EPHESIANS 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling,
...and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of His mighty power,
| DAY 7—Because of God’s Covenant, the REDEEMED have the hope of restoration after tribulation. |
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The Lord wants us to prosper, but according to His way—which is not always the way the world thinks of prospering. Sometimes what the world calls prosperity is gained at the expense of others. If we enjoy some form of “prosperity” at the wrongful expense of someone else, then the Lord teaches us to give back what we have taken, plus some in addition. Leviticus 6:2-5 teaches that the principle amount taken wrongly, plus one-fifth more, must be returned in restitution. In Luke 19:8,9we find Jesus commending Zacchaeus for restoring fourfold what he had taken.
Isaiah 30:20—And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
Isaiah 48:17,18—Thus saith the Lord, thy REDEEMER, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea… (The word peace is from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning “completeness, soundness, welfare, prosperity.”)
LORD, for my whole family, I renounce the spirit of poverty. It has followed us for as long as I can remember. Please teach us how to open our lives to the economy of Your Kingdom. As You do this, lead us in a way that will prepare us for the difficult days that are ahead. Here now, I hold these other families before You. Please reveal Your Kingdom’s economy to them. Please bring them back from the edge of financial disaster.
The Way of Provision for the Time of Trouble
Psalm 41:1,2; II Corinthians 8:9 & II Corinthians 9:8,
“The II Corinthians Twins”
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