What Financial Prosperity Looks Like
I.
What exactly does
financial prosperity look like? (2 Corinthians 9:6-12).
A. 8-This is reveals God as
THE SOURCE and what He as THE SOURCE is capable of doing in your life
1.
So
that YOU (not someone else) always having all sufficiency in all things
a. It has to be in your
hands first before you can distribute it
2.
The
level of blessing that you walk in your life will determine the level of
blessing that you can be; you can’t pour out what you don’t have
B. 8-This is what you look
like when that grace is abounding towards you
1.
The
prosperous man
a. Always having – No matter when
or what the circumstances are
b. All sufficiency – A perfect
condition of life in which no aid or support is needed: Sufficiency of the necessities
of life; Satisfaction-The state of mind that results from full gratification of
desire
c. All things – No matter what
the need is
2.
This
grace or the blessing makes you self-sufficient
a. Jeremiah 17:7-He isn’t
tied to climate he’s tied to the river
b. The blessing/that grace
makes rich in the face of bad news
1)
Genesis
12:1-4,13:2,24:34-35-Abraham
2)
Genesis
25:5,26:1-4, 12-Isaac
3)
Genesis
28:4, 29:9, 30:27-30,43,31:1-Jacob
a) The blessing is changing
the natural laws of probability
4)
Genesis
39:5,20-23, 41:38-44-Joseph
5)
Matt
14:15-They were in a desert place; the blessing didn’t care
a) The disciples looked to
villages as the source for food
c. The blessing/that grace
is not subject to your circumstances its subject to your faith and
obedience. So no matter what the
circumstances are if you’re stay in faith and in obedience the blessing will
work in your life. The blessing
doesn’t care what’s going on in the natural. It has one thing on its mind; to make you rich so that you can richly be a
blessing.
3.
God
doesn’t just want you to have abundance he wants you to get it by faith relying
on Him, His blessing, and His grace
C. He makes grace abound
towards you so that you can abound in every good work
1.
God
doesn’t want you sputtering towards good works (1 Chronicles 22:7-16, 29:3-7, 2
Chronicles 3:8, 8:18, 9:9,13, 1 Kings 8:63, 1 Corinthians 6:19)
a. 1 Kings 10:23, Matt
6:27-30-God wants to supply you with abundance
2.
You
can’t abound and overflow in every good work if the grace of God hasn’t
abounded towards you
a. If you’re “too holy” to
abound, you can’t abound towards good works
D. 8-The fact that it says,
“God is able” reveals to us his ability to do, but not what He is doing in the
life of every believer
1.
The
amount of grace you walk in is not determined by God’s ability or willingness
to give that grace, but it’s determined by your ability and willingness to
receive that grace by faith
a. Eph 2:8, Rom 5:2, 4:16-If
your faith channel is small the flow of grace will be little
b. The level of grace
manifesting in your life is directly connected to the level of faith you walk
in
2.
Until
you begin to use your faith to receive more grace from Him, there be no greater
grace flowing through you
a. The devil has lied to the
church through religion and said that you can’t be thankful and want more and
called it greed
3.
EX:
It’s not enough to just say well if the Lord wants me to do something for
someone financially and it’s His will, then I’ll have it to do
a. It tells you right here
that it’s His will and that He’s able to do this, but He needs your faith; his
grace needs your faith
E. 10-God ministers seed to
the sower; God distributes stuff to those willing to distribute it
1.
God
wants to supply you, His distribution center, with abundance
a. He’s going to release
things into your hands and whatever you distribute out he’s going to multiply
and get it back to you
b. AMP-He’ll multiply your
resources for sowing
2.
He
cannot multiply that which you do not sow
a. He’ll give you the seed
and multiply the seed you sow, but you have to do the sowing; You’re going to have
to be ready and willing
F. 11-Being enriched in all
things and in every way so that you can be generous
1.
Thus
you’ll be enriched in all things-You’re sowing and he’s multiplying
2.
If
you sow bountifully you’ll reap bountifully (2 Corinthians 9:6)
3.
Being
enriched (richly furnished) in everything
G. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
1.
The Message 8-11God
can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything
and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one
psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in
reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear
out. This most generous God who
gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than
extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then sow, which grows into
full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be
generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.
2.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) 8 And God is able to
shower all kinds of blessings on you. In all things and at all times you will
have everything you need. You will do more and more good works. 9 It
is written, "They have spread their gifts around to poor
people. Their good works continue
forever." —(Psalm 112:9) 10 God supplies seed to the
planter. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the
amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works. 11
You will be made rich in every way. Then you can always give freely. We will
take your many gifts to the people who need them. And they will give thanks to
God.
3.
