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"Owe no man
anything..."
-Romans 13:8
"...the borrower becomes the lender's
slave."
-Proverbs 22:7
"...the
righteous man shall live by faith."
-Romans 1:17
"...without
faith it is impossible to please Him."
-Hebrews 11:6
"No one can
serve two masters..."
-Matthew 6:24
"The Lord
will make you abound in prosperity..."
-Deuteronomy 25:11
"...God
loves a cheerful giver."
-2 Corinthians 9:7
"...the
Lord... is giving you power to make
wealth..."
-Deuteronomy 8:18
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Greetings in the name of Christ Jesus!
This is the seventh article in our series on the
Laws of Biblical Prosperity. We hope the
previous issues have been a blessing but if you
missed any please request free e-mail copies from
the home office at: cfc@creditcounseling.net.
Thanks for reading Prosperous Life Newsletter.
May you be blessed and edified today by the Truth
from God’s Word!
As discussed in previous issues of this series, most
Believers long to enjoy the fullness of biblical
prosperity (nothing missing, nothing broken), but the
reality is many of us aren’t actually experiencing it.
In fact, some of us are frustrated, even mad at God,
because we’ve prayed and waited but the abundance
of Christ (John 10:10) has failed to manifest as we
had hoped. Our preachers and ministries tell us
different things to try but prosperity continues to be
elusive. In frustration, many of us conclude that
prosperity must be reserved for the next life.
In truth though, God does want
Believers to be prosperous in this life.
In Christ Jesus the blessings of Abraham have come
to the Gentiles (Galatians 3:14) which is to say that
because Jesus became a curse on our behalf
(Galatians 3:13), we have been delivered from the
lack and insufficiency in this present life that the
World is subject to. Since neither God nor His Word
can lie (Numbers 23:19 and John 17:17 respectively),
Christians must discover how to tap into the blessing
and prosperity He wants us to have. And as we have
discussed in previous articles, the door to that
prosperity is His Word. All the laws of conduct
that activate biblical prosperity are contained in His
Word of God and it‘s up to us to find out what those
laws are and put them to work. The bottom
line here is this: the main reason prosperity is not
abounding to Believers as it could be is because of
our ignorance of the Word and the objective of this
series is to change that.
One of the key areas in the Word we certainly don’t
know enough about is faith even
though Christians talk about it a lot. The Bible says
that without faith it is impossible to please God and
that He rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
It also says that whatever is not of faith is sin
(Romans 14:23). It says further that Believers must
live by faith (Romans 1:17, Habakkuk 2:4) and that
we should walk by faith and not by sight (2
Corinthians 5:7). Therefore, it is apparent God
doesn’t do anything outside of an environment of
faith. In other words, the laws of conduct in the
Kingdom of God including the laws of biblical
prosperity must work through faith. Biblical prosperity
is for Believers who live by faith; He
will reward those who seek Him in
faith.
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Understanding Faith |
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In our thinking we tend to limit faith to mere belief.
But the King James Version of the Bible defines it as
the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). This is the
rather poetic-sounding definition that many
Christians can quote. But what does it really mean in
simple modern English that we can fully understand?
It certainly is more far reaching than just belief in
something but do we really comprehend this scripture
so that faith can be operating effectively in our lives
as God intends?
The more modern English translation of the Greek
word translated in the KJV as substance is
the word confidence. Thus, faith is having the
confidence or the assurance that what
we are hoping for will actually come to pass. By faith
we believe in God, we accept Jesus as Lord and we
are confident that the result will be eternal
life. By faith we believe that the Word of God is
Truth and we are confident that the promises it
contains will come to pass. In addition, this particular
Greek word conveys a sense of ownership. So we
can say that faith involves taking ownership over the
things we are hoping for before we actually receive
them. It is a knowing, a certainty, that God will bring
to pass what we are hoping for.
The use of the word evidence in the second
part of this passage is synonymous with the words
proof or conviction. Therefore, the
scripture says that our faith is itself the proof
that what we are hoping for is already a reality
even though it does not appear to be so to our
physical senses. By faith we have the
conviction, we are convinced, that what we
are hoping for is reality before we actually receive it.
