  The love of God and prosperity goes hand in hand. Love casts out fear, lifts heavy burdens, sad depressed people get set free, health is restored and your life is like a tree planted by living waters.   A man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things you owns, it’s how much you love God and others. God bless all of you, our God is so wonderful and he makes you wonderful, you’re a blessing, it’s up to you to love others into loving, you can set people free. His word will never return void, embrace your life with God and the mountains and hills will be singing and the trees will clap their hands for you when you walk by.