The 5 Keys to Ride Prosperously
1. Prosperity is a Promise - God's will is to Prosper Us in Every Area of Life
Ex 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Enemy and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of their enemies
- Large Place - Into a state of freedom, plenty, safety and comfort
Ps 66:12 We went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance (a wealthy place, satisfaction)
2. Prosperity Has Power - God Gives Power to Create Wealth
Deut 8:18 And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day
- Power – Vigor, strength, force, abilities, wealth, means, capacity
3. Prosperity is for Pleasure - To Live Happily Ever After
Ps 35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
- Joy and Gladness – The bible has 653 references to joy and gladness
Deut 4:40 (nlt) All will go well with you and your children. You will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you
- Go well - Be good, pleasing, to live long and to do well and prosper in everything, and to live happily ever after
1 Tim 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy
Ecc 2:24-25 (nlt) I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him?
4. Prosperity Has a Purpose - To Help The Broken, The Poor, and The Needy
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him
- Do Good - Do good deeds, perform kind service, to be philanthropic
Matt 25:35-36,40 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
Prov 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed
5. Prosperity Must Have a Strong Perspective – Keep Eternity in Mind
Matt 6:20,24 Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
- I’m Loyal - We don’t serve money we serve God with our money
Ps 45:4 (kjv) Ride prosperously (victoriously pushing forward) because of truth, humility, and righteousness
Ps 118:25 Send now prosperity