FINANCIAL PROSPERITY (II)

                                                

1 Kings 17:7-14 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman [was] there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fetch [it], he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

12 And she said, [As] the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I [am] gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go [and] do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring [it] unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

There are things we do because we consider them convenient, but there are other things we do because we see them as commandment.

There are people who have attained what you are trying to obtain, God puts them ahead of you to help you take the most appropriate step in your life.

Elijah the prophet said to the widow of Zeraphat, “Fear not; go [and] do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring [it] unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

What you give determines what you get, what you think determines what you take. You cannot think poor and mistakenly become rich. “For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

The covenant of prosperity lies on the instructions of seed time and harvest. What prospers is your seed, when there is no seed, there is no prosperity.

Prosperity is impossible without sowing seeds. No matter how much you have, once you’re not a seed sower, you cannot escape poverty. Your giving does not enrich God, it enriches you. As a citizen of the kingdom of God, the prophetic giving is our civic responsibility.

THREE STEPS TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL PROSPERITY

1.      Giving to the Prophet. Mark 6:35-44

35 When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat." 37 But He answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to Him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?" 38 But He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish." 39 Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties. 41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. 42 So they all ate and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish. 44 Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.(NKJV)

“And without contradiction, the less is blessed of the better.” The prophetic offerings open the heavens over you, so there is enough money for you to fulfil your call and excel in your business. The prophet does not need your money; you are the one who needs the grace that he carries.

·         It takes spiritual impact to engage material returns. Publicity is not what grows the business, it only creates awareness, but spiritual impact is what brings transformation.

Romans 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established--(NKJV)

·         When prophetic giving becomes your practice, life will give you its best. If you want financial miracle, hear what the word of God is saying. “He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.” Matthew 10:41

2.      Exceeding grace (The power of Administration)

The strength of any business is largely dependent on the efficiency of his organisational structure. It takes more than “luck” to succeed in business. Where good administration is lacking, good result will also be lacking.

“The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by Elijah.” 1 Kings 17:16

·         Administration is putting things in their respective places in other to achieve an ultimate goal.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.(NKJV)

2 Kings 4:1-7  A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves." 2 So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil." 3 Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors--empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones." 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."(NKJV)