The Father's Menu
Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
TRUE PROSPERITY
“If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.”
Leviticus 26:3-5
Main Text: Main text: 3 John 2
There is no one who does not want to be prosperous or successful in every aspect of life. Apart from being strong in body and mind, each person wants to be successful in his domestic relations, in his trade, profession or any other activity. This is indeed God’s will for His people; however, this material success doesn’t define true prosperity, it’s just the oozing off the real Mccoy. True prosperity is a viable and strong relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
“Prosperity” is the condition of enjoying wealth, success, or good fortune. Prosperity in the context of this sermon does not mean increase in material wealth only but also growth in spiritual qualities that enables one to be in good standing with God and men. When we decide to obey the Lord in all His command only then do we know we have true prosperity, Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 “Seek ye God’s kingdom and every other thing will be added unto you” a relationship with the Lord Jesus is the first step to a life of success.
Some people think that those who serve God will continue to wallow in abject poverty, as if want is a mark of righteousness. That thinking is not correct. Even though the degree of blessing would not be the same for everybody, there is no one who serves God diligently and faithfully who will not be blessed spiritually and materially in this present world and more abundantly in the world to come.
Confession:
I am a fellow heir and partaker of His promises in Christ Jesus by the gospel, I am rooted and grounded in love, I prosper in all my affairs, I am blessed beyond measures.
Further Reading:
1 Kings 2:3 “And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.”
2 Chronicles 26:5 “He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.”
Read through the Bible in 1 year: Ezekiel 20:1-49 Hebrews 9:11-28 Psalm 107:1-43 Proverbs 27:11
Read through the Bible in 2 years: Catch-up day & Ps 127
