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aligned with the
economy o
heaven40 day devotional & Journal
by matt Bomhoff
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ENDORSEMENTS
Aligned with the economy o Heaven by Matt Bomho is
a must or your devotional library. Understanding God’s
Kingdom economy is a vital aspect o the believer’s walk
in Christ. This devotional journal will establish you in thetruth concerning God’s abundant provision or your lie,
and when you know the truth, reedom and liberty mani-
est. I love this journal!
Patricia King
Extreme Prophetic • XPmedia.com • XP Publishing
Author o Decree, In The Zone, Dream Big and others
In every generation new voices arise or that day and time.
They come with a resh word packaged in a relevant man-
ner. What makes it even better is when the message and the
messenger are one and the same. That is what I love about
this devotional journal in your hands. Matt Bomho em-bodies his message. I love the combination o creative style
and timeless truths in this new release, Aligned with the
economy o Heaven.
JAMES W. GOLL
Encounters Network • Prayer Storm • Compassion Acts
Author o The Seer, The Lost Art o Intercession andmany more
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Aligned with the economy o Heaven is power packed and
ull o lie-transorming revelation. It is packaged in a bril-
liant 40 day devotional ormat that makes it extremelypractical and easy to read. These pages contain precious
treasures rom God’s Word that I’ve seen amazingly dis-
played in Matt’s lie. They will take you on a journey o
discovering lie-changing keys to the economy o heaven
that will help launch you into new levels o your destiny
here on earth. Let the journey begin!
STEVE FISH
Senior Leader
Convergence Church, Fort Worth, Texas
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Aligned with the economy o Heaven by Matt Bomho is
more than a orty day journal—rather it is an invitationrom heaven to go on a orty day journey to become “rich”
in God in every way. Through daily devotionals, nuggets o
both biblical revelation as well as practical lie skills, pro-
phetic declarations, journaling and daily exhortations, this
book is an equipping tool to walk in kingdom principles.
Proverbs 10:22 says, “The blessing o the Lord makes one
rich and He adds no sorrow.” This book will help “make
you rich,” by aligning your own lie with the economy o
heaven, so you can see God’s kingdom come on earth as the
Father dreamed it in heaven.
SHARA PRADHAN
IHOP-KC Missionary
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank You, Father, or the privilege o writing this devo-
tional. May it bear abundant ruit or Your kingdom!
Thank you, Sonja, or continually challenging and encourag-
ing me to walk in ullness in every area o lie. You are amaz-
ing – my most cherished git!
Thank you, Mallory and Ashley, you are priceless treasures
and blessings beyond words!
Thank you, Mom and Dad, or teaching, praying and mod-eling a liestyle o love, aith, generosity and integrity.
Thank you, Steve and Marci Fish, or your amazing leader-
ship, encouragement and riendship. Thank you or continu-
ally building up, empowering and athering us into greater
levels o intimacy and reedom in Jesus.
Thank you to our humble elders and sta o servant leaders
at Convergence Church in Fort Worth, Texas. I am so grate-
ul or our church amily.
Thank you to the amazing sta, interns and students at Con-
vergence School o Supernatural Ministry. Thank you or
your contagious passion and sacrice. It is an honor to runwith you!
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Thank you to my awesome amily and riends or your abun-
dant love, grace, and authenticity.
Thank you, James Goll and Shara Pradhan, or propheticallyspeaking this book into being. I am so grateul.
Thank you, Patricia King and the staff at XP Publishing, for
the honor o working with you on this project. You are peo-
ple o great integrity and excellence.
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40 DAY DEVOTIONAL
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JOURNAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ....................................................................... 12
Day 1. Forty Days ........................................................... 14
Day 2. God o the Breakthrough ....................................16
Day 3. Declaration o Dependence ................................18
Day 4. Set Apart .............................................................20
Day 5. Bondservants o the King ...................................22
Day 6. A Humble Heart .................................................24
Day 7. A Thankul, Willing Heart ..................................26
Day 8. Seeking His Kingdom First ..................................28Day 9. He is a Rewarder .................................................30
Day 10. Generous, Like Our Father ..................................32
Day 11. First Things First .................................................34
Day 12. Open the Windows o Heaven ............................36
Day 13. The Tithe is a Tutor ............................................. 38
Day 14. Generosity Glories God .....................................40Day 15. Fragrant Oerings to the Lord ............................42
Day 16. Champion Givers ................................................44
Day 17 . Hilarious Giving ..................................................46
Day 18. A Holy Habit ......................................................48
Day 19. Consistent Generosity .........................................50
Day 20. Radical Multiplication ........................................52
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Day 21. Multiplication and Increase ................................. 54
Day 22. Our Heavenly Account ........................................ 56
Day 23. Seedtime and Harvest .......................................... 58
Day 24. Living in Full Bloom ............................................ 60
Day 25. The Cycle o Blessing ..........................................62
Day 26. Joyul Provision ................................................... 64
Day 27. Diligence and Hard Work ...................................66
Day 28. Character and Integrity .......................................68
Day 29. Wise Stewardship ................................................ 70
Day 30. True Riches ......................................................... 72
Day 31. Worship Through Obedience .............................. 74
Day 32. Exposing the Spirit o Mammon ......................... 76
Day 33. Building Our Spiritual Muscles ........................... 78
Day 34. The Violent Take It by Force ............................... 80
Day 35. Shaking Heaven and Earth .................................. 82Day 36. Be Strong and o Good Courage.......................... 84
Day 37. Courage to Make Room or Others .................... 86
Day 38. Passing the Test ................................................... 88
Day 39. For Such a Time as This ...................................... 90
Day 40. Bound Firmly to Our Promises ............................ 92
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INTRODUCTION
May the grace o the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love o God, and
the ellowship o the Holy Spirit be with you all.
– 2 Corinthians 13:14 (NIV)
Grace is an unmerited, undeserved git rom above. We can-not earn it. It is a shower o heavenly infuence on our hearts
that transorms us at the core, bringing dynamic change to the
way we live our lives. This cloud o glory empowers us to walk
more like Christ than ever beore, producing an abundance o
ruit borne rom our lives or His glory. It increases the sound o
thanksgiving on the earth, making known to the principalities
and powers the maniold, multi-colored wisdom o God.
I believe that there is a spirit o grace on this book to dramati-
cally impact your lie or the Kingdom o God. I believe that
there is abundant grace to:
• Discover truth and revelation rom God’s Word, transorm-
ing you at the core until you are living rom a pure heart,
rom a good conscience and rom sincere aith.
• Understand that giving is worship and begin giving great
glory to God through radical generosity.
• Remove joyless, religious acts o compulsive, earul giving
rom your lie and transorm you into a cheerul, openhand-
ed giver, ull o great reedom, aith, peace and joy.• Believe by aith that He is aithul to provide all o your
needs, removing the ear that you won’t have enough and the
sinul desire to hoard and stash your money and possessions.
