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I am so thankful that God has connected us and that I have the opportunity to speak God’s Word into your life. I want to see you (and teach you how to) experience the abundant, blessed life that was paid for by Jesusâ sacrifice (John 10:10).
Many people often wonder, âWhy is it that some Christians seem to be blessed or more blessed than other Christians?â I want to ask you a different question today: What kind of person does God bless with ongoing prosperity?
This question must be answered not by an opinion, but with the Word of God, because the Word of God reveals the will of God. And if you and I believe His Word and apply it in our lives, then He will fulfill His promises to us.
Psalm 112:1-9 gives us the answer by describing the type of person that God blesses:
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever. Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; He will not be afraid, Until he sees his desire upon his enemies. He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.
This passage from Psalms reveals the type of person that God will bless with wealth and riches. Wealth means the state of being rich and affluent, having a plentiful supply, the quality of profuse abundance, and extreme well-being. Riches means an abundance of possessions and resources.
So what are some of the qualities this person has that produce Godâs blessing of wealth and riches (ongoing prosperity) in their life? Letâs break down the passage from Psalm 112:1-9 and weâll find five key qualities.
First, it says, âBlessed is the man that fears the LordâŠâ This doesnât mean you and I should be afraid of the Lord. The Amplified Bible says blessed is the one âthat reveres and worships the Lord.â To revere is to love unquestioningly or to excess; to regard with feelings of respect; to consider hallowed.
So, the first characteristic of the person that God gives ongoing prosperity is to truly love God without question, even to the point of excess. In other words, God is number one and first place in this personâs life.
He canât love God too much as far as he is concerned and his respect for God is so high that he refuses to conduct himself in a way that would dishonor Him in any way.
This is a person who has the greatest respect for God and is deeply appreciative of the fact that he is allowed to have a relationship with Himâthat God would actually permit him to be in His presence.
Second, this person âdelights greatly in his commandments.â They love the Word of Godâthey simply cannot get enough of it. Itâs like a precious treasure to them. They never consider it a chore but a privilege to spend time in Godâs Word.
The dictionary defines delight as a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction. It provides a source of joy and happiness.
Nothing thrills this person more than spending quality time in the Word and having the Holy Spirit impart revelation knowledge into him as heâs doing it. I know what thatâs like because thatâs the way it has been in my life for over 44 years!
Third, this person that God blesses âshows favor and lends.â I looked up several other translations and the majority of them all said that this person is âvery generous.â HEâS A GIVER!
Fourth, verses 6-8 tell us that the person God blesses will never be shaken; not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
He or she is the kind of person whoâs not easily moved. Neither bad news, adversity, tests, trials, nor challenges move them! Godâs Word is final authority in their life and they refuse to give up or give in until it comes to pass.
Finally, verse 9 declares again that a giving heart is what God looks for â âHe has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor.â
Other translations say the person God blesses has distributed freely and that their generosity goes on and on and on. It sounds like to me that you could say that this person actually lives to give. Heâs learned the meaning of âItâs more blessed to give than to receive.â
Now, if you look very closely, it seems that the thing that is mentioned more in these verses than anything else is that this person is a giver. It states four different times that God blesses the giverâhe shows favor, he lends, he has dispersed abroad, and he has given to the poor.
Heâs a giver! Ongoing prosperity is in the house of the giver. You just canât ignore this principle.
If giving isnât a major characteristic or virtue in your life, then itâs not likely youâll ever become the person that has ongoing prosperity in your house.
Many people mistakenly think, âWhen I have more, Iâll start to give.â It simply doesnât work that way. Giving is what produces the more! Proverbs 11:24 says, âOne person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.â
My wife Carolyn and I have seen this truth in our lives. We learned the principles of sowing and reaping while we were broke and in debt. We trusted God and obeyed His Word and our lives have never been the same.
Let me encourage you to refuse to live beneath the privileges and blessing that Jesus paid for through His sacrifice. Trust God and obey His Word! Position yourself to be the type of person that God blesses with ongoing prosperity.
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I want to thank you in advance for helping me speak the truth of Godâs Word into your life and thank you for helping me encourage many others.
In Him,
Jerry Savelle
