OH LORD EMPOWER ME TO PROSPER:


Genesis 26: 12-13 "Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. And the... man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great"
Lasting Prosperity comes from God alone. From the above passage we saw that even at the time of famine as can be seen if you start reading from verse 1 , Isaac prospered.
To prosper means to succeed and excel in every area of life. To prosper means to be rich and to be wealthy in every area of life.
Psalm 1:1-3 says "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." There are some basic facts to pick it from this passage that lead to divine prosperity: To prosper , you must not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. You must not stand in the way of sinners. Your delight must be in the word of God.
That is to say that , the man that obeys the word of God and works in his counsel shall surely prosper. There is no magic about it, divine prosperity which is lasting prosperity that adds no sorrow comes on by abiding by God's will.
One will need the touch of God personally , there is need to have divine encounter with God for a lasting prosperity. If you don't have this encounter, when prosperity comes, it will fade away with time. But the one from God endures for ever.
Also for prosperity to come, You need to sow . The way to the top is from down. Ecclesiastes 11:4 says " He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." you must sow to reap. The same Ecclesiastes 11:6 says"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. That means prosperity cannot come without sowing. You must sow to prosper.
Because Isaac sowed even in the time of famine the bible says he reaped a hundred fold. Isaac sowed and he reaped the harvest himself. If you sow wisely , you will live to reap the fruit of your labour. Many sowed wrongly and never lived to reap it.
Isaiah 62:8-9 says" The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness."
Isaiah 65-21- 23 also says "And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them."
If we sow aright, we will not only reap bountifully, but we shall live to enjoy the fruit of our labour. That is the word of God.
Deuteronomy 28:8 says "The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
As Christians , we are already keyed into divine prosperity, all we need to do is to follow the will of God and we shall surely prosper.
In summary, to prosper, we must do the following:
*****Sow lavishly
*****Obey the word of God
*****Work hard ,don't be lazy
*****Pray for divine watering and increase
*****Be faithful in your tithe
*****Be a generous giver
*****Conserve seed to sow and reinvest always : don't eat your seedling.
May God bless his word and give us the grace to bide by His word in order to prosper. Amen. Have a blessed week ahead.

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