We are walking in today: KINGDOM PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL INCREASE: The Power and Purpose To Get Wealth!!!!
Witness power throughout the Bible: H3581 koach-- strength, power, might, ability
Exodus 9:16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; H3581 and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth
The Torah ..................…
Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power H3581 to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
The prophets ...............…
Nehemiah 1:10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, H3581 and by thy strong hand.
The writings.............
Psalm 111:6 He hath shewed his people the power H3581 of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power H3581 and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Power and Purpose To Get Wealth
“But you shall (earnestly) remember the Lord your God; for it is he who gives you power to get wealth that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:18)
We’ve already seen from The Most High’s Word that He takes pleasure in seeing us prosper in life. But as we’ve just discovered, prosperity is up to us. In other words, The Most High isn’t the One who gives wealth! The Most High didn’t say in that verse, “It is I who gives you wealth.” He said, “I give you power to get wealth.”
The Most High is in the Power- Giving Business
A lot of people mistakenly seek The Most High for wealth. They beg Him, “Lord, give me money! Give me money!” never realizing that The Most High isn’t in the money-giving business. He has no bank and he’s not waiting to throw a moneybag down from the sky. No, The Most High is in the power-giving business.
The Hebrew word for power in Deuteronomy can be translated as forces, abilities and fruits. In other words, The Most High has given us laws and principles that have the force or ability behind them to produce the fruit of wealth. It’s up to us to simply find out what those principles are and then to walk in them.
Notice that one of The Most High’s instructions to us is that we earnestly remember Him as the One giving us the power to get wealth. Why does he tell us that? I think it’s that when people experience a little success and things are going well in their lives, they tend to forget The Most High. Many actually begin to think their financial increase came as a result of their job, their business, or their own skills instead of by the grace and ability of The Most High.
The Purpose Behind the Power To Get Wealth
You can never teach on The Most High’s principles of financial increase without teaching on His purpose for financial increase. If we forget The Most High’s purpose for giving us power to get wealth, we’ll have a real problem applying His principles of prosperity to our lives. That same verse in Deuteronomy tells us the nature of His divine purpose: “It is He who gives you power to get wealth that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers.” (Deuteronomy 8:18)
This verse tells us two things: Number one, if we get wealth but don’t establish His covenant, we are out of His will. And number two, if we don’t seek to learn His principles of getting wealth for the purpose of establishing His covenant if we are just content to stay broke, we are out of His will again. The Most High gives us the ability to produce wealth for one main purpose: to reach out all over the world with the Gospel.
Now we don’t want to make the same mistake the Israelites did, neglecting what The Most High has commanded us to do. And what has He commanded us? Yeshua commissioned us to preach the Gospel throughout the world (Mark 16:15). You see, He didn’t die for just one nation or for a chosen few; He died so people of every nation could have an opportunity to become kingdom citizens.
The Precious Fruit of the Earth
The time is short. There is a work that needs to be done quickly before Yeshua returns, and we’re not waiting on Him to do something; He’s waiting on us. James 5:7 says The Most High waits for the precious fruit of the earth, which comes as every person on this planet has the chance to hear about Him and accept Him as Savior.
Now is also the time for The Most High’s transfer of wealth to come to pass according to Proverbs 13:22: “The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.” And I believe such a transfer has already begun.
So don’t tell me The Most High can’t get you the necessary funds. Just line up your purpose with The Most High’s purpose, and believe Him for what you need. His covenant guarantees that He’ll find a way to get wealth to you. And because you have His heart and motives on the inside of you, you can go to Abba and ask Him for anything you need.
As you begin to prosper financially, never forget your mandate to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth. If The Most High can get money through you to fund the end-time harvest, He will get it to you. So be a river, not a dam. Stretch beyond your own personal needs, and make it your highest priority to establish and share The Most High’s covenant with people of this earth.
The Most High Will Keep His Part of The Covenant
There is another meaning to the promise that the Most High will give us the power to get wealth. He is also saying to us I will give you the principles and abilities you need to produce wealth because that's my side of the bargain. If you choose not to apply those principles or use those abilities, you won't prosper. Nevertheless, I will fulfill my part of the deal by making them available through my covenant.
This is the covenant that the Most High made with Abraham, which included that He would make him the father of many nations Genesis 17:4. We know that promise came to pass with the birth of Abraham's promised son Isaac.
Number 2 the Most High said, I will greatly bless you, Genesis 12:2. Then in Genesis 13:2 says that Abraham was not just rich but very rich.
Number 3 He told Abraham not only will I bless you, Abraham, I will make you a blessing to others Genesis 12:2. And the Most High did make Abraham a blessing to others even his own nephew Lot.
The Most High cut covenant with Abraham, not with Lot, yet the Most High made Abraham so rich and such a blessing that Lot also prospered because of it. In fact, the two of them couldn't even live in the same area together because they had so many possessions, livestock and servants Genesis 13:5-12.