Worldwide English (WE) 8God is able to give you even
more blessings than you need. In all things you will always have all you need
for yourselves, and you will have enough to help all others. 9The
holy writings say, `A good man gives away many things. He gives to the poor
people. He will always be a good man in the sight of God.' 10God
is the one who gives seed to plant and bread to eat. He will give you enough to
give away and will make it become more and more. Of the good things you do he
will give you a big harvest. 11You will become rich in every
way. And then you will have enough to give plenty to all people. And many
people will thank God for your gifts which we will
bring them.
4.
NLT 8 And God will generously
provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty
left over to share with others.
5.
NIV 8And God is able to make
all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that
you need, you will abound in every good work.
6.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) 8God can bless you with
everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds
of good things for others.
7.
New Century Version (NCV) 8 And God can give you
more blessings than you need. Then you will always have plenty of
everything—enough to give to every good work.
8.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 8 And God is able to make
every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you
need, you may excel in every good work.
9.
Today's New International Version (TNIV) 8 And God is able to bless
you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,
you will abound in every good work.
10.
Conybeare – And
God is able to give you an overflowing measure of all good gifts, that all your
wants of every kind may be supplied at all times, and you may give your
abundance to every good work
11.
Twentieth Century NT – God
has the power to shower all kinds of blessings upon you, so that, having, under
all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able
to shower all kinds of benefits upon others
12.
Moffat-God is
able to bless you with ample means, so that you may always have quite enough
for an emergency of your own and ample besides for any kind act to others
13.
Knox-God
has the power to supply you abundantly with every kind of blessing, so that,
with all your needs well supplied at all times, you may have something to spare
for every work of mercy
14.
Phillips-After
all, God can give you everything that you need, so that you may always have
sufficient both for yourselves and for giving away to other people---V11-The
more you are enriched by God, the more scope will there be for generous giving
15. New English Bible-And it
is in God’s power to provide you richly with every good gift; thus you will
have ample means in yourselves meet each and every situation, with enough and
to spare for every good cause
II. What it’s supposed to
look like (Psalm 112:1-10)
A. 1-The character of the
fear of the Lord qualifies you for abundant prosperity
1.
Many
people like to have the stuff that comes after this verse, but aren’t willing
to do what it takes to develop in this verse
2.
Character
is what activates The Blessing in your life (Proverbs 10:22)
B. 3-Wealth and riches are
in his house and he isn’t running out
1.
His
prosperity remain forever because he’s learned how to receive a source that
never changes; no matter what’s going on he’ll be well taken care of
C. 4-The upright are the
light in darkness
1.
God
is his light and then he is the light preventing misfortune for people
2.
You’re
the light of world-Matthew 5:14-15, Ephesians 5:8
D. 5-This man deals
generously-This man appears to be reckless with his money because he gives it
so readily, but this is not the case; He is prudent and cautious in his
financial dealings because he has the realization that the money is not his own
for his is merely a trustee for the distribution of God’s funds
E. 7-He doesn’t fear the
evil report
1.
He
doesn’t fear the evil report because he doesn’t love stuff, trust stuff, nor
did he get this stuff from the world; he got what he got from working the
Kingdom of God system – There’s no sorrow with his riches (Prov 10:22)
2.
I
didn’t prosper because of the world’s news report, I prospered because of God’s
news report and his never changes
F. 1,8-He has the right
relationship with money and things (1 Tim 6:10,17)
1.
1-He
doesn’t fear, reverence, or love things; He fears and loves God
a. Matthew 6:24 – You
can’t love/fear God and money
b. He’s not committed,
attached to, obedient to stuff
c. 9-AMP-He distributes what
the Lord has blessed him with freely
1)
2
Corinthians 9:10-MSG-He throws caution to the wind and gives to the needy with
reckless abandon
2.
8-He
doesn’t trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who has given him
richly all things to enjoy and he is ready to distribute and willing to
communicate
a. Trust-To have confidence,
to be secure, to feel safe, be careless
b. His security and
confidence is not in wealth he’s stored up, but in the God who have it to him
and He’s not looking to money or things to do stuff for him that only God can
do
3.
He’s
located and established purpose for financial prosperity and he’s got an
abundance of prosperity and he’s enjoying it to the full and being a blessing
to the full
G. He is righteous man who’s
full of compassion and gracious and he’s given to the poor and at the same time
he’s not becoming poor to do it and has expensive stuff in his house
1.
9-His
prosperity endures for every-2 Cor 9:11-Thus you’ll
be enriched
2.
His
horn is lifted up with abundance, riches, glory, and honor
H. The wicked see the
prosperity of the righteous and don’t like it (Mark 10:30)