How to exit Egypt Rich (Sent 4/1/2010) “...The Israelites did according to the word of Moses; and they (urgently) asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver and of gold, and clothing. The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they gave them what they asked. And they stripped the Egyptians (of those things).” – Exodus 12:35 & 36
“...And they received from Moses all the freewill offerings which the Israelites had brought for doing the work of the sanctuary, to prepare it for service. And
they continued to bring him freewill offerings every morning... they said to Moses, The people bring much more than enough for doing the work which the Lord commanded to do. So Moses commanded and it was proclaimed in all the camp, Let no man or woman do anything more for the sanctuary offering. So the people were
restrained from bringing, For the stuff they had was
sufficient to do all the work and more.” – Exodus 36:3-7
The covenant people of God had been in a very constraining situation financially for a very very long time... so long that the oldest ones among them could not even tell the kids any stories with a connotation of the word `freedom`. They had been slaves for a very long time... Bound, and forced to work long arduous hours while their owners spent their days in leisure; lounging on the Nile, worshipping the sun, crocodiles etc, and living life as they pleased, and on their terms... The people of God did not even have the time to serve their God... Their minds were totally caged... with no prospect of possibly ever being free to live their lives to the fullness of the Blessing... Are you in a constraining situation today? The church of God has likewise been in such a situation for hundreds of years... Prospering financially was seen in some quarters as being in sin
People took so called `vows of poverty` without finding out what God had to say about this in His Word... (still is today in some form).
This state of affairs so crippled the church of Jesus Christ that the very definition of the word `poverty` was a phrase to describe the poorest of the poor... `poor as a church rat`... Preachers’ children saw how poverty and lack caused their parents to suffer
needless hardships, and individually decided if this was how God rewarded their parents’ service, then they wanted nothing to do with Him. As such, one of the primary ways for perpetuating the knowledge of a relationship with God generationally, strong on His heart, was perverted because of the stubborn ignorance of some influential folks...
Poverty and lack is not holiness folks... it is not a blessing in disguise... it is not brought to teach you anything, you have God’s Word for that! Poverty and lack is a curse... it is a curse in operation as a direct result of disobedience to God’s covenant described in Deuteronomy 28. The situation of many of the covenant people of God, Christians, in our world today is not wholly different from the circumstances these Israelites found themselves in... constrained... bound financially... feeling the pull of the Lord in a direction their finances could not go... while many that do not know your God, nor even care to know Him live life as they please, wine and dine, sin and glean of the best of your toil... you labour week on week just to barely meet your bills while some people who don’t give a toss about your blessedness live lives of leisure and sin, manipulating with wealth... drawing people in deeper into sin and modern day debt slavery with money... sponsor perverted advertising campaigns to sell you more of their junk... These are the ungodly that prosper in the world (Psalm 73:12). Your practical mind may well have reasoned along the lines of why you are serving God and getting the bad end of the stick while these chaps seem to have it easy... The reason simply put is because of the ignorance of the people of God concerning God’s covenant of prosperity, the enemy has been able to make quick time and put his children `sons of belial` as is described in the Bible over the reins of economic power in many countries, and for many years... If you understand Spiritual Authority, you will understand that for either God or the devil to operate on earth, a human being is needed to cooperate... you see... God has not left you stranded all this time, He has just needed someone to tell you what I am telling you now... Well, God is a complete gentleman and will not force Himself into situations He is not invited, but unlike the devil who is a complete grunje... He will seek to oppress, possess, steal, kill, destroy and manipulate his way into a human being’s heart with a view to using that human to draw other human beings into darkness...
Why is it that there is so much wealth in the world today... yet there are still many suffering and starving people below the poverty line in many parts of the world living on less than a dollar a day, some completely sane people eating out of rubbish piles... precious human beings each one of which could have been the next Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, or Isaac Newton to take technology to yet new heights... families being destroyed... fathers watching their children die of starvation one by one while the fat possessed cats in some positions of influence somewhere spend their days wondering what new pleasure the world has to offer them with all their money... Not even these are spared the curse of the devil’s disobedience as if you get an honest poll of worldly rich folks, you would find an overwhelming majority live in fear of losing their money... and this is what motivates them not to help anyone but strive to purposelessly hoard more and more... and then when their hearts have told them they
have more than they could possibly loose, motivations shift to the unbridled jostle for fame, prestige and power... you would undoubtedly agree that in such a position, such people would think nothing about firing hoards of people and throwing families into deeper poverty, and oppress the remaining workers, squeezing out the same amount of work from them without compensating them some more just to increase their profit margins... Does this sound familiar? (Exodus 5:6-9) How long do you reckon the Lord was going to sit by and watch these state of affairs?
