God's Prosperity: Obtaining Wealth God's Way

In order to live a full and fruitful life, and to obtain the prosperity that God has promised we must achieve all three kinds of wealth. For one without the other except for spiritual wealth will result in one's undoing. Many examples of the lack of spiritual wealth and understanding abound among us. Consider the many famous persons such as professional athletes, movie stars, entertainers, and yes even prime time preachers who have lost their monetary wealth and whose careers have ended in embarrassment and humiliation. No doubt you have your own examples that can be brought to mind. These examples demonstrate that the absence of spiritual wealth and knowledge will always lead to poverty. The Lord has promised prosperity to us and we simply have to embrace all that He offers to us and understand the conditions for obtaining what has been promised. In Chapter One we will review scriptures from the Bible that tells of God's promise of prosperity. Biblical Proof of God's Promise of ProsperityThere are numerous references throughout the Bible where God has promised prosperity to us. The chapters and verses provided in this section of God's will for our prosperity are not exhaustive by any means. There are many references to God's promise to us. Other sections will cite additional chapters and verses in later discussions. However, let's see what God has promised to us. Let the Lord be magnified which has pleasurein the prosperity of His servant (Psalms 35:27). It is the gift of God for man to have riches and wealth,to be able to eat and take his portion and rejoice in hisLabor (Ecclesiastes 5:19). The Lord will open up his good treasure to you, and youWill lend to many nations and not borrow. He will make youthe head and not the tail, above only and not beneath, prospering wherever you go (Joshua 1:7b). For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He wasrich, yet for your sake He became poor, that you through hispoverty might be rich (II Corinthians 8:9) God has spoke