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Is ‘Prosperity’ Biblical? An Open letter to ‘Anti-prosperity’ Christians! -5

2/12/2019

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Adam:
         …Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish… -Gen1:28
Noah:
        …and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. -Gen8:17
        …Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.  -Gen9:1
        …be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth 
             -Gen9:7
Ishmael:
            …I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply
                him exceedingly;                 -Gen17:20      
Jacob:
        … bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee    -Gen28:3
        …be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall
            be of thee  -Gen35:11
Joseph:
        ...and blessed me, … I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and
​        I will make of thee a multitude of people    -Gen48:3,4
Israel:
      …and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant
           with you.                    -Lev26:9
Israel:
       …they shall be fruitful and increase.              -Jer23:3
 Anybody/Everybody:
            Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit…   -Jn15:8
 
   God’s mandate to ‘produce’ includes individuals, people groups, and nations. In other words, it is God’s will for every human to produce!  This means productivity is the ‘method’ God has chosen for mankind to prosper, i.e. to possess money.
   This is important because productivity functions according to:
1.potential
2.unique purpose
3.gifts/talents
4.preparation
5.creativity
6.work/labor
7.the law of sowing and reaping
8.virtue/character
(Not necessarily in order of importance)
 
    God created mankind with unlimited potential (Eccl3:11); giving him/her a unique purpose(2Tim1:9) to actualize that potential. Furthermore, He made mankind with gifts and talents(1Pet4:10), which He never takes back (Rom11:29). The gifts and talents are designed to be developed, through preparation, into skills to produce. Preparation includes every manner and type of learning. In His provision, and according to our desires, God releases ideas to us through the wonderful gift of creativity. As hard work begins, focus and excellence develop the God-given idea into a product or service which is attractive to the world. As the multiplication of the law of sowing and reaping is applied, financial abundance is created for all involved!!
   From the beginning, God created productivity to be the foundation for mankind’s financial prosperity!
 
  Of course, this tidbit is intentionally philosophical. My point through this series is to reveal God’s will and purpose, along with man’s need, for financial prosperity---not the ‘how to’! Because of creativity, the ‘how to financially prosper’ is as unique as a man’s DNA!
   On the contrary, it is God Who gives ideas to “get wealth”:  pray this now, and expect a miracle:
               But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that
               giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his
                covenant...                            -Deut8:18
 
 
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To attract attractive people, you must be attractive. To attract powerful people, you must be powerful. To attract committed people, you must be committed. Instead of going to work on them, you go to work on yourself. If you become, you can attract.                   –Jim Rohn


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