Have you wondered at how uneven, income distribution is in many parts of the world as will be described in the subject of Economics by organisations such as the World Bank. I know this... Nigeria, my country of birth was described by the World Bank as `poverty in the midst of plenty`. A country so rich with natural resources, eager and willing people, yet many had been in the gripping throes of poverty... Wicked people prospering financially through underhanded means, and mocking people who tried to live good and honest lives as they took greater and greater control of the means of production... This was my world for 22yrs and was all I knew... Well, travel, books, study, and the Spirit of the Lord has shown me that this state of affairs is very similar in many parts of the world particularly here in Britain... What was the last estimate for consumer debt in Britain? How much do you owe personally (including your mortgage)? Who had control of these financial institutions before the government bailed them out? 5% have had the strings over 95% of people’s lives for many years... How easy it would be for the devil to keep those 95% in darkness by trying to ensure that a lot of the 5% are well and truly `sons of Belial`; particularly in times when he had so convinced the covenant people of God wealth was sin... Do you know that it costs Reinhard Bonnke of Christ for all nations, one of the most notable world Evangelists, a paltry $3 to save a soul in Africa, (it doubtless costs a bit more here in Europe)... according to Peter and Anne Pretorius of the Charity Joint Aid Management it costs just £3 to feed, clothe, and educate a starving child a month in Africa...
do with ÂŁ200 million...
What could you
God is not against you prospering financially folks, He is for it... God would not mind if you had more houses than you could live in, more cars than you could possibly drive, and better clothes than Solomon as His promises
He does not want these things to have you! ...they have
shown
but
have you, if you are spending inordinate amounts of time thinking, scheming and working at how to get them, instead of seeking a closer walk with God, partnering in His purposes and trusting Him to add them as you go along,
The glaring reality of life today is that most people work for these things that God has so freely promised us as His children, and not in partnership with His mission and purpose... Most people don’t favour God’s righteous cause (Psalm 35:27) which by the way is for your benefit as just as He promised...
well because it would enable you spend more comfortable prosperous times in your lovely houses, exquisite cars and clothes without the guilt of our family’s suffering in other parts of the world and you not being able to do anything about it because you think you’re broke... You may not admit it, and you may have dulled yourself to it particularly because many use those pictures of dying children to extort but this guilt weighs heavily on every human soul... No ideology, philosophy or doctrine can blot it out but simple obedience and relationship in His covenant.
It is not all dire peeps... God has a plan... and His plan is for His people to begin to walk in the financial empowerment He has for them... This is a quick work folks so we are not talking about getting wealthy financially after 30yrs, we are talking about being blessed `exceedingly`, `abundantly`, `beyond all you can ask or think`
We are talking about a wealth transfer not unlike what happened with the Israelites, but on a much grander scale to the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is going to happen in two ways... There suddenly`...
are those who are financially wealthy who will bring their heart together with their financial resources to the Lord, and His church and thus partake in all of the benefits of the Blessing and have the first sound sleep they have had in years; and the other way is God’s children who have been robbed for so long because of ignorance will begin to walk in their covenant of prosperity through faith and the Word of God operating in their lives through the 100-fold return... People who increase their giving as they grow will see ever increasing returns on their giving as the reservoirs that have held riches from unjust gain are being tapped. The wicked who refuse to obey God will see their wealth begin to dwindle. Riches will return to the hands of the givers. Get your words in line with God’s Words... Believe for the 100-fold return, and expect the wealth of the wicked to come into your hands... it is not your job to go and get the wealth you understand... you get over into covetousness when you do that... you keep your eyes on the Word... you keep your eyes on God, and listen to the Lord Jesus Christ... He tells you to give, give... and believe God for your 100 fold return. He will do the gathering up (Prophetic Word of the Lord from my father in the faith, Kenneth Copeland)...
