God of prosperity

Joshua 1 vs 8 : “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth , but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written to it. For then you will make your way prosperous , and then you will have good success.

What is prosperity? Wikipedia says it Is the state of flourishing ,thriving,good fortune and /or successful social status. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes other factors which are independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health.

To say our God is prosperous is an understatement . What He possesses transcends the definition of prosperity.For example , when we talk of health , He is full of it.  Malachi 4 vs 6 says in His wings are healing . Healing virtue flows out of Him to cure any ailments or disease ,Exodus 15 vs 26 says  I am the Lord that healeth thee. He is so full of health He does not even need to sleep to remain alive , Psalm 121 vs 4 says the keeper of Israel will neither sleep nor slumber.

When we talk of Joy , He is the source of true and everlasting joy . Nehemiah 8 vs 10 says the joy of the Lord is your strength . In Psalms 30 vs 5 ,David after going through few life challenges was able to conclude that  weeping may endure for a night , but joy comes in the morning.

Talking of wealth ,His wealth is inestimable. David tried to estimate God's worth in  Psalm 24 vs 1,he said the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. But the Lord out of grace gave John an opportunity to see a glimpse of His real worth in Revelation 21 vs 21 , a city whose streets were made of pure gold ,like transparent glass. Whether you believe it or not,  Heaven is far bigger than the earth . How do I know ? The Lord Himself said in Isaiah 66 vs 1 that Heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool . We are yet to see any man build a house of pure gold but our Lord laid the streets in  a whole a city bigger than the earth with pure gold , that is more than wealth. That is why i pray that everyone reading this mail will not miss heaven in Jesus name . There is nothing beautiful on this earth , we will only understand the real meaning of beauty in when we get to heaven.

Looking at our text Joshua 1 vs 8 , we see the Lord addressing Joshua and advising him on how to be prosperous and successful .Contrary to beliefs the Lord wants you to prosper. Psalm 35 vs 27 says He delights in the prosperity of His children. In other words , one thing that brings Him Joy is when His children prospers. He wants us to have good success , Deuteronomy 28 vs 13 says The Lord shall make thee the head not the tail. Lets change this mentality of prosperity takes you to hell , Do you think the Lord will promise to bless you to the extent you will lend to nations and not borrow- Deuteronomy 15 vs 6 , if He knows it will take you to hell ? I once heard a preacher say  “If the devil knows that money will take you to hell , He will triple your worth” .

There are two basic types of prosperity , there is the one from God called divine prosperity and there is the earthly one gotten from earthly wisdom. James 3 vs 14-16 says biter, envy and self seeking in hearts are forms of earthly wisdom , they are sensual and demonic and the result of it is confusion and every thing evil. Earthly prosperity brings confusion and everything evil with it but  divine prosperity comes with no trouble attached ,Proverbs 10 vs 22.

Prosperity comes from God not from our ability to calculate or the knowledge of economics or luck or liberating ideas . John 3 vs 27 says a man receives nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.  Deuteronomy 32 vs 30 says How could one chase a thousand , and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had surrendered them ? If the Lord does not surrender a field of endeavor to you or a business , conquering it or succeeding in it might be impossible. Many times we think we are where we are because of our own doings or because of connections we have or because of this reason or the other . The bible says it is the blessing of the Lord that maketh rich , Proverbs 10 vs 22.

Another thing to learn from Joshua 1 vs 8 is that prosperity is a result of obedience to God's commandment. The last statement in Joshua 1 vs 8 says for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. In others words after we have truly satisfied the conditions ( meditating on the book of the law day and night, observing to do all that is written in it) , only then can we expect prosperity. Isaiah 1 vs 19 says if you are willing and obedient , you will eat the good of the land.After the dedication of the temple in 2 Chronicles 7vs1-22, the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and told him if he walks before Him like his father David ,and do all He commands,keep His statutes and commandments , He will establish His throne forever.Obedience is the key to prosperity.

Someone might ask , what is reading the bible got to do with been prosperous . Sir ,it has a lot do for example to prosper in today's world takes the grace of God because anyone who  lacks the grace of God will automatically be disgraced.How do we get this grace and increase in this grace ? 2 Peter 1 vs 2 says grace and peace is multiplied to us in the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.How can anyone really know God without devoting time to study the word of God. Paul says in 2 Timothy 2 vs 15 says study to shew thyself approved unto God.We need to study the word of God. 

