Why God Wants You Rich

Deuteronomy 8:18 states, "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 which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."

When God prospers Abraham's seed, which we are if we belong to Christ, He is fulfilling His promise to Abraham, that in thy seed shall all nations be blessed. (Genesis 22:18) If ye be Christ then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:29)

The scripture calls Abraham the heir of the world. In Christ we are Abraham's heirs. Romans 4:13 states, "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith."

Once we understand why God wants us rich we can use our faith to receive His riches and use them as He desires. Until it is settled in the heart that God wants us rich, faith will not work towards His riches. The heart must be clear of all doubt for faith to work towards the promises of God. The scripture says that Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness. He believed that what God had promised him, he was also able to bring it to pass.

In order to be called a friend of God, we must believe His word and act on it as we would the word of a close friend. When we take the time to develop a friendship with God, acting on His word is easy. He will be a friend that sticks closer that a brother.

Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

We cannot serve God if we serve money (hold to it or use it unwisely), but we can serve God with money as our servant to bless others and to spread the gospel of Christ in the earth.

God wants his children blessed beyond measure. Poverty is a curse that comes when God's teachings are not followed. It will come on an individual or it will come on a nation. The blessing can come only when the word of God is obeyed.

God revealed his Word to keep His people out from under the curse that they may walk in His blessings all the days of their life. John 1:1-4 states, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Jesus is the Word of God.

Psalm 119:130 states, The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. God wants us to understand that in the earth there is blessing and cursing. When we obey his word we are overtaken by the blessing when we disobey his word we are overtaken by the curse.

Deuteronomy 30:19 states, "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live..." How do we choose life. We choose the Word of God. Remember the above scripture, "In Him was life and that life was the light of men."

John 4:35 states, Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

How do we harvest the crop? By putting in the sickle, the word of God coming out of our mouth. We harvest souls by preaching the word of God. We harvest riches the same way. Jesus told us not to say there are still four months to harvest, but to see that the harvest is ready to pick now. So we say,"My harvest is ripe for picking NOW , Riches come to me NOW!" Say it continually until the harvest comes in row by row. Many people are still waiting on a harvest that is waiting on them. Healing is harvested the same way. Call it in with the word of God. All of God's Blessing has been ready for harvest for 2000 years just waiting for someone in faith to pick it. Pick it, it is yours.

It takes prosperity to get God's word in the earth. The word of God is a priceless seed. It is the only seed that produces eternal life. We should spare it no expense. Ask any farmer the cost of farming. It takes lots of money to produce a harvest.

Thank God for farmers. Without them most of us would go hungry. Every farmer should be at the top of our prayer list praying that God supply them with wisdom and knowledge and bountiful rain, that plagues and pests be far from their land, that they always reap a bountiful harvest.

May we also pray this prayer over those that are preaching the gospel of Christ. The world is hungry for the word of God. They are looking for a way out of poverty sin and death and the word is their only hope.

Romans 10:15, And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Mark 10:29-30, "And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life."

When we take the example of Jesus, who said if you have seen me you have seen the Father, and lay aside our life and serve Him we have a promise that what we lay aside will come back to us a hundred fold in this life and in the life to come eternal life. Hebrews 6:10 states, "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister." God will take good care of His servants, you can believe that.

The attitude that has been in the church of keeping ministers poor to keep them humble is a lie. God will have nothing to do with it. In fact, those that have that attitude are setting themselves up for destruction. God's servants are highly esteemed before Him, so don't mess with them.

How can you tell God's true servants? It's easy! They walk in love. When they are treated with evil they respond with good. When all manner of evil is spoken against them falsely they respond in love. They do not avenge their enemies, they leave that to God. Vengeance belongs to me and I will repay saith the Lord.