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"But I know of people who prosper without God"
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Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
Psalm 73:3 "For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked."
Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Mark 8:36 "
For every gain men make without God they lose a portion of their souls.
Revelation 3:17 "
True prosperity is not rooted in the possession of things but in the possession of God; the creator of all things.
Jeremiah 9:23 "Thus says the LORD,
True prosperity is the spiritual knowledge of and walk with God
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Ecclesiastes 2:8 "I gathered for myself also silver and gold, and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces: I got men singers and women singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all sorts."
Prosperity without God is futility.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
In the end people who prosper without God do so for the enjoyment of those who are with and for God.
"People are prosperous by chance"
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Joshua 1:8 "
Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.
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."
Isaiah 48:15 "
Job 8:6 "If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous."
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Genesis 39:2 "And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Mark 9:23 "Jesus said unto him,
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:"
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Hebrews 11:39 "And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:"
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Acts 10:34 "Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:"
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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."
"There is nothing wrong with staking the lottery"
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2Thessalonians 3:10 "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
1Thessalonians 4:11 "And that you study to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;"
1Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
"It is difficult to serve God when you are rich"
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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."
Prosperity is part of the covenant walk of righteousness.It is righteousness to be prosperous
Ecclesiastes 9:16 "Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."
Prosperity empowered righteousness cannot be despised.Prosperity makes the expression of the wisdom of righteousness much easier
2Corinthians 9:10 "Now he that ministers seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)"
Prosperity ministers to us the seeds need for the increase of the fruits of righteousness in our lives
Job 29:12 ,12 "Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.",13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.,14 "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a turban.",15 "I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.",16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.,17 "And I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job is a testimony that Prosperity makes the expression of righteousness/serving God much easier
2Corinthians 9:9 "(As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever."
Prosperity is the seal of kingdom service
1Chronicles 29:3 "Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have of my own things, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,"
Prosperity makes the expression of our affection to God much easier
"When I am rich, then I can serve God well"
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Mark 10:25 "
If you don't have a heart to serve God well when you are not abounding in riches it will be more difficult to have a heart of service to God when you are abounding in riches
"I will go into this because, it promises lots of benefits"
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John 7:24 "
My action are unrighteous when they are based on sight . but they are righteous when based on faith in the word of the Spirit of God (Rom 1:17 2Co 5:7) who is my guide (Rom 8:14)
Romans 14:23 "And he that doubts is condemned if he eats, because he eats not of faith: for whatever is not of faith is sin."
John 5:19 "Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Anything that is done with faith in anything apart from God will be futile in the end
John 15:5 "
Genesis 13:10 ,10 "And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you came unto Zoar.",11 Then Lot chose all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Lot made his life difficult because he chose based on sight than based on faith. Isaac prospered because he acted based on his faith in the word of the Lord
Genesis 26:12 "Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him."
Deuteronomy 32:12 "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."
God is the only reliable guide to success all other sources including pleasant circumstances is false
2Peter 2:8 "(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)"
"I am afraid my heart will be corrupted if I become rich"
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Matthew 6:33 "
Riches naturally follow a pure heart. The heart that has nothing but God in it will lack nothing. The extent of purity determines the extent of riches that follow
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."
Riches cannot corrupt the one who understands the true purpose of it-which is to establish God's covenant of righteousness peace and joy in the earth
God is the source of riches giving them not to destroy man because He is a good God but to teach and show man that He is a good rigtheous and faithful God who keeps His covenants with His people
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Job 1:1 ,1 "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.",2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.,3 "His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east."
Job's riches never corrupted his righteous heart.He was so righteous God boasted in his righteousness yet he was the richest and greatest. True righteousness that God attracts God's pleasure is immune to riches is not corrupted by it.
Revelation 5:12 "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing."
Riches is God's perfect inheritance for the saints. Nothing short of Good and perfect comes from God. Rom 12:2 Jas 1:17
Ecclesiastes 9:16 "Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."
The presence of money only magnifies the thoughts intents and desires of the heart. It therefore requires that a believer works on his spirituality before he will desire to be wealthy 2Cor 7:1 De 6:11-12. Wealth is a kingdom tool for advancement and impact but it is committed to people with an upright heart lest they be destroyed. Luke 16:11 Pro 1:32 KJV
Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
"I can't greatly prosper because of where I am"
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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."
The power to prosper is found in God and not in any other location
"I give my tithe to the poor"
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Numbers 18:26 "
The tithe is meant for the priesthood
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."
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
Malachi 3:10 "
The tithe is meant for the priesthood because it is God's way of running and sustaining the priesthood
"I don't give much offerings but I do a lot of other things for God"
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Exodus 23:15 "
Offerings are kingdom platforms for the experience of the presence of God
Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
2Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
What you gain serving God is different from what you gain from your offerings to God
Psalm 20:3 "Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah."
Malachi 3:10 "
"But I know people who served God and did not amount to anything till they died, why should I ?"
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2Corinthians 5:10 "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may be recompensed for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether it be good or bad."
Luke 16:22 ,22 "
Our life on earth is just to prepare us for the life of eternity and Our life on earth determines the quality of life we have in eternity
"If I work harder, I will be more prosperous"
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2Samuel 2:9 "And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel."
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
"I don't think it is God's will for men of God to be rich"
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Psalm 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
Malachi 3:10 "
"Men of God can be rich but I don't think God wants them to be soo rich"
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Psalm 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
Malachi 3:10 "
True prosperity is one without sorrows and this comes from God only.