If you then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father
who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:11
I have been accused of
being one of those health and wealth “prosperity gospel” preachers. Actually,
there is no such thing as a “prosperity gospel.” There is only one gospel and
that is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through Jesus’ finished work on the cross,
you can depend on Him for His resurrection life to pulsate and flow in your
physical body from the crown of your head to the soles of your feet. Sicknesses
and diseases are not from God. On the cross, Jesus bore not just our sins, but
also our sicknesses, diseases and infirmities, and “by His stripes we are
healed” (Isaiah 53:5)!
That’s not all, my friend.
On the cross, Jesus bore the curse of poverty! This is what the Word of God
declares: “For you know the grace [unmerited favor] of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through
His poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). Read 2 Corinthians 8 for
yourself. The entire chapter is about money and being a blessing financially to
those who are in need. So don’t let anyone tell you that the verse is referring
to “spiritual” riches. Let me tell you this: It is the devil who wants you sick
and poor, but the God I know has paid a heavy price to redeem you from the
curse of sickness and poverty!
Let’s understand how God deals with us from the point of relationship. As parents, we always seek the best things for our children. How much more would our Father in heaven want the best things for us, His precious children? In the same way that you want your children to be healthy, God wants you to enjoy His divine health. And in the same way that you want your children to always have more than enough, God wants you to enjoy His supernatural provision. When He provides, get ready for a net-breaking, boat-sinking load (Luke 5:6–7). Get ready for 12 baskets full of leftovers (John 6:13)! The Bible puts things in perspective most clearly in Matthew 7:11—If you then, as imperfect parents, “know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him”! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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