Pastor Chris
…As poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing
all things (2 Corinthians 6:10).
Prosperity
isn’t the multiplication of your finances or other material things; prosperity
is an ability. The reason most people often equate prosperity with material
things is that material possessions are often the most common indication of
prosperity. You can be in prison and be a prosperous man. You can be working
for someone and be the reason your employer is prospering or even be more
prosperous than your employers.
Jacob made
Laban to prosper while he worked for him. Laban, acknowledged this much when he
said, "… for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me
for thy sake" (Genesis 30:27). Joseph also made Potiphar to prosper:
"And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his
house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for
Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the
house, and in the field" (Genesis 39:5). So, prosperity is not just the
multiplicity of your material possessions, but the ability to glorify God in
all and any situation and help others fulfil God’s purpose for their lives.
This
ability, working in the lives of Jacob and Joseph, was what made all the
difference such that, even though they operated from the humble position of
servants, they made their masters rich. It follows, therefore, that if their
masters became rich in terms of material possessions, because of them, then,
certainly, they had something in them that could make anyone rich—the ability
of God. This ability working in them is prosperity and it’s unquestionably
greater than material things.
The Apostle
Paul alludes to this supernatural ability to make others rich when he said,
"...as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing
all things" (2 Corinthians 6:10). This ability to make others rich is the
Spirit of dominion at work in a man’s life. If you have this Spirit working in
you, there’re no riches in this world that can compare to what you have, for
the world and all of its riches are under your feet! No wonder, 1John 4:4 says
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater
is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." What this means is
that you’re greater than the world, therefore live to please God, and fulfil
His perfect will for your life; that indeed is the meaning of prosperity.
Confession
Dear
Father, I thank you for the supernatural ability of your Spirit working in me.
I declare that by the power of the Holy Spirit, I’m not only blessed, but a
blessing to my world.
F U R T H E
R S T U D Y: Deuteronomy 8:18; Ephesians
3:20
Daily Scripture Reading ( 1 Year Reading Plan : Revelation 11, Daniel 1-2; 2 Year Reading Plan : Revelation
16:1-10 Zephaniah 1-2)
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