Knowing God intimately has its own advantages. The only way to know God is to be His friend.How does one become His friend , by obeying His words.John 15 vs 14 says you are My friend if you obey me. When you become His friend, you will fear Him . The reason why most of us do not fear God is because we do not really know God. To prosper we need the fear of God because the fear of God gives us an insight into His secrets. Psalm 24 vs 14 says the secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,and He will show them His covenants.God has some secrets and we need to tap into them to prosper. Their are some business secrets He has, some inside information you need for to make rapid progress. Unfortunately we will not be able to access this secret unless we fear Him.Do you know Jesus was able to achieve so much in three and the half years because He knew the Father and had access to some secrets? He knew the secrets because of His fear of the Father in Heaven. Isaiah 11 vs 2 says He had the spirit of Knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

To prosper one needs good health . How does one get good health ? Exodus 15 vs 26 says if you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight , give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you. Healing comes from fully obeying the commandments of God . How does one know God's commandments without the studying the bible ? The bible is not just a book it is the word of God. Psalm 119 vs 11 says Your word i have hidden in my heart , that i might not sin against You. David knew the only One who can ensure His prosperity is God and offending Him through sin is to his disadvantage, because of this He decided to study the word and hid them in his heart.

The road to prosperity is a dark one. Many have tread it and become depressed ,some have even died . How does one tread this part ? through the word of God. Psalm 119 vs 105 says Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Psalm 119 vs 130 says the entrance of Your words brings light . The road is not only a dark one but filled with dark forces . Ephesians 6 vs 12 says we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities ,against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. How do we fight them ? we need power . Ecclesiastes 8 vs 4 says where the word of a King is there is power. We need to load ourselves with the word but to do this we need to study the word too.

The word of God is a spiritual diet. Jesus said man shall not live by bread alone but every word that proceeds from the mouth of God- Matthew 4vs4. We need this diet to build our spiritual lives. Romans 8 vs 6 says to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Galatians 6 vs 8 says  he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Another might be thinking , what has prosperity got to do with been spiritual ?  The prosperity of our soul decides our physical prosperity. 3 John 1 vs 2 says beloved , I pray that you may prosper In all things and be in health just as your soul prosper.God will only prosper you to the level of your spiritual prosperity . God is privy of the fact that if He prospers us beyond the level of our soul , we will mess up . That was the reason why the rich man messed up and missed the opportunity to become Jesus's disciple ,Matthew 19 vs 16-25. The man had prospered beyond His soul that was why He had problems giving all He had to follow Jesus . 

To prosper one needs wisdom.Proverbs 4 vs 7 says wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom, and in your getting , get understanding. One of the secrets to God's prosperity is wisdom. Proverbs 3 vs 19 says the Lord by wisdom founded the earth;By understanding He established the heavens. Anyone who wants divine prosperity must be wise.God only prospers the wise because committing riches into the hands of the unwise is dangerous.  Proverbs 11 vs 30 says he that winneth souls is considered wise. In other words , how does God rate wisdom ? By the number of souls we win.

Anyone who fears God will win souls because soul winning is not a plea but a commandment from our Lord Jesus Christ. Mark 16 vs 15 says and He said to them, “ Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. When Jesus says Go into all the world ,He meant Go without excuse . Jesus stresses this point in Matthew 12 vs 30 ,He says he who is not with Me is against Me,and he does not gather with Me scatters abroad. The reason God will prosper anyone is to populate His kingdom not to oppress or show off.

When we study Luke 5 vs 1-7 , we will notice that Peter got his breakthrough because he allowed Jesus to use his boat for witnessing about the kingdom of heaven. Breakthrough comes from witnessing for Jesus. If we have not started witnessing for Jesus we need to start very soon because when we get to heaven Jesus will specifically ask you how many people did you tell about me?

God does not prosper everyone, only those that obey Him.Remember the devil also prospers people and gives them a sickness or condition to go along with prosperity. God will only prosper His friends not His enemies. John 15 vs 14 says you are my friends if you do what I command. Only the brothers and sisters of Jesus can expect God to prosper them. Matthew 12 vs 50 says for whoever does the will of My father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother. If you only you can join the family of Jesus today , you can be rest assured that the Most High God will prosper you.

If you have not giving your life to Christ why not do so now because tomorrow might too late. If you have once giving your life to Christ and backslidded why not come back to Him because He is waiting to receive you.

The bible said in Romans 3 vs 23 that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6 s 23 says For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gift was explained in John 3 vs 16 , For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. What shall we do to be save ? The bible says in Romans 10vs 9 that if you confess with your mouth , Jesus is Lord , and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10 vs 10 – For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with our mouth that you confess and are saved.

Pray this prayer from your heart today!

Dear Jesus , I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart . Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm You love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others, Amen.

Welcome to Christ brethren, Please join a bible believing church.

Samuel Oluwatoki

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