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• Be a champion giver, radically generous like your Father.
• Wisely manage your nances, budget your income and pri-
oritize your spending, being aithul to Paul’s command in
1 Corinthians16:2-3 that we set aside a generous sum o money or the church on the rst day o the week, in keep-
ing with our income.
• Be lled with integrity in business and nancial dealings
– removing sel-centeredness, covetousness and greed, and
replacing it with the ability to consider the needs o others
and desire that they prosper, make a prot, and be blessed.
• Attain diligence and discipline in your vocation, empower-
ing you to aithul, honest work as unto the Lord, richly
blessing and beneting your employees and your employers.
• Attain abundant wisdom in your investments, and the abil-
ity to be a wise steward, aithul to increase and multiply
what has been entrusted to you.
• Understand His compassion and heart or the downcast,
seeing through His eyes and considering the poor.
• Take action and war over the ollowing prophetic declara-
tions over you, co-laboring with Him to bear ruit and be
the conduit o His generosity everywhere you go!
• Shout “Grace! Grace!” to your mountain, whatever your
circumstances; watch the Lord show Himsel strong on
your behal, His abundant mercy removing it rom your
midst, paving the way or the abundant lie Christ died to
give you!
“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord o hosts. “Who are you, O great mountain? Beore [us] you shall be-
come a plain! And [we] shall bring orth the capstone with shouts
o ‘Grace, grace to it!’ ” – Zechariah 4:6-7
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D a y 1 • d e v o t i o n a l
Forty Days
Then Jesus, being lled with the Holy Spirit, returned rom the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted or orty days by the devil … Then Jesus returned in the power o the Spirit to Galilee, and news o Him went out through all the sur-
rounding region. –Luke 4:1-2,14
Forty is a signicant number in the Bible. It is a number thatdenotes signicant times o testing or God’s people. Noah and
his amily held ast in the ark as the skies poured rain orty days
and orty nights (Genesis 7:4). Moses asted rom ood and wa-
ter as He remained with the Lord on Mount Sinai or orty days
(Exodus 34:28). The Israelites wandered through the wilderness
or orty years o testing (Deuteronomy 8:2). Elijah journeyed
toward Horeb, the mountain o God, without ood or wateror orty days and orty nights (1 Kings 19:8). Finally, our Lord
Jesus was tested in the desert or orty days beore returning in
the power o the Spirit (Luke 4:2).
It’s interesting to note that in each o these orty-day tests,
aithul completion unlocked incredible breakthrough and pro-
motion in the lives o those being tested! I believe that this isGod’s plan or us! As we journey through this 40-day devotion-
al together, our unwavering aith locks into a collision course
with the creative power o God. Our aithul obedience to each
command rom the Word o God sets into motion alignment
with heaven and the will o God. We increase in avor with God
and with men and experience new levels o breakthrough in our
lives! Let’s be aithul to pass this 40-day test with diligence andthanksgiving. God is aithul to meet us each day and help us
align our lives and nances ... on earth as it is in heaven!
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D a y 1 • d e c l a r a t i on & J o u r n a l
Thank You, Father, or the truths about nances in Your Word!
I declare that all the promises in Your Word are true, are “yesand amen,” and will not return void, but will accomplish what
You meant or them to. As I journey through these 40 days, I
ask that You would open my eyes o enlightenment and give
me a spirit o wisdom and revelation in the knowledge o
You. I declare that You are good and are always aithul! As
I hear Your voice, I commit to be quick to obey. I declare my
breakthrough and complete alignment with the economy o
heaven!
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D a y 2 • d e v o t i o n a l
God of the Breakthrough Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Yourdescendants will occupy other nations and resettle the ruined cities.
– Isaiah 54:2-3 (NLT)
The Hebrew word or “expand” in this verse is pawrats. It is
the word or breakthrough. It means to break out, burst orth,come broadly, spread out, and increase. These verses in Isaiah
prophesied o Jerusalem’s restoration during a time when they elt
orsaken and orgotten. God’s people oten eel this way just mo-
ments beore victory. When the Philistines heard that David had
been anointed as King over all o Israel, the Bible says all o the
Philistines went out against him (1 Chronicles 14). However, Da-
vid stood on the Word o the Lord and went up to Baal-perazim.The Lord broke through or them against their enemies and Da-
vid won a great victory. The name Baal-perazim means “the God
o the Breakthrough.” David experienced God as the One who
breaks through and exclaimed, “God has broken through my en-
emies by my hand like a breakthrough o water.” God brought
the breakthrough through the leadership and valor o David.
Sometimes we nd ourselves in a hard place. The circumstanc-
es in our lie seem less than victorious. The enemy lies to us, tell-
ing us we have been orgotten and orsaken, and that everyone is
against us. But God has not orgotten us. In act, we are inscribed
on the palm o His hand (Isaiah 49:16). Oten our breakthrough
is just moments away! Today, whatever your battle o provision,
God is seeking to bring breakthrough in your lie. Just like Davidat Baal-perazim, God wants to work through the power and abil-
ity He has placed inside you through the Holy Spirit and bring
restoration, breakthrough, and victory in every area o your lie!
Get ready to experience the breakthrough power o God!
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D a y 2 • d e c l a r a t i on & J o u r n a l
My God is a God o breakthrough! He is a aithul God o res-
toration and victory! I stand on His promises and boldly declare
that I am more than a conquerer! My victory has already been
won and I will experience His breakthrough in my lie and my
nances!
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D a y 3 • d e v o t i o n a l
Declaration of Dependence
(For I am) condent o this very thing, that He who begana good work in you will perect it until the day o Christ Jesus. – Philippians 1:6 (NASB)
We hear the word “destiny” a lot in our culture today. It is a
great word that speaks o the high and holy calling each one o us
received when we bowed our knee to the Lordship o Christ. Theword “work” in Philippians 1:6 is the Greek word ergon, which
can speak o something crated and produced by the working o
hands, such as a sculpture or piece o art. In Ephesians 2:10, Paul
says that we are God’s workmanship. This Greek word is poi-
ema, which is where we get the English word “poem.” Poiema
speaks o a masterpiece such as a sonnet with perect rhyme or a
beautiul symphony, glorious in its unity, harmony, and timing.Paul is talking about us! Each one o us is a unique masterpiece
that God has orged with His own hands (Psalm 139) – created
to carry a unique DNA that contains the ability to ll a role in
the body o Christ that no one else can ulll.
