The Laws of Prosperity

‘But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today’ (Deuteronomy 8:18).

‘A hiker with two heavy hold alls was walking down a road in 90-degree heat. A truck driver stopped and told him to hop on. Later when the driver looked in his rearview mirror, the hiker was standing in the truck-bed still holding his bags! We smile, but as Jon Walker points out, many of us “stand in the truck of faith carrying our burdens, thinking they're independent of the ride we're taking. We think God can carry us but not our burdens”’ (Bob Gass). Salvation is a package; Christ has delivered us from sin and all the consequences of sin including poverty. His word is, ‘I wish above all that you will prosper and be in good health’ (3 John 1:2)

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob prospered in the midst of famine and it is said that, Isaac prospered until he became the envy of the philistines (Gen 26). Definitely Abraham and his descendants had something that made them poverty proof, it was the blessings in God’s covenant. As descendants of Abraham, we operate in the same covenant blessings. ‘In God’s plan for man, Finis J. Dake writes that the belief that, it is God’s will for men to be in poverty and want, to keep them saved is a fallacy. He teaches that It is not God’s will for man to suffer misery and want in order that he might keep humble and enough to be finally saved; this does not have to be man’s lot in life; rather man is enabled by the gospel to overcome all obstacles of life and be saved, prosperous, and happy in Christ. The focus of today’s devotion is the laws of prosperity, as outlined by Dake.

The first law of prosperity is to believe that it is God’s will for you to prosper and that you are in his will. Why should it be God’s will for you to lack the things you need in life if you are His child, and then give them to those who rebel against Him. This does not make sense. Paul said that, ‘my God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in Glory in Christ Jesus’ (Phil 4:19). Jesus also taught that God loves us more than we love our Children (Mt 7:7-11).

The second law to follow, is to make God your partner in life. Work with Him and obey His own laws of prosperity. Make Him the senior partner in your business. Recognize Him in all you do. Keep in touch with Him concerning His guidance in every business deal. After turning things over to God don’t interfere and spoil things.

The third Law of prosperity is to get in the life work that you feel God would have you in, or for which you are best suited. God has a life work for you and you can be extremely happy and successful if you find that work and make God your life long partner. If your life work is not clear to you get this settled once and for all. Real happiness lies in liking what we are called to do, not in doing something solely because we think we should like it.

The fourth law of prosperity is faith in God. You must believe that God loves you and that he is with you giving you strength to overcome all hindrances to your happiness and success in life. All men who have made a success in life have had to finally overcome all opposition to their progress. The lives of successful people abound in stories of how they overcame obstacles and finally succeeded. It is in the Struggles of life that you need faith in God. All your struggles shrink to nothingness when compared to the promises of God and the faith in God that they create. Remember the just shall live by faith (Hebrews 10:38).

God’s promise is, ‘I will give you power to make wealth’; today hold God accountable to His word. The remaining six laws of prosperity will be discussed in the next lesson.