‘But you are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the
praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light’ (1Peter 2:9).
In an era when countries that are classified as world powers and many individuals, including world acclaimed business entities are in debt crises; one may
ask, "can the financial life of a Christian be any different from that of the
masses?" The answer is a big “yes!” A Christian does not live according to the
economies of the earth but the economies of heaven. Our God supplies all our
needs according to His reaches in Glory. Clearly God’s word teaches that
Christians are a peculiar or special people. We are the light and the salt of
the earth. God reigns on earth through the church and we are partakers of God’s
divine nature. Definitely, we are not ordinary people, the wisdom and power of
God sets us apart from ordinary men. There was nothing ordinary about the life
of Christ, so is every Christian born of the spirit of God an extraordinary
person. As a follow up to the previous lesson, ‘The Laws of Prosperity’, this
lesson addresses the final six laws of prosperity as outlined by Finis J. Dake.
The fifth Law of prosperity is to be unafraid in launching out
into new ventures and make the best of opportunities that come. Many men could
have been prosperous in life if they had not been afraid to take hold of
opportunities that came to them. Eccl 9:11clearly teaches that two major
determinants of success are time and chance.
The sixth law of prosperity is to follow certain business
principles taught in scripture like diligence, living within one’s means and
giving (Rom 12:9-21, 1 Thess 4:11-12, Prov 22:29). China, the largest foreign holder of United States
debt, said that Washington needed to “cure its addiction to debts” and “live
within its means,” just hours after the rating agency Standard & Poor’s
downgraded America’s long-term debt ( Newyork times - Aug, 2011). God is a God
of principle, who does nothing without His Word or principles (Jn 1:1-2).
The seventh law of success is to obey the golden rule. This means
that you will always do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Mt
7:12). If you do this you will never take advantage of any man in order to
prosper. You will never be selfish; you will never sell a product you will not
use for yourself. You will always let your customers know how you appreciate
their business and show them how you seek to be of service to them.
One unfailing law of prosperity is to ‘seek first the kingdom of
God and his righteousness’. If we do this we are promised that all these things
(blessings of life) will be added unto us (Mt 6:33). If we will give up our
selfish living and seek first the Kingdom of God and it’s righteousness we will
receive a hundred fold in this life and in the life to come everlasting life.
One law of prosperity is that of giving to others. If there is one
thing you can succeed in life doing, it is giving. You become a hero when you
give. Something happens when you give to others.
The last law of prosperity is to honor the Lord with your
substance and with the first fruits of your increase (Prov 3:6-12). If we do
this we have the promise that our barns will be filled with plenty (Mal
3:10-11). There are many testimonies of people who were poor and are now rich due
to tithing. Examples are Mr. Crowell, founder of Quaker Oats Company, Mr.
Colgate, founder of Colgate soap, perfumes and powders. May you be the next on
the list.
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