Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's "From Faith To Faith" devotional is very good again today! You may not have run into this situation where people are saying these things, but I have! Here is how to deal with that!
His Extravagant Love
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake
thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 28:2
Some people have very low expectations of what God will
provide for them materially. They trust Him to feed and clothe them, but they
don't trust Him to feed and clothe them very well!
Somehow they've gotten the idea that God's an old miser who
will do little more than put rags on their backs and beans on their tables. But
that's not what Jesus told us. He said in Matthew 6 that God would clothe us
better than He clothed Solomon. That one statement alone proves that God wants
to do more than just meet our basic needs. He wants to bless us abundantly. I
know that from personal experience.
A few years ago I came home and found two expensive
automobiles parked in my driveway. They'd been given to me to use by men who'd
been blessed by the Lord through my ministry.
I was baffled. "Lord," I said, "I didn't need these
cars. I hadn't asked You for them, and I wasn't believing for them. What are
they doing here?"
Then the Lord spoke up on the inside of me. Have you
ever read the scripture in Deuteronomy that says blessings shall come on and
overtake those who hearken to My voice?
"Yes," I answered.
Well, son, He said, you've just been overtaken.
Am I saying God gave me those expensive cars just so I could
enjoy them? Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying.
First Timothy 6:17 says, "[He] gives us richly all
things to enjoy." God is a loving Father. He gets great pleasure from
blessing His children. He's extravagant where we're concerned. But don't let
that worry you. He can afford it. Once you truly believe that and begin to hearken to His
voice, it won't be long before His blessings will be overtaking you.
AMEN! The lie, the myth, the wrong thinking, the false doctrine that God wants you to be 'poor, sick, downtrodden, suffering in every area of your life' so that He can teach you something has not only robbed God's people of the protection, provision and safety that our New Covenant provides, but has completely mischaracterized the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible in the worse possible way! OUR God is a God of ABUNDANCE! He desires that His people, who are called by His Name, represent Him correctly in the earth so that the lost will run to Him! THAT is why He has stated these obviously abundant blessings over us!
John 10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). AMP
Luke 6:38 Give, and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you. AMP
2 Cor 9:6 [Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings. 7 Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, "prompt to do it") giver [whose heart is in his giving]. [Proverbs 22:9] 8 And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]. 9 As it is written, He [the benevolent person] scatters abroad; He gives to the poor; His deeds of justice and goodness and kindness and benevolence will go on and endure forever! [Psalm 112:9] 10 And [God] Who provides seed for the sower and bread for eating will also provide and multiply your [resources for] sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness [which manifests itself in active goodness, kindness, and charity]. [Isaiah 55:10; Hosea 10:12] 11 Thus you will be enriched in all things and in every way, so that you can be generous, and [your generosity as it is] administered by us will bring forth thanksgiving to God. AMP
Josh 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. AMP
Meditate on these Truths of the Word of God and refuse to be intimidated by the natural, human thinking of those who are not walking in the promises of God and do not want YOU to either! BELIEVE, RECEIVE and then TELL THE WORLD about our wonderful, magnificent, loving and powerful GOD! Amen! Here is Hillsong with another older song "This Is Our God":
Shalom in Him!