In short, the meaning of faith is the act of
trusting in God. We trust in His Word,
we trust in what He has promised, we trust that
what He tells us will come to pass in the natural, we
trust that He will only cause goodness and blessing
to come into our lives, we trust that soon by our
faith we will come to enjoy the fullness of biblical
prosperity. The Word says so and we believe it is
already true even though we can’t
see it or touch it. You are debt free even though you
may have outstanding balances on your credit cards.
You are healed even though your physical body is
fighting and resisting symptoms of illness. By faith
you stand in agreement with what the Word of God
says even though what you see in the natural is in
disagreement with it. Which of these is your reality
today: what the Word says or what you see in the
natural? Do you walk by faith or only by what you
can see?
Faith also involves acting on what we believe. The
Bible says to be a doer of the Word (James 1:22) and
that faith without works is dead (James 2:17).
Another way to say this is that your faith will not be
effective, that is it won’t function properly, unless
there is corresponding action. Your faith is confirmed
by what you do. If you believe that Jesus is Lord
then you can’t continue to live like you belong to the
World. If the Word says you are prosperous then you
can’t continue to speak and act as though you are in
poverty and lack. Faith requires “stepping out” and
trusting through your actions and speech that God
will provide as He has promised.
Although we tend not to think of it this way, faith is
also a force. The truth is our faith overcomes
the world (1 John 5:4); it is not a passive emotion or
feeling. It is a power force! Faith can cause
situations in your life to change. It can cause
prosperity to manifest. It can change your body and
your health. It is a spiritual force that can activate
the power of God in your life sufficient to accomplish
what seems impossible in the natural. Faith can
overcome any trial or tribulation you are facing and
make it seem unimportant. It can completely change
your perspective about anything. Indeed, faith is a
force to be reckoned with.
Nevertheless, as we have discussed in previous
issues of this series, we must keep in mind that faith
won’t be able to do any of these great things unless
it comes through love (1 Corinthians 13:2). We won’t
be able to overcome anything important without
love. But faith with love and
with works will inevitably produce
biblical prosperity. You can be confident that this is
true because the Word of God says so.
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Conclusions |
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The Bible says to put your trust in God and His Word
and you will be established and successful. (2
Chronicles 20:20). The person who trusts in the Lord
will be blessed and live without fear or anxiety
(Jeremiah 17:7-8). Your faith will justify you so you
can live in peace with God (Romans 5:1) and in
victory over the World (1 John 5:4). So in the
context of this series we reach the following new
Law of Biblical Prosperity for you to consider:
In order to experience the manifestation of
biblical prosperity, you must walk in faith.
Walking in faith means to live by faith. Most of us go
through the details of life and give little thought to
the involvement of the Lord. But He wants to be
involved in everything. He wants you to trust Him for
everything. Therefore, Christians by and large need
to give much greater attention to what faith really is
and where it resides in their personal lives. We need
to examine everything we do and where necessary
redirect whatever is not going through faith. If it’s
not going through faith, it’s not pleasing to God and
the reward of biblical prosperity can’t manifest.
In the next issue of PLN we will talk about
how we obtain faith and make it grow. In short, it’s a
gift from God. If you are a Believer, if you are one
who is trusting Christ for salvation, your faith is itself
the proof that you believe you are special to God.
But many of us need to learn more about the power
our faith can release. We can’t let our faith stop at
salvation. God has much more for us to do, more for
us to accomplish for the Kingdom of God that
requires a strong and growing faith. God bless you
and thanks for reading Prosperous Life Newsletter
today.
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Sinners’ Prayer |
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If you have never invited Jesus to become the Lord
of your life, you can do so today by saying the
following simple prayer: Jesus I believe in you
and I receive you as my Lord and Savior. Please
forgive me for my sins and come into my life
today.
If you were sincere as you prayed this prayer, God
has already come into your life and you are a new
creation. Congratulations! Now ask the Lord to lead
you to a bible teaching church where you can be
developed to fulfill your potential in the Kingdom of
God. And please send us an e-mail advising your
decision so we can rejoice with you in our prayers. If
you’re unable to find a church, give us a call and
we’ll try to help you find a good one.
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