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Receive Your
Financial Miracle
Prosperity Always Glorifies God
by Pastor John
Hamel
“For ye know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became
poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” (2Corinthians 8:9)
What does the Bible mean when it
says Jesus “became poor that we…might become rich”? It’s simple. Poverty is a curse for living in sin. The Bible says that
Jesus bore our sin on Calvary’s Cross.
(2Corinthians 5:21) Since He bore
our sin, He also bore the penalties of our sin. One of those penalties is
poverty. (Deuteronomy 28:17; Galatians 3:13,14) Jesus “became poor” at the
time He “became sin.”
This simply means that you don’t
have to suffer in poverty if you have made Jesus your Lord. That’s simple, too. Just say, “Jesus, You’re my choice” and you’re in the family and qualify for
all family benefits. (Romans 10:13; John 1:12; Psalm 103:1-5)
Those who say, “Jesus lived a
life of poverty and we should, too,” don’t understand that Jesus “became
poor” at the Cross, in our place. He
did not live in poverty during His Earth visit. This is proven by the fact
that He had a Treasurer. His name was Judas and he was the accountant for
Jesus’ 12-man entourage and their families. Once you have these things
straight in your thinking, you’re on your way to Jesus’ financial
assistance.
Now, there are three primary
reasons why God grants financial miracles to people. These three primary
reasons are actually the same three primary reasons for which Jesus came. Understanding why Jesus came gives instant
insight into why financial miracles occur.
First and foremost, Jesus came to
save lost men and women from the throes of Hell.
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
(Luke 19:10) First and foremost, financial miracles occur when God is
persuaded that we will use no less than ten percent or a “tithe” of His financial blessing to help
Ministries who go out after lost souls. (Malachi 3:8-10; Leviticus 27:30;
Hebrews 7:8)
Second, Jesus came to break Satan’s hold on the suffering people of the world. “…For
this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works
of the devil.” (1John 3:8) When God is persuaded that we will invest in
Ministries that set human beings free from the clutches of eternal
damnation, sickness, disease, poverty, suffering and fear, He will initiate
financial miracles on our behalf. You can bank on it, literally!
The third reason Jesus came was
that His people would enjoy abundance of life. “The thief cometh not,
but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John
10:10) It is the will of God for all
of His children to enjoy prosperity.
(Psalm 35:27)
However, we must understand what
I call “Biblical Prosperity in
Perspective.” We must have “all of our ducks in a row,” so to
speak. We must understand that money, like Jesus, comes to seek and save
the lost, first and foremost. Money, like Jesus, comes to finance the
breaking of Satan’s hold on precious human beings. Last, but not least,
money, like Jesus, comes so that God’s family would have all needs
abundantly met -- with enough left over to give the way the Bible instructs
and then some!
Ask God to forgive you if you’ve
missed it in these three areas. He’ll do it. (1 John 1:9) Grab hold of
these facts, apply them to your life and receive your financial miracles. A
life-long parade of them!
Be blessed ... John & Barbara
Hamel
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