Job’s Witness “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty...Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment (clothes) as the clay; He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver”. – Job 27:13, 16&17
David’s Witness “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace....For the LORD loves justice, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved forever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever”. – Psalm 37:7-11, 28&29
Solomon’s Witness “...A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.” – Proverbs 13:22 “He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor”. – Proverbs 28:8 “For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God...” – Ecclesiastes 2:26
James’ Witness (The brother of our Lord) “...Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cry: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and killed the just; and he does not resist you. Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. Be you also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws near” – James 5:4-8
The Prophet Haggai’s Witness “...And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts.
The silver is mine, and the
gold is mine, says the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, says the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, says the LORD of hosts”. – Haggai 2:7-9
The Prophet, Isaiah’s Witness “Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to you: your sons shall come from far, and your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the
abundance of the sea shall be converted unto you, the forces (wealth) of the gentiles shall come unto you. The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall show forth the praises of the LORD. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto you: they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and
I will glorify the
house of my glory. Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? (What is the predominant colour of Jet aeroplanes today... white... Isaiah saw the use of the private jet aeroplane by the people of God as a necessary tool to spread the gospel over the whole earth and interpreted it in the way his mind could conceive)
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the Name of the Lord your God,
the sons of strangers shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister unto you: for in my wrath I smote you, but in my favour have I had mercy on you. and to the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you. And
Therefore, your gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto you the forces (wealth) of the gentiles (unbelieving world), and that their kings may be brought. For
shall not serve you shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory (wealth) of Lebanon shall come unto you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my
the nation and kingdom that
sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons also of them that afflicted you shall come bending unto you; and all they that despised you shall bow themselves down at the soles of your feet; and they shall call you, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. You shall also suck the milk of the gentiles, and you shall suck the
you shall know that I the LORD am your Saviour and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make your officers peace, breast of kings: and
and your exactors righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in your land, wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto you: but the LORD shall be unto you an everlasting light, and your God your glory. Your sun shall no more go down; neither shall the moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your
Your people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time”. – Isaiah 60 mourning shall be ended.
Apostle Paul’s Witness “For the earnest expectation of the creature (whole creation) waiteth (waits) for the manifestation of the sons of God”. – Romans 8:19
Apostle John’s Witness (The Beloved) “But as many as received Him (Jesus), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name...” – John 1:12
For us to board this train, we must ensure that we have put ourselves in a position to receive which is simply accept the Lord Jesus as our Lord and
In like manner we would `abound in the grace of giving` and receive in ever increasing proportions... Warren Buffet who until most recently was the 2nd Saviour and walk in love as He has given us commandment...
richest man in the world gave 75% of his total net worth, upwards of $50 billion to Bill Gates Foundation a charity tasked with alleviating poverty worldwide (Bill Gates until most recently was the richest man in the world but is currently at a toe to toe with a Mexican Billionaire named Carlos Slim) and he became richer still... What kind of mathematics is that?! I don’t know that much about Carlos Slim but it is not a coincidence that they happen to be the richest men in the world... You see folks,
God
can only entrust His finances to those who walk in obedience financially... God’s financial blessing is reserved for the tither, those who favour His righteous cause, the gospel being preached, those who adhere to sound doctrine, and those who pity the poor and not walk by...
If you study the book of Exodus carefully, you will notice that the people, even with a hope of the coming deliverance had to follow well laid out instructions to ensure they did not suffer the plagues with the Egyptians... God separated them from the Egyptians... the children of Israel had light in their dwellings while the Egyptians were in utter darkness... The people had to walk closely in the obedience of His very
through the whole process even before they had enough to give the `too much` offering... even through physically impossible situations, the last plague... the red sea... etc. distinct instructions and enjoy the benefits of it...
The recession is not for you people of God, please don’t join it but follow God’s laid out instructions to you in His word clearly... This recession is the beginning throes of
will you continue to make excuses for lack? Will you continue to blame God for your circumstances in life? Or will you get yourself in position to receive? Will you do like Isaac, and walk in obedience sowing in a land of famine and reap a hundredfold or run to the familiar sights of Egypt for succour like some other folks where doing... The word Egypt has long been used by Bible scholars this wealth transfer...
for everything negatively opposite to God’s best for us, and rightly so as according to Hitchcock Bible names, the name means “...that troubles or oppresses; anguish...” (The founders of Egypt must have thought it was cool to name their country so).