Jesus taught that it is only as we stay connected to Him with
the lieline o intimacy and devotion that we will ulll the pur-pose we were created or. Apart rom Him we can do nothing
(John 15:5). Just like a vine provides all the nutrients that a
branch needs to thrive and prosper, the Lord is aithul to pro-
vide everything we need to accomplish what He has created us
to do. His resources are unlimited. He owns all the cattle on all
the hills. Let’s remember this truth as we go through this 40-day
study. Let’s submit to His leadership and repent o any spirit o independence right now. We can be condent that as we walk in
obedience to Him, He is aithul to complete the good work He
has begun in us, and He shall supply all o our needs according
to His riches in glory! (Philippians 4:19)
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D a y 3 • d e c l a r a t i on & J o u r n a l
God has given me an amazing destiny! Today I ully submit my
lie – spirit, soul and body, to God’s leadership in my lie. I placemy trust and complete condence in Him who is aithul and
true. I declare that He who has begun a good work in me will
perect it until the day o Christ Jesus!
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D a y 4 • d e v o t i o n a l
Set Apart
Be silent beore the Sovereign Lord, or the day o the Lord is near.The Lord has prepared a sacrice; he has consecrated those he has
invited. – Zephaniah 1:7 (NIV)
The word or “consecrated” in this passage is the Hebrew
word Qadash, which means to be set apart, prepared and dedi-
cated – outside the norm. It is used to describe a person whodevotes himsel wholly to God and His purposes. In the New
Testament, we are taught that everyone who receives Jesus as
Lord and Savior o their lives must die to their desires o living
or themselves and arise to their new lie o joyul, abundant
service to the King (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is why the Lord
instituted water baptism. It is a prophetic act that demonstrates
the death and burial o our old, sel-serving nature and the res-urrection and birth o our new, Christ-serving nature. The old
has gone, behold the new has come! (Galatians 2:20) The Lord
suered and died as our sacrice so that we could be set apart
to oer our lives as living sacrices or Him (Hebrews 12:1-2).
Let’s devote ourselves today to living wholly to God and His
purposes. As we ully consecrate our lives to serving Him, He isaithul to provide everything we need to run our race with en-
durance and victory. Our hearts are transormed, and we come
to joyully embrace the truth that our lives belong to Him. Ev-
erything we are and possess is set apart or His glory and pur-
poses, and we are given access to the mysteries o His Kingdom
(Matthew 13:11). What a privilege it is to be set apart or His
glory!
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D a y 4 • d e c l a r a t i on & J o u r n a l
I declare that I have been set apart and consecrated or God’s pur-
poses. My lie is not my own. I have been bought with a price, the precious blood o Jesus! I live to display the glory o the Lord and
have been given access to the strategies and provision o the King!
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D a y 5
Bondservants of the King
Thereore you also be ready, or the Son o Man is coming at an
hour you do not expect. “Who then is a aithul and wise servant,
whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them ood
in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he
comes, will nd so doing. – Matthew 24:44-46
The word “servant” in this passage is the Greek word dulos,or “bondservant.” In ancient times, a bondservant was a slave
who chose by his own ree will to surrender all personal interests
in order to serve his master or lie (Deuteronomy 15:16-17). In
exchange or this vow, the master promised to provide or all the
needs o his servant. Paul and James both described themselves
as bondservants o Christ, oering their very lives to preach the
Gospel and advance the Kingdom (Titus 1:1, James 1:1). Jesus
was the perect bondservant. His only desire was to build His
Father’s house. He set His ace like fint to serve the mission o
His Father, orsaking all temptations to build His own earthly
Kingdom. In John 5:30, Jesus said, “I do not seek My own will
but the will o the Father who sent Me.” His prayer in the garden
was, “Father … not my will, but Yours, be done” (Luke 22:42).There are temptations to build kingdoms o ame, ortune and
power on this earth. But our destiny is to give our lives passion-
ately to the Kingdom o God – a Kingdom that can’t be shaken!
His Kingdom is without end and is ever-increasing (Isaiah 9:7).
Likewise, when we direct our passion toward Him, the avor and
grace extended to us is without end and ever-increasing! Let’s
settle this issue in our hearts once and or all. Let’s answer the call
to be bondservants o the Lord, boldly oering our time, talents
and treasures to Him. As we do, we discover the joy and reedom
o living in the Kingdom – a lie o purpose, passion and power!
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D a y 5 • d e c l a r a t i on & J o u r n a l
I am a aithul, wise and passionate servant o Christ. I reely
give my lie in the service o the King and His Kingdom, and en- joy a lie o purpose, passion and power – all or His namesake
and glory!
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D a y 6 • d e v o t i o n a l
A Humble Heart
So I was let alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength let,my ace turned deathly pale and I was helpless. Then I heard himspeaking, and as I listened to him, I ell into a deep sleep, my ace tothe ground. A hand touched me and set me trembling on my handsand knees. He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, considercareully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, or I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood
up trembling. Then he continued, “Do not be araid, Daniel. Sincethe rst day that you set your mind to gain understanding and tohumble yoursel beore your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. – Daniel 10:8-12 (NIV)
The phrase “humble yoursel” in this passage is the Hebrew
words anah paniym, which carries the meaning o setting your
mind to do a work. In biblical times it oten spoke o tillingthe ground and making the earth ready. When we choose to
humble ourselves beore God and lay down our agendas or
His Kingdom purposes, our hearts are made ready or harvest.
The weeds o pride, ear and laziness are pulled out by the root
to dry up and blow away like cha. The soil o our hearts be-
comes ertile ground or the glorious seeds o our calling. It
is made ready to receive the abundant sunshine o His grace
and nourishing rain o His power, springing orth provision and
destiny in our lives.
Like Daniel, many o us have seasons when we eel
helpless, with no strength to go on. But i we ollow his
lead, humbling ourselves and seeking God’s ace in prayer,
He is aithul to hear us and respond in love. Let’s hum-ble ourselves and set our minds to do His work. Let’s o-
er our time, talent and treasures or the Kingdom o God.
As we do, we will nd understanding, purpose, destiny, and grace
like we’ve never known beore.
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God calls me His beloved, highly esteemed and greatly loved.
I am a person with a high calling! Today I humble my heart beore Him by aith. I know He hears my voice and comes with
abundant grace, making my heart ready or the harvest!
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A Thankful, Willing Heart
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now consecrated yourselves to theLord. Come near; bring sacrices and thank oerings to the houseo the Lord.” And the assembly brought sacrices and thank oer-ings, and all who were o a willing heart brought burnt oerings.
– 2 Chronicles 29:31 (RSV)
In this chapter in 2 Chronicles, King Hezekiah re-opened thedoors o the house o the Lord and repaired them, restoring
temple worship to Israel. The people o God consecrated – set
themselves apart – to the Lord. They entered into worship and
brought their thank oerings to Him, singing praises and play-
ing instruments (loudly) with a willing heart. The Hebrew word
or “willing” is nadiyb. It means voluntary, willing, spontane-
ous, ready and generous. These eager givers were ree rom ear,greed, stinginess or selshness. The thanksgiving in their hearts
to the Lord moved them to reely give, spontaneously and with
great joy.
