Poverty is a curse and is self-inflicted, as proved in Malachi 3:7-9:

“…Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them…”

Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. It comes largely as a result of a wilful act of disobedience to the law of abundance by the believer. Since the day you have been careful not to obey the law of obedience, where is the evidence of your carefulness? When God says you are cursed, let no prophet pretend that he can remove it, just like when God blesses a man, no one can curse him.

Take good heed to yourself concerning this matter and examine yourself. The financial depression in the land, particularly among God’s people, has been as a result of a flagrant, wilful act of disobedience to the law of comfort. Because God does not matter to them, they also no longer matter to Him.

God is guided by His Word alone, not by emotions. He has seen you cry, but He cannot help you. Because you have rejected His law, He is also relaxed at your calamity. Return to Him now, I urge you, and He will also return to you and show you another future.

God is in the business of separating between the sheep and the sheep; between those serving Him and those serving only their bellies. Peter allowed Jesus the use of his boat and also obeyed His instruction to launch out into the deep; conse-quently, a miracle was inevitable. Everyone that allows God to remain God, ends up being promoted and blessed.

Increases

“… The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” Proverbs 4:18

This means that wealth does not reduce, it only increases. We can boldly say about any Christian, that whatever position you see him occupy today is the least position for him; tomorrow will see him go yet higher. His wealth has an assurance of a brighter future. It is not something that happens today and you can’t see its evidence tomorrow. It does not diminish, nor is it stagnant. It is on an everlasting increase, until Jesus comes!

Thus, we see clearly that covenant wealth is not available in the world. Wealth got outside the kingdom is a plague. It tortures its owner and makes him uncomfortable. This is in direct opposition to kingdom wealth, which is designed for the comfort of the saints. It constantly assures him that the best is yet to come. This truth annoys the devil, but there is nothing he can do about it.

Know this today: the sinner’s wealth only flourishes on the outside, whereas he is diminishing on the inside. Were God to saddle you with his (the sinner’s)problems for just a day, you would never envy him. His wealth doesn’t allow him comfort at all; indeed, he is most miserable among men.

He has food on the table, but no appetite; a comfortable bed, but no peace to allow for sleep; beautiful children, but no fellowship with them! The list is endless. Nothing satisfies him.

But thank God, Who has made provisions for us to have access to all that we need in the kingdom. If this be the case, what then is responsible for the poverty that seems  to weigh the people of God down today? Poverty is obviously not God’s will for His saints….

Ce texte est un extrait du livre “CONVENANT WEALTH” écrit par David O. Oyedepo.  

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