This is strong on the heart of God folks... shortly after rededicating my life to Him in 1998, He immediately began speaking to me about this... well how did He speak... His written Word... through men of God... and when my heart had enough of His Word in it, He began to speak directly to my heart (The written Word of God always taking pre-eminence of course). Little did I know the power of this till I saw Lehman Brothers come crashing down... a firm that has been in the commercial and financial history of the United States for over 150 years... I saw one recent graduate who had only spent a week in Lehman with his gleaming new suit he probably saved all summer for speak forlornly to the news reporter with a tone of no hope of a future... I read of one former Lehman executive’s loss of $6 million US dollars overnight, all of his life savings! Even the newspapers who seem to love bad news were probably hard pressed to find which
stories of suicides to publish... All of the pillars of the earth are being shaken (1 Samuel 2:8/ Job 9:6/ Psalm 75:3/ Joel 2:30)... The rocks which men put their trust in melting into an air of nothingness and hopelessness... not even the huge government bailouts are certain of success and people are still hurting everywhere...
What can you honestly look at and say, this will always remain... loosing homes and livelihoods...
“...For My people have committed two evils, they have forsaken Me the fountain of living waters and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water...” – Jeremiah 2:13
“Thus says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD”. – Jeremiah 17:5
Who or what is your source? What do you trust in that can guarantee you a secure financial future? Even governments are hard pressed for cash... Heaven is not undergoing a recession folks... God wants to transfer wealth to you... He wants to fill your treasures (Proverbs 8:21)... He wants your vats to be filled and burst out with new wine (Proverbs 3:9&10)... He wants to teach you to profit, and lead you in the way that you should go (Isaiah 48:17)... He wants to increase you till you have too much... He wants wealth and Riches to be in your house, and your righteousness enduring forever (Psalm 112:3)... and then He wants to use you to stretch out an olive branch to the people of the world, and bring them into our covenant through the salvation that is in Christ Jesus... Obedience is the key... Get books and CDs to educate yourself about God’s prosperity... One I would highly recommend is “Your 10-day Spiritual Action Plan for Complete Financial Breakthrough” by Kenneth & Gloria Copeland my spiritual parents who have lived this life of faithfulness for over 40yrs and have seen God fulfil every jot and tittle of His Word in their lives again and again even moreso now, in the world’s so-called recession... This package is very comprehensive and you can order it online, it only costs £12 and you can access it on this link http://kcm.org.uk/shop/strongyour-10day-spiritual-actionplan-for-complete-financial-breakthroughstrongbrbook-cd-music-cd-and-dvd-p1735.html Work your schedule around it and follow the study guide diligently for the ten days... Order all the books and CDs for further reading and it will take your mind places
it has never been... these materials don’t even cost a fraction of what you’ve been shelling out every month to those banks and credit card companies... can you imagine? You would invest just £12 on a book that would change your thinking...
Your soul (mind) has to be renewed and prosper before you can experience this physically (3 John 2/ Romans 12:1&2)... In the few years renew your mind... and enable you walk in God’s best for you...
I have walked with the Lord, I have seen the power of this fundamental law established by God just after the flood... Seedtime and harvest... even as an undergraduate student studying Economics at the University of Lagos, Nigeria I was living better than a whole lot of my peers, even those from so-called wealthy families not merely at the graces of my lovely mum, but by the favor of Almighty God... You say ok Temisan, I have decided to work with the Lord on this but how... how is God going to get prosperity to me? Please meditate on these Words of Jesus:
“...And He said, So is the Kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground: And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knows not how...” – Mark 4:26&27
Leave the how to God... He has ways and means we have not even a single clue about... You only need to read about the widow Elijah was sent to, and Elisha’s prophecy in 2 Kings 7:1-16 and you would know He is God and can do anything... all He requires is our faith... and obedience.
“Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the (action of His) power that is
work within us, is able to (carry superabundantly, far over and above all (infinitely beyond our highest dreams)” – Ephesians 3:20 AMP
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The grace, favour, loving-kindness and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ remain with you...
Your brother In the patience of Christ, Temisan
“...You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavour? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father...” – Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:13 – 16) New Living Translation