This is the kind o heart the Lord is looking or, and this is
who we were born to be. When we were born again into the
Kingdom o God, we were given new, generous, and willing
hearts (Ezekiel 36:26), eager to partner with Him to see His
Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. However, it is up to
us to make the decision to oer our hearts willingly to the Lord
as an act o worship, allowing Him to transorm our walk into a
liestyle o generosity. Let’s oer our hearts to the Lord with sin-
cere aith. Let’s bond together in unity, joyully bring our tithes
and oerings to Him with thankul hearts! As we do, we stepinto our destiny as voluntary worshippers, eager and willing to
give our hearts completely to Him.
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Today I consecrate mysel completely to the Lord. I have a heart
that is lled with thanksgiving or all that He is and all that Hehas done or me. I have a willing heart, eager to bond together
with Him in worship and unity as I bring my tithes and oerings
to Him!
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Seeking His Kingdom First
“Thereore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For ater all these things theGentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek rst the kingdom o God and His righteous-ness, and all these things shall be added to you. – Matthew 6:31-33
Jesus desires that we enjoy all the benets o living in HisKingdom. It is or this reason that He instructs us to seek His
Kingdom and His righteousness rst. The word “seek” in this
verse is the Greek word zeteo. It is a word o action, describ-
ing someone in relentless pursuit, reusing to be distracted by
anything that would hinder him rom his goal. It is a passionate
striving with every ounce o energy we have. Paul used the same
word when he admonished the Colossian believers to seek thosethings which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand
o God (Colossians 3:1).
In the western church, this type o living might be described
as someone who is “on re” or God. According to Jesus in
Revelation 2, however, an “on re” disciple is the only kind o
disciple that He wants in His Kingdom. In act, He would preerthat we not ollow Him at all i we are not going to do it with
all o our heart. Lukewarmness leaves such a bad taste in His
mouth that He says He will spit this type o ollower out. This is
our high calling as those who have been raised with Christ. Fer-
vently seeking the Kingdom involves not only passionate wor-
ship o the King – it also includes a single-minded ervency to
know the principles o His Kingdom and set our aces like fintto walk in them. Let’s set our hearts and minds to ollow Him
with all o our heart. When we do, He is aithul to provide ev-
erything we need to live in victory and ruitulness.
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Today I commit to seek rst the Kingdom o God and His righ-
teousness. I will not be distracted by inerior things. My lie isocused on the King and His Kingdom. I have set my heart to
ollow His word and ways, and all my needs are met according
to His riches in glory.
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He is a Rewarder
But without aith it is impossible to please Him, or he who comes
to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder o those
who diligently seek Him. – Hebrews 11:6
The Greek word or “rewarder” in this passage is mist-
hapodotes, and it is the only time this word is used in the entire
Bible. It is the compound o two words. The rst is a commonword that means “to hire or pay wages that are due.” The sec-
ond word means “to pay or reward extravagantly – over and
above what is normally due.” When you put the two words
together you get the description o an outrageously generous
Father who loves to lavish His children with good gits that ar
exceed what is expected. When the writer to the Hebrews wrote
this verse he was not just describing what our heavenly Father
does, but who He is! This is His very nature! He is a rewarder o
those who diligently seek His ace, His will, and His Kingdom
rst. He is a rewarder o those who receive His promises by aith
and move in obedience to His Word and His voice.
Let’s take heed to this powerul verse and diligently seek the
ace o our loving Father. Let’s walk in His ways with heartslled with aith, condent that the God we serve is a kind and
extravagantly generous Father who doesn’t give us our due, but
loves to lavish on His children. As we do, we can expect to re-
ceive everything we need – exceedingly, abundantly more than
anything we can ask or even imagine! No good thing will He
withhold rom those who walk uprightly! (Psalm 84:11).
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I am a diligent seeker o my Lord, and an obedient keeper o
His commands! I have bold aith in His promises and His Word and am extravagantly and abundantly rewarded by His gener-
ous hand!
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Generous, Like Our Father
One man gives reely, yet gains even more; another withholds undu-ly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who re-reshes others will himsel be rereshed. – Proverbs 11:24-25 (NIV)
The Hebrew word or “generous” in this passage is berakah,
which describes someone who is a source o blessing. It com-
pares such a person to a git or present, a peace treaty, and apraise oered to God. The Scriptures are lled with exhorta-
tions to be generous givers. One o the reasons or this is that
our Father is exceedingly generous. The Bible teaches us that
every good and perect git comes rom our Father above (James
1:17). God is not just generous … He is generosity! We were
created in the image o our Father and are being conormed into
the image o Christ (Romans 8:29).
When we choose to give generously we walk in our destiny
to be just like our Father and His Son. Blessings will always fow
back to us because, no matter how generous we become, we
can never outgive Him who by His very nature is extravagant
generosity. Let’s encourage one another to be like our Lord and
generously give o our resources. Let’s commit to becoming asource o blessing to the Kingdom o God and others. As we do,
our nances are multiplied back to us – good measure, pressed
down, shaken together and running over (Luke 6:38).
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I am extravagantly generous, just like my Father. I generously
give o my resources and am a constant source o blessing. I givereely and gain even more. I am a conduit o God’s blessings, and
they continually fow rom God through me to reresh others.
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First Things First
Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the rstruits o all
your increase; so your barns will be lled with plenty, and your vats
will overfow with new wine. – Proverbs 3:9-10
The word or “rstruits” in this verse is the Hebrew word
re’shiyth. It means the best, the chie, the rst or most choice
part. Throughout the Bible we are taught that God desires that
we bring our rst and our best back to Him. When we do this,
He is gracious and kind to bless and multiply what we have giv-
en. This is not a cause and eect “ormula” or our prosperity,
but rather God’s law o “sowing and reaping” in His Kingdom.
It is about our heart or His Kingdom, not our own. Jesus
illustrated this principle when He taught us to seek rst theKingdom o God and His righteousness, and then trust Him to
provide everything we need (Matthew 6:33). The Macedonians
lived with this heart attitude and became the early church model
or extravagant, sacricial giving. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians
8:5 that they rst gave themselves to the Lord, beore anything
else, by the will o God. Let’s be like the Macedonians and give
our rst and best back to the Lord. When we bring Him our bestwith hearts o aith and gratitude, He is aithul to take care o
everything else.
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I honor the Lord with my possessions and the rstruits o all
that I produce. I give Him the rst and the best with a heart lled with thanksgiving and aith. My God is aithul to pour out His
provision into my lie. I have plenty and my cup overfows and
runs over.
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Open the Windows of Heaven
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be ood in My
house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord o hosts, “I I will not
open or you the windows o heaven and pour out or you such bless-
ing that there will not be room enough to receive it. – Malachi 3:10
This verse is one o the boldest passages o Scripture in the Bible
and the only time that God challenges His people to test Him. Fol-lowing their return rom exile, the Israelites had quickly orgotten
God’s aithulness and were living immoral and selsh lives. They
were ullling only the mere requirements o the law by giving
their unhealthy, crippled animals to God. They wanted to be seen
giving their sacrices, but God saw their heart and knew that their
oerings were not what they claimed them to be. Others may
have been impressed with their show o generosity, but God sawdeeper into their hearts. He knew they did not really love Him, or
i they did, they would have given Him their absolute best.
