PROMISE 44 – RICHES

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

The word house in this passage refers to a person's household or family. Accordingly, the good news translation renders verse 2– 3 this way: "The good man's children will be powerful in the land; his descendants will be blessed. His family will be wealthy and rich."
There is plenty of evidence that conferring material riches is, at times, very much a part of God's blessing on an individual or a group of people. For example, Abraham was "very rich in livestock, in silver, and In gold" (Gen 13:2). A long with Abrahams far more important spiritual legacy, natural riches were part of the inheritance that he passed to his offspring. It is also true that many centuries later Jesus actually became "a curse" ( when he died on the cross) so "the blessing of Abraham" could pass to all new covenant children of God (Galatians 3:13 – 14).
Of course, the greatest riches are spiritual in nature. Jesus called them "True riches" (Luke 16:11). God has promised that his people will inherit the riches of his goodness, glory, grace, and mercy (Rom 2:4; 9:23; Eph 1:7; 2:4). Furthermore, James 2:5 acts,"Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?" These are the primary riches which we should all desire, but both classes of riches – natural and spiritual – are part of the dual legacy that we can pass to our children.

PRAYER DECLARATION

LORD GOD OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE, ALL THINGS BELONG TO YOU. IN YOUR ABUNDANT GENEROSITY YOU HAVE PROMISED TO MEET ALL OUR NEEDS ACCORDING TO YOUR RICHES IN GLORY. I FIRST PRAY FOR MY CHILDREN THAT THE WORD OF GOD WILL DWELL RICHLY IN THEM AND THAT THEY WILL BE FILLED WITH THE RICHES OF YOUR MERCY, YOUR GOODNESS, AND YOUR GRACE. I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL NOT ONLY BE RICH IN FAITH BUT ALSO IN GOOD WORKS, AS SCRIPTURE COMMANDS. (1 TIM 6:18). I ALSO CLAIM NATURAL RICHES FOR MY CHILDREN, BUT NOT TO THE DETRIMENT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. LET RICHES INCREASE IN THEIR LIFE, BUT LET LOVE FOR GOD INCREASE EVEN MORE, SO THAT MY CHILDREN ABOVE ALL ARE RICH TOWARD GOD. SINCE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALREADY PURPOSED TO DO THIS, BY FAITH I CONFESS OVER THEM THE WORDS OF FIRST CORINTHIANS 4:8, "NOW YOU ARE RICH" IN THE NAME OF JESUS AMEN! I LET IT BE SO