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"It is easier to serve God when you are poor"

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1Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

1Thessalonians 4:3 "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:"

Because both sanctification and prosperity are God's will they are united and support each other in their purposes. Prosperity therefore comes to sanctify our service to Him . Prosperity promotes our sanctification

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Acts 10:2 "A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always."

It can be difficult to serve God when you are poor because It is difficult to give much alms to the poor whiles you are poor

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Acts 4:32 ,32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.,33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.,34 "Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,"

Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."

God's covenant with us which is the way we serve Him requires that we walk in financial abundance so we can fulfill our part of the covenant

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James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

John 4:23 ,23 "But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.",24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Mark 4:19 "And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful."

Poverty can make it difficult for us to serve God because it can transfer our focus on God to riches and the cares of our lives that multiply because of poverty

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Matthew 24:22 "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."

Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."

Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."

Riches come from God and it comes without adding difficulty(sorrow) to our service to Him but to make our service to Him sorrow-free(less difficult)

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Poverty is the wickedness that can lead one into sin because it motivates people to find illegal ways of making ends meet.

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Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Psalm 125:3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

Romans 1:9 "For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;"

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"God made some rich and made some poor Nothing can be done about it"

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2Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich."

2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"

Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."

Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."

Job 36:11 "If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures."

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"I give my tithe to the poor"

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Genesis 14:18 ,18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.,19 "And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:",20 "And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."

Tithe is meant for the priesthood because it is meant to invoke certain blessings only the priest is in position to invoke on a person's life

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Malachi 3:10 "Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

The tithe is meant for the priesthood because it is God's way of running and sustaining the priesthood

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Nehemiah 10:38 "And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the storehouse."

Numbers 18:26 "Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When you take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe."

The tithe is meant for the priesthood

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