But the Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger,
and abounding in love (Psalm 103:8). Instead o pouring out
His wrath or their sinul behavior, He oered them grace and
abundant blessing i they would just believe, repent, and obey
by aith. He oered to open the windows o heaven or them
and pour out so much abundance they wouldn’t have enough
room to accommodate it. The word or “windows” in this verse
is ‘arubbah, the same word used to describe the foodgates o
heaven in other passages o Scripture. When we bond together
in unity and aithully bring our tithes to the Lord, it is His
great pleasure to open up the windows and gates o heaven’sstorehouse and food our lives with such abundance that every-
one around us is blessed as well. Let’s encourage one another to
bring our tithes to the storehouse. When we do, God is aithul
to pour out provision or us and or others in need.
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I am aithul to God’s mandate to bring my tithes into the store-
house. My God is aithul to open the windows o heaven overmy lie and pour out such blessing that there is not room enough
to receive it all, bringing provision back to me and overfowing
to everyone around me!
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The Tithe is a Tutor
But how terrible it will be or you Pharisees! For you are careul to
tithe even the tiniest part o your income, but you completely orget
about justice and the love o God. You should tithe, yes, but you
should not leave undone the more important things.
– Luke 11:42 (NLT)
In this passage, Jesus exposed the hypocrisy o the religiousleaders o His day, who painstakingly carried out every detail
o law and religious duty but had no relationship with the living
God. Jesus instructed the Pharisees to continue tithing rom their
income, but to also learn what really moves the Father’s heart.
Throughout Scripture, a tithe or tenth o income is the suitable
portion to be set apart and given back to God. In act, Abraham
tithed to Melchizedek (a type o Christ) over 400 years beoreMoses instituted the Law.
As New Testament believers, we have a great advantage. The
Cross has removed the veil and made a way or us to have an in-
timate relationship with the Lord. Now, instead o living strictly
by laws and regulations, we can hear directly rom Him and ol-
low His voice in obedience. Paul taught the Galatians that the
Law was a tutor to bring us to this intimate relationship (Ga-
latians 3:24-25). Similarly, tithing is a tutor and starting point
or believers until we are condent that we hear His voice and
understand His heart and desire that we be generous conduits o
His resources. As we grow in relationship with Him, just giving
a tithe becomes less and less desirable. As we commune with the
One who is generosity, our own generosity will soon ar exceedwhat is “suitable.” Take time today to invest in your relation-
ship with Him. As you do, be condent that you are being trans-
ormed into His image and are refecting more o His glory every
day (2 Corinthians 3:18).
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It is my destiny to walk in intimate relationship with the living
God. I tithe as Jesus commanded and I boldly pursue justice and the love o God. I spend time seeking His ace every day and
am being transormed into His image. I am growing in love and
compassion and becoming more and more generous with my re-
sources every day.
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Generosity Glorifies God
You will be gloriying God through your generous gits. For your generosity to them will prove that you are obedient to the Good News o Christ. And they will pray or you with deep aectionbecause o the wonderul grace o God shown through you. ThankGod or His Son – a git too wonderul or words!
– 2 Corinthians 9:13-15 (NLT)
In this passage, Paul is reminding the Corinthians o the many
wonderul things that happen in a culture o generous giving.
According to these verses, glorious benets include: people hav-
ing their needs met; joyul thanksgiving being oered to God;
obedience being displayed and modeled; a spirit o prayer and
deep aection being nurtured or one another; wonderul gracebeing maniest, and God being gloried through our generous
gits. The Greek word or “gloriying” in this passage is doxad-
zo. This word means to praise, honor, celebrate and magniy.
When we give generously, we usher in God’s glory and bring
praise, honor and glory to His name in the process. What moti-
vation this is or us to give! Let’s bring our generous gits to Him
and lit high the name o Jesus!
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I love to gloriy God through my generous giving! As I give, the
needs o others are met, joyul thanksgiving is oered to God, myobedience to His Word is displayed and modeled, a spirit o prayer
and deep aection or others is nurtured, and His wonderul grace
is maniest! I give generously and usher in God’s glory! I bring
praise, honor and glory to Him, and lit high the name o Jesus!
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Fragrant Offerings to the Lord
I have received ull payment and even more; I am amply supplied,
now that I have received rom Epaphroditus the gits you sent. They
are a ragrant oering, an acceptable sacrice, pleasing to God. And
my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in
Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:18-19 (NIV)
In this passage, Paul describes the nancial gits given by the
Philippian church as a ragrant oering and acceptable sacri-
ce pleasing to God. The Greek word or “ragrant” used here
is euodia, which simply means a sweet smell, odor, or incense.
It is the same word that is used in Ephesians 5:2 to describe
the wonderul aroma o worship that arose to the Father when
Jesus gave Himsel or us as a ragrant oering and sacrice,well-pleasing to God. What an incredible truth! When we gener-
ously give o our resources to supply the work o the Kingdom
o God, we become like Christ – oering worship that rises up
to the Father as a sweet smelling and well-pleasing incense to
Him. It is our destiny to oer ragrant oerings to the Lord as a
liestyle! Let’s encourage each other to be a body o givers, eager
to worship the Lord with generous oerings.
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My tithes and oerings are a ragrant oering and acceptable sac-
rice pleasing to God. I worship Him through giving and it risesup to heaven as a sweet smelling and well-pleasing incense to Him.
In response, He meets all my needs according to glorious riches in
Christ Jesus!
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Champion Givers
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasureor themselves as a rm oundation or the coming age, so that they may take hold o the lie that is truly lie.
– 1 Timothy 6:18-19 (NIV)
First Timothy is a letter o apostolic guidance rom Paul toTimothy, a young pastor in Ephesus. In this letter, Paul encour-
ages Timothy to teach his fock to be willing to share out o
their resources or the common good o the church. The phrase
“willing to share” comes rom the Greek word koinonikos.
This word is taken rom the word koinonia, which expresses
the idea o anything that is shared in common. But when the
word koinonia becomes the word koinonikos, as it is in thisverse, it pictures a person who is a “champion” at sharing what
he owns. Thereore, when Paul exhorts the church to be “will-
ing to share,” he is teaching them how to be eager to not only
do their part to advance the Gospel, but to excel and go beyond
the norm, boldly taking hold o the abundant lie God has or
them.
This is who we were born to be! We were created to be gen-
erous, champion givers eager to give sacricially in order to ac-
complish God’s purposes on earth. Let’s continue to be willing
to share. Together we can advance the Kingdom and take hold
o the abundant lie promised to us.