The Most High fulfilled His part of the covenant once Abraham did what he was supposed to do--obey the instructions found in His principles. And the Most High will do the same for us when we fulfill our part of the covenant we are to obey the instructions of the Most High as heirs of the promise that the Most High gave to Abraham, who is the father of obedience. This promise is extended to us as we walk in his principles in obedience to His instructions.
Preparing Your Heart for Prosperity
Let me make it clear that the Most High doesn't mind if you own an abundance of material things; He just doesn't want those things to own you! He is looking to the day when you have matured spiritually to the point that you rely completely on Him. And not on material gain, because then He can flood finances through you to get His Gospel out to the world and that time of spiritual maturation prepares the heart to receive prosperity.
You see, preparation for prosperity begins in the heart it’s like the farmer, he doesn't throw his seed carelessly on just any kind of ground, and then expect it to grow. No, he carefully prepares the ground, making it as fertile as possible to receive the seed so he can ensure a good harvest.
Similarly, the Bible says your heart is the soil into which the word of the Most High is sown Mark 4:14-20. In order for that supernatural seed to take root and grow into abundance, you must prepare your heart, keeping it pure before the Most High.
Too many believers aren't seeing the hundred, sixty, or even the thirty-fold return on their giving that the word tells us we can expect. Why is that? Often it is due to the poor condition of their hearts.
On the other hand, you may look at some prominent minsters of our day and wonder, 'why are their ministries exploding? Why are they experiencing such a huge inflow of finances to help them fulfill call? I'd be satisfied with any return on my giving!
Then the Most High says, wait a minute how many years did those ministers prepare their hearts? How long did it take them to learn how to walk in integrity and purity before they could possess material wealth without that wealth possessing them?
It may have taken twenty, thirty or forty years before those seasoned ministers financially explode. However that doesn't mean you have to wait that long before you're prepared for prosperity, by diligently hungering after the Most High's word, you can tap into the acceleration I know is taking place in the Spirit these days.
The heart of preparation that took years in the past will take months now. What took months will take weeks, and what took weeks will take days or hours. But determine daily to keep your heart pure before the Most High and line up your purposes with His purposes so He can do His quick work preparing your heart.
What Is Your Motive
Consider your own heart. What is your motive for increasing in the realm of finances? Is it the motive that the Most High has? Remember, that the Most High sees the motives of your heart long before He takes a look at the rest of you. The nature of those motives determine whether or not our Heavenly Abba can prosper you as He desires.
The Most High will not give us financial increase if we are not mature enough to handle it properly. Someone once told me do not believe the Most High for $10,000 unless you are prepared to do with it what the Most High would do with it.
It isn't your money, you're just a steward. Remember, everything you own belongs to the Most High anyway--in fact Yeshua paid the cost for you with His blood. So if you are not willing to do with your increase what He would do, in a sense you don't have the right to ask Him for it.
What would the Most High do with that $10,000? He would find a way to bring more souls into proper Hebraic understanding of His word!! That is what His heart's desire is. But if your heart's desire doesn't line up with His, don't hang around waiting for your finances to increase. If you want His power to produce wealth, be prepared in your heart to obey Him with that wealth.
Let me illustrate my point: let's say that you worked as a manager in a company that I owned and gave you money with a specific instructions about what to do with it what would happen if you did what you wanted with the money instead of following my instructions? You wouldn't be working for me anymore.
Too often we are only interested in increasing our lifestyle. That's not a very popular statement, but it is the truth. The bottom line is, we should always ask the Most High, 'what do you want me to do with this money?'
I encourage you to get the Most High's purpose deep on the inside. Keep your motives pure as you apply the Most High's principles of financial increase. You have been placed on this earth at this time for a reason and a purpose and you play a vital role in the work to be done the Gospel to be taught and the people reached.
The Most High is not teaching you all of His principles to just sit on the pew, He is calling you to get involved in the return of many people to the truth of His word! Whether you are a pastor, or minister or neither--you are called to teach the Gospel!! The Most High has given us all the ministry of reconciliation 2 Cor 5:19. That ministry includes teaching the kingdom of the Most High for the sake of the truth being returned in proper context and content!
As we receive more and more revelation of His word and become doers of His word--we tap into His power to produce wealth ad become prosperous in every realm of life.
Fiveamprayer, continue to seek and establish the Most High's covenant on the earth. We will witness the turn around that the Most High has planned from the beginning. Instead of struggling on Barely-Making-It Street, all of our defeated lives, we will shine forth as the salt of the earth the glorious citizens of the Most High's kingdom. Which will draw those in the world to us for answers they deeply need!
Shema Selah when we truly consider the power He has given us, are we moving in His motives and instructions??
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