PROMISE 43 – WEALTH

"Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His Commandments. His descendants will be mighty on the earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness indoors forever." – Psalm 112:1 – 3

The good news translation of this passage put it this way, "Happy is the person who honors the Lord, who takes pleasure in obeying his commands. The good man's children will be powerful in the land; his descendants will be blessed. His family will be wealthy and rich."

Sought for its own sake, Wealth can be corruptive, but when sought for the Kingdom's sake, it can be very beneficial. When God sees that our priorities are right, he desires to pour out power, wealth, riches, prosperity, and success – for us and for our children.

Deuteronomy 8:18 reveals the primary reason God gives the seed of the righteous "power to get wealth". He does this so that He may establish the covenant made with there foreparents. So if we serve God, there should be an overflow of wealth to our children. As the Puritan preacher Cotton Mather put it, "Religion begat prosperity."
The Almighty knows that his work requires financing: churches must be built, missionaries must be supported, television and radio programs must be produced, books and tracts must be published, and the poor must be given much – needed assistance. To accomplish these were the goals, the Lord of all empowers certain individuals in the body of Christ to prosper materially and then passes the same blessing on to their offspring. Like Abraham of old, they are blessed to be a blessing (Gen 12:2)

PRAYER DECLARATION

LORD GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, I CONFESS THAT THE EARTH IS YOURS AND THE FULLNESS OF IT. ALL THE SILVER IS YOURS AND ALL THE GOLD. ALL THE CATTLE ON 1000 HILLS BELONGS TO YOU. SO I CLAIM THIS PROMISE OF WEALTH FOR MY CHILDREN, BUT NOT JUST FOR THEIR BENEFIT PERSONALLY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I CLAIM THIS PROMISE SO THAT THEY WILL BE USED BY YOU, LORD, TO FINANCE YOUR WORK AND THE GREAT HARVEST OF SOULS THAT WILL COME IN THESE LAST DAYS. I ALSO PRAY, LORD GOD, THAT WEALTH WILL NEVER CORRECT MY CHILDREN, BUT THAT ON THE CONTRARY THEY WILL ALWAYS SEEK THE WEALTH OF YOUR PEOPLE, JUST AS MORDECAI DID SO MANY YEARS AGO (ESTHER 10:3) ONCE THIS BLESSING MANIFESTS, MAY THEY ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HELP THE POOR AND THOSE IN NEED, FOR THIS IS THE HEART OF GOD. IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AMEN (LET IT BE SO)!