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I am a generous giver and champion at sharing my resources! I
am willing, able and excited to give sacricially to advance the gospel o the Kingdom! I take hold o the abundant lie promised
to me by aith and thank the Lord that it is laying up treasure or
me in the coming age!
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Hilarious Giving
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or
o necessity; or God loves a cheerul giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7
The Greek word or “cheerul” in this passage is hilaros,
which describes such a spirit o utter enjoyment in giving that
all restraints and hesitancy are swept away. This is where we
get the English word “hilarious.” It’s interesting to note that theGreek word or “grudgingly” is the exact opposite o hilarious.
It speaks o sorrow, pain, grie, annoyance, and afiction. I we
eel this way when bringing our tithes and oerings, there is a
good chance we have been listening to the voice o a stranger.
The enemy wants to steal, kill, and destroy the joy that comes
rom aithul and aith-lled giving (John 10:10). Giving under
compulsion is when we eel pressured, manipulated or controlledinto giving in a way that is not in agreement with the Word o
God or in the Spirit o God.
Where the Spirit o the Lord is, there is reedom. Our giving
should always be in a spirit o reedom and joyul obedience to
the Lord. We don’t have to listen to the lies o the enemy! When
we joyully and generously give out o a ready, willing heart westrike against the enemy, who wants us to be stingy, greedy, and
ull o ear. Jesus came to give us abundant lie that includes ex-
ceedingly great joy! When we obey His command to give with
a cheerul heart, we strike a damaging blow against the enemy’s
plan to steal our joy. In the process, we pave the way or King-
dom advancement in our lives, our communities and beyond!
Let’s be cheerul givers. Let’s crush the enemy and celebrate joy-ully as we nance the spread o the good news o God’s love
throughout the world.
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I am a cheerul giver! I have purposed in my heart to be generous
according to the Word o God, and to never give under pressure or
manipulation. I hear and ollow the voice o the Lord and don’t lis-
ten to the voice o the enemy. I hilariously and joyully give and cel-
ebrate the spread o the good news o Jesus throughout the world!
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A Holy Habit
Now about the collection or God’s people: Do what I told the
Galatian churches to do. On the rst day o every week, each one
o you should set aside a sum o money in keeping with his income,
saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be
made. – 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 (NIV)
In this passage, Paul exhorts the Corinthians to set aside moneywhen they meet on the rst day o each week according to how
much they were nancially blessed that week. The phrase trans-
lated “set aside” contains the Greek word tithemi, where we
get the English word “tithe.” This word carries the meaning to
lay down, set aside, x, set orth, establish or ordain. When we
make a plan to sacricially lay aside unds in order to regularly
and consistently give to the Kingdom, it sets orth, establishes,and ordains a pattern and “holy habit” o obedience that will
stay with us the rest o our lives, blessing us and impacting the
Kingdom o God. This is a basic and ordinary command or us
to obey in the body o Christ. However, statistics show that less
than 20 percent o Christians in America tithe.
In heaven’s economy, we are to set aside money to pay our
tithes and oerings the same way we set aside money or rent,
electric bills, and groceries. In act, our tithe should be the rst
amount we set aside (Proverbs 3:9). I your current budget hasn’t
allowed or a tithe, it is time to change your mindset and change
your budget. Tithing is the rst step in getting aligned with the
economy o heaven. Let’s do whatever it takes to begin walking
in this holy habit! Sell a liability, cancel your cable television, oreliminate a night out. Get creative and do whatever it takes to
align your nances with the economy o heaven. When you do,
God will reward you or your sacrice and the blessings o the
Lord will overtake you.
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I regularly, sacricially and consistently set aside tithes and o-
erings or my local ellowship and others in need. I plan and budget so that each week a portion is set aside or the Kingdom.
Thank You, Father, or establishing this holy habit in my lie,
a habit that carries abundant blessings and joy throughout my
lietime.
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Consistent Generosity
Be kindly aectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preerence to one another; not lagging in diligence, ervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation,continuing steadastly in prayer; distributing to the needs o the
saints, given to hospitality. – Romans 12:10-13
The word “distributing” in this verse is the Greek word
koi-noneo, which means “to share or to give some kind o contribu-
tion.” In the context here, koinoneo means “to give a nancial
contribution.” However, the Greek tense suggests that this is
not an occasional act but rather a regular, consistent, habitual
contributing o nances or the needs o the saints. The NLT
translates “not lacking in diligence” as “never be lazy in your
work but serve the Lord enthusiastically.” The KJV translatesthis phrase, “not slothul in business.” In others words, working
hard to make an income and regularly and habitually contribut-
ing to the needs o the church and the saints is normal, everyday
Christian work and Kingdom business or believers.
When we choose to make our generosity toward the needs
o others an occasional event rather than a consistent practice,
we are lagging in diligence and disobedient to God. But this is
not who we are. We are ully devoted ollowers o the Lord who
desire to obey Him and abound in everything. It is our mandate
to ollow Paul’s command to imitate him and abound in aith, in
speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in love or the saints
and generosity toward them (1 Corinthians 8:7). Let’s be diligent
to oer regular, consistent, and habitual contributions to thework o the Kingdom. As we do, He is aithul to multiply our
gits and provide or the needs o saints in every nation, every
tribe and every tongue.
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I am a aithul, ully devoted ollower o the Lord. It is my desire
to be ully obedient to His commands. I am ull o love or my
ellow saints and give honor and preerence to them. I am a regu-
lar, consistent and habitual contributor to the work o the King-
dom. I abound in aith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence,
and in love or the saints and generosity toward them.
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Radical Multiplication
And the children o Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities o Judah, brought the tithe o oxen and sheep; also the tithe o holythings which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid inheaps. In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they nished in the seventh month. And when Hezekiah and theleaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites
concerning the heaps. And Azariah the chie priest, rom the houseo Zadok, answered him and said, “Since the people began to bring the oerings into the house o the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty let, or the Lord has blessed His people; and what is let is this great abundance.” –2 Chronicles 31:6-10
Hezekiah was one o the most noble and righteous kings o Is-
rael. Ater succeeding his ather Ahaz, he immediately began mak-
ing reorms to return Israel to the Lord. He cleansed the temple, re-
established worship, and reinstated the Passover east at Jerusalem.
When he decreed that the children o Israel contribute or the work
o the Lord, the Bible tells us “they brought in abundantly the tithe
o everything” (v.5). The result o their generosity is one o the great
examples o the “cycle o blessing” in the Bible. When the Israel-ites gave sacricially, God abundantly blessed them. The more God
blessed them, the more their tithes and oerings grew. This pattern
continued until the people were giving so much that a stunned He-
zekiah asked the priests why there were such large “heaps” in the
house o the Lord! The answer, o course, was that the people had
given with generous, willing hearts, and an exceedingly generous
Father would not be outdone! Radical multiplication had occurredagain and again until everyone in Israel was blessed with great abun-
dance. This is our high calling! As we aithully bring our tithes and
sacricially give our oerings, we set into motion the generous hand
o our Father to nance His purposes throughout the earth.
