What Wealth, Riches & Prosperity Were Meant To Do
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Fern Poyser
By Fern Poyser
Published on 05/15/2010
"Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labor working with
his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that
is in need." Ephesians 4:28
It's amazing how many people will hear a teaching about prosperity and will say "I don't need much prosperity. I'm a simple person with a simple life. So I just ask God for enough to meet my needs." Or they will say "God did not intend for us to have prosperity" Or "It is more holy to be poor." Or "Jesus was poor so we have to be poor"
It's amazing how many people will hear a teaching about prosperity and will say "I don't need much prosperity. I'm a simple person with a simple life. So I just ask God for enough to meet my needs." Or they will say "God did not intend for us to have prosperity" Or "It is more holy to be poor." Or "Jesus was poor so we have to be poor"
"Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labor working with
his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that
is in need." Ephesians 4:28
It's amazing how many people will hear a teaching about prosperity and will say "I don't need much prosperity. I'm a simple person with a simple life. So I just ask God for enough to meet my needs." Or they will say "God did not intend for us to have prosperity" Or "It is more holy to be poor." Or "Jesus was poor so we have to be poor"
These are all lies. Folks think there is humility in being broke, but it's not. It's SELFISHNESS. They don't realize it, but they are actually saying "all I care about is meeting my own needs, I don't care about helping anyone else."
They could ask God for a million dollars, take out just enough to meet their needs and give the rest away, but that doesn't even occur to them because when it comes to money, they've been brainwashed by a world that says "if you have it, you have to keep it."
That philosophy has hindered the ministry of Jesus Christ on the earthh todayy. It has caused preachers to set aside their calling and get secular jobs just to survive. It's handicapped churches and stunted the growth of ministries that could have reached thousands more for the Lord.
It takes money to preach the gospel.
Jesus himself knew that and contrary to what some people think, his ministry was not a poor one. Jesus had so much money coming in and going out through his ministry that he had to appoint a treasurer. His name was Judas.
But Jesus didn't store up that money for himself. He gave it to meet the needs of those around him. He had such a reputation for giving that on the night of that lastt Passover when Judas left so abruptly, the disciples assumed that Jesus had sent him out to give to the poor.
Can you imagine how much and how often Jesus must have given to the poor for the disciples to make that assumption?
Jesus neve built a worldly empire for himself. But that doesn't mean he was poor.
It means Jesus was the greatest giver who walked the face of this earth and it's time we sttarted following his footsteps.
Don' turn down the wealth God wants to give you just because you don't "Need" it. Dare to accept it, then pass it along to those who do Stop working for a living and sart working for a giving. Discover for yourself what richhes were really meant to do.
(KCM.org)
It's amazing how many people will hear a teaching about prosperity and will say "I don't need much prosperity. I'm a simple person with a simple life. So I just ask God for enough to meet my needs." Or they will say "God did not intend for us to have prosperity" Or "It is more holy to be poor." Or "Jesus was poor so we have to be poor"
These are all lies. Folks think there is humility in being broke, but it's not. It's SELFISHNESS. They don't realize it, but they are actually saying "all I care about is meeting my own needs, I don't care about helping anyone else."
They could ask God for a million dollars, take out just enough to meet their needs and give the rest away, but that doesn't even occur to them because when it comes to money, they've been brainwashed by a world that says "if you have it, you have to keep it."
That philosophy has hindered the ministry of Jesus Christ on the earthh todayy. It has caused preachers to set aside their calling and get secular jobs just to survive. It's handicapped churches and stunted the growth of ministries that could have reached thousands more for the Lord.
It takes money to preach the gospel.
Jesus himself knew that and contrary to what some people think, his ministry was not a poor one. Jesus had so much money coming in and going out through his ministry that he had to appoint a treasurer. His name was Judas.
But Jesus didn't store up that money for himself. He gave it to meet the needs of those around him. He had such a reputation for giving that on the night of that lastt Passover when Judas left so abruptly, the disciples assumed that Jesus had sent him out to give to the poor.
Can you imagine how much and how often Jesus must have given to the poor for the disciples to make that assumption?
Jesus neve built a worldly empire for himself. But that doesn't mean he was poor.
It means Jesus was the greatest giver who walked the face of this earth and it's time we sttarted following his footsteps.
Don' turn down the wealth God wants to give you just because you don't "Need" it. Dare to accept it, then pass it along to those who do Stop working for a living and sart working for a giving. Discover for yourself what richhes were really meant to do.
(KCM.org)