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I am a generous, sacricial giver aithul to bring my tithes and
oerings to the house o the Lord. My generosity pleases theLord and sets into motion His generous hand to multiply and
abundantly provide or the needs o His people and His church.
I have purposed to enter into my Father’s cycle o blessing, and
am partnering with Him to nance His purposes throughout the
earth!
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Multiplication and Increase
Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the ve loaves and the two sh, and looking up to heaven,He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the
disciples gave to the multitudes. – Matthew 14:19
The eeding o the 5,000 is one o the most cherished stories in
the Bible. However, it is more than a story – it is a demonstra-tion o Kingdom multiplication. It’s interesting to note that the
loaves and sh did not multiply when Jesus prayed over them. In
act, they did not multiply in the Lord’s hands at all. According
to this verse and the parallel passage in Luke 9, Jesus blessed and
broke the ood and gave it back to the disciples to set beore the
multitude. The miracle did not happen in the Master’s hands; it
happened in the disciples’ hands as they generously distributedwhat the Lord had blessed and returned to them!
This is a Kingdom principle and a cycle o blessing that is
still in operation today. As we bring our rst portion to the Lord,
He is aithul to bless our oering and return it back to us (Luke
6:38). As we aithully distribute what He has entrusted to us to
serve His purposes on the earth, Kingdom multiplication is setin motion. The Bible tells us that the Lord not only multiplies
the seed we sow, but also increases the ruit that our giving bears
(2 Corinthians 9:10). Let’s be good stewards o what the Lord
has entrusted to us, and be generous givers. As we are, we co-
labor with God to bring multiplication and reach the multitudes
with the transorming presence and power o God.
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I am a worker o multiplication miracles in the Kingdom o God.
I generously bring my tithes and oerings to the Lord and He isaithul to bless my act o aith. My seed is multiplied and my ruit
is increased by the power o the Holy Spirit. I co-labor with Je-
sus every time I give, bringing Kingdom multiplication to reach the
multitudes with the transorming presence and power o God!
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Our Heavenly Account
Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning o the gospel,when I departed rom Macedonia, no church shared with me concern-ing giving and receiving but you only. For even in Thessalonica yousent aid once and again or my necessities. Not that I seek the git, but I seek the ruit that abounds to your account. – Philippians 4:15-17
Paul understood that what we do on this earth radically impactsour reward in heaven. According to this passage, every git we
give or His glory is a deposit that goes into our heavenly account.
The Greek word or “ruit” used here is karpos, which speaks
o successul reaping o something that was sown. It is the prot
received and stored away ater a successul harvest. When we give
generously in response to someone’s need, we not only reap abun-
dantly in our accounts here on earth, but we also gain major divi-dends in our heavenly account! Talk about a good investment!
Now, obviously this portion o Scripture isn’t talking about
our salvation. Jesus alone was worthy to pay the price or our
sin, and He did it perectly on the cross. We receive the git o sal-
vation by aith, not works (Ephesians 2:8-9).There is nothing we
can do on our own merit to save ourselves. However, the way we
choose to live our lives ater receiving salvation is another story.
In 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, Paul compares our lives as Christians
to a building. Jesus laid the oundation or our lives by grace. A-
ter we receive Him by aith, it is up to us how we choose to build
on this oundation. Our work will be tested by re, and only
those things that bear ruit or Him, out o abiding in Him, will
remain. So, is it wrong to be motivated by reward? Not accordingto Scripture. I it were wrong, the Lord wouldn’t oer it to us as
a motivation. Reward is His idea, not ours. So, let’s continue to
give generously or His glory, making deposits o love that bless
our lives in this lie and the one to come.
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I am a master builder who builds on the oundation that Jesus
laid, with works that will last. I abide in Him, and Him in me,
and bear much ruit. I live or God’s glory alone and give reely
o my time, talent and nances or His purposes. I am storing up
eternal rewards and abundant ruit that abound to my account
in heaven.
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Seedtime and Harvest
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread or ood,supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the ruitso your righteousness. –2 Corinthians 9:10
During biblical times, almost everyone was involved with agri-
culture to some extent. Only the very rich were able to live with-
out personally tending the soil or keeping focks. This is why theBible contains so many agricultural analogies to teach us about
nances in the Kingdom o God. Ancient peoples understood
hard work and diligence, seedtime and harvest, sowing and reap-
ing. Likewise, God desires that we understand how to sow seeds,
and more. He wants us to expect a harvest rom our sowing like
any good armer would! It is what we do with the increase o
that harvest that ultimately determines the uture o our “arm.”I we consume all the increase, we are let without seed and, sub-
sequently, no uture harvest. I we manage our resources accord-
ing to God’s Word, we enjoy continual provision.
According to the Word, the rst ten percent o our income
is always seed to be brought to the “storehouse” or local el-
lowship (Proverbs 3:9; Malachi 3:10). Just as tithes were used to
support the temple and priesthood in the Old Covenant, in the
New Covenant they are necessary to provide or those working
to spread the gospel. The Bible teaches that the Lord has ordained
that those who preach the gospel should live rom the gospel (1
Corinthians 9:14), and those who are taught the Word should
share in all good things with him who teaches (Galatians 6:6).
Simple! The other 90% o our income needs to be budgeted so
that our needs are cared or and there is extra to help others in
need. Let’s manage our nances God’s way. As we do, we become
like wise armers, with seed to sow, bread to eat, and continual,
abundant provision or every good work.
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I am a aithul steward! I manage my nances according to the
Word o God. I sow seeds into His Kingdom and reap an abun-dant harvest. I tithe to my ellowship and share with those in need.
All my needs are provided and I have an abundance or every good
work!
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Living in Full Bloom
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudginglyor o necessity; or God loves a cheerul giver. And God is able tomake all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all su-ciency in all things, may have an abundance or every good work.
– 2 Corinthians 9:7-8
The Greek word or “abound” in this verse is perisseu, whichmeans “to urnish one richly with abundance.” It paints the pic-
ture o a bud bursting orth into a vibrant fower in ull bloom.
When applied to this verse, it provides a glorious illustration.
When we generously and cheerully sow seeds into the King-
dom o God, we set into motion the soaking rain and abundant
sunshine o His grace. As He breathes on our seed, the miracle
o Kingdom multiplication and increase occurs. Our little bud
grows into a beautiul fower in ull bloom, majestically show-
casing the vibrant colors and ragrant aroma o His abundance.
Let’s encourage one another to be extravagant givers, setting
this Kingdom photosynthesis into motion. As we sow sacri-
cial seeds into His Kingdom, we are ushering in His abound-
ing grace, making way or an abundant harvest throughout theearth.
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I am a cheerul giver. I give to my local church and share my re-
sources with those in need with great joy. God’s grace aboundstoward me, and I always have all suciency in all things, that I
may have an abundance or every good work!
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The Cycle of Blessing
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread or ood will alsosupply and increase your store o seed and will enlarge the harvest o your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that youcan be generous on every occasion, and through us your generositywill result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perorm isnot only supplying the needs o God’s people but is also overfowing in many expressions o thanks to God. – 2 Corinthians 9:10-12 (NIV)
This passage is an awesome illustration o the “cycle o bless-
ing” available to us in the Kingdom o God. The Lord generously
gives to us so that we can generously give to others. The Greek
word or supply in this passage o Scripture is choregeo, which
paints the picture o the leader o a chorus who generously and
abundantly supplies everything the chorus needs at his own ex-pense. As members o God’s “chorus,” we are then called to be
willing conduits o His abundant supply, aithully and gener-
ously using the gits we have been given to bless others. As we
provide or the needs o others, especially the poor, urther bless-
ings and promises are poured out. Psalm 41:1-3 reads:
Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliverhim in time o trouble. The Lord will preserve him and keep
him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not
deliver him to the will o his enemies. The Lord will strength-
en him on his bed o illness; You will sustain him on his sick-
bed.
Let’s be the generous people God has created us to be. Let’s bemindul o the needs o others and consider the poor. As we per-
orm this service o love, He is aithul to supply all our needs and
usher in a spirit o worship that fows back to Him in thanksgiving.
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My God is the extravagantly generous leader o my lie! He
abundantly supplies everything I need! Just like my Father, I am generous to supply the needs o God’s people, in every way and
on every occasion. My oerings overfow in many expressions
o thanks to God. I consider the poor and am blessed with di-
vine deliverance, health and protection. Thank You, Father, or
the cycle o blessing you oer to us! I give You all the honor,
glory and praise!
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Joyful Provision
Then Abraham lited his eyes and looked, and there behind him wasa ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and tookthe ram, and oered it up or a burnt oering instead o his son.And Abraham called the name o the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide;as it is said to this day, “In the Mount o the Lord it shall be pro-vided.” – Genesis 22:13-14
God promised Abraham that he would be the “ather o many
nations,” and miraculously provided a son named Isaac (Genesis
21:1-3). When God commanded Abraham to go to a mountain
in Moriah and oer Isaac as a sacrice, He aithully provided an
acceptable substitute to take his place. As a memorial to God’s
aithulness, Abraham called the mountain “The-Lord-Will-
Provide.” In Hebrew, this phrase is YHWH Yireh (or Jehovah Jireh), which carries the idea that God will provide or what He
requires. The name Isaac means “he will laugh” or “laughing
one.” By giving Abraham and Sarah this name or their son, God
was ushering in his desire or joyul giving, even in the midst o
great sacrice. It’s also interesting to note that in each o these
events, God radically tested Abraham’s aith beore unlocking
the necessary provision.God is still doing this today. Oten He tests our aith in Him
and our willingness to take the assignment He has given, beore
He unlocks the provision required or completing the task. So
what has God asked you to do today? As the Holy Spirit stretch-
es your aith during this 40-day devotional, take time to listen
or His still, small voice and be quick to obey His promptings. Aswe walk in intimacy and aithul obedience, courageously giving
our lives and our nances with willing hearts, God is aithul to
unlock abundant provision or every good work He has placed
in our hearts.
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I am aithul to give sacricially with great joy and aith! I have
great aith like Abraham! I hear the voice o the Lord and obey
His promptings with a willing heart. My aith in the Lord and His
goodness unlocks abundant provision and great joy in my lie!
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Diligence and Hard Work
The plans o the diligent lead to prot as surely as haste leads to
poverty. – Proverbs 21:5 (NIV)
There once was a armer who gave his pastor a tour o his
beautiul acreage. As the pastor admired the manicured lawn,
majestic, straight rows o corn and reshly painted white picket
ences, he commented, “Wow, look what the Lord has done!”Without missing a beat, the armer retorted, “Well, you should
have seen it when He had it!” While the Lord had supplied the
land and resources, it was the hard work and diligence o the
armer that had turned the property around.
The Bible teaches us that we are co-laborers with the Lord.
In other words, we can’t do His part and He won’t do our part.I we aren’t diligent to do the work He has called us to, the
“elds” He has entrusted to us will remain lled with weeds
and unprotable. The word “diligent” in Proverbs 21:5 is the
Hebrew word charuwts, which paints the picture o a sharp in-
strument such as a threshing sledge which is very useul and e-
cient at getting the job done. The Lord wants us to be ecient
with our time, planning our day wisely in order to be as useulas we can and accomplish the tasks He sets beore us (Ephesians
5:15-17). Let’s make a decision to give everything we have or
the Lord, every day. Our diligence will lead to plenty as surely
as laziness leads to poverty.
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In everything I do, I do it or the glory o God. I am diligent in
my work and ecient with my time. I seek the Lord to ordermy day and I ollow His leading to plan my day wisely and ac-
complish all that He has set beore us. My diligent plans lead to
plenty, supplying all my needs and the needs o the poor and
downcast.
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Character and Integrity
The righteous who walks in his integrity – blessed are his children
ater him! – Proverbs 20:7 (ESV)
The word used or “integrity” in this passage is the Hebrew
word tom, which describes completeness, ullness, innocence and
simplicity. The Random House Dictionary denes integrity as the
adherence to moral and ethical principles and values. The wordintegrity is also oten used to describe the perect, sound, and un-
penetrable condition o a ship’s hull. When a ship has a hull with
great integrity, the strongest winds and waves can’t penetrate or
damage it. Similarly, when we walk in close relationship with the
Holy Spirit and are obedient to the godly values and principles in
His Word, our lives become inpenetrable rom the storms o lie
that come our way.
When we choose to honestly report our taxes, strive or posi-
tive benet or both sides in our business deals, and be punctual
and go the extra mile or our employers, we become men and
women who are “above reproach” and sae rom shipwreck.
Storms may come into our lie, but God will lead us through
them and into sae harbor. The lie o integrity is not just a ben-et or you. According to this verse, our children also share in
the blessings o this lie. Let’s seek the Lord in prayer and study
the godly principles and values o the Kingdom in His Word. As
we grow in relationship with Him and become eective doers
o His Kingdom principles, we set our course or a lie o bless-
ing and legacy o character that our children can receive as an
inheritance.
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Wise Stewardship
And the Lord said, “Who then is that aithul and wise steward,whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give themtheir portion o ood in due season? Blessed is that servant whom
his master will nd so doing when he comes. – Luke 12:42-43
Many o us live as i the time, talent and material things we
possess belong to us. But when we come to the Lord, receive Hisgit o salvation, and enter His Kingdom, our lie is no longer
ours. We have been purchased at a very costly price (1 Corinthi-
ans 6:20). Everything we possess and gain are portions allotted
to us by our Master and need to be wisely managed to please
Him and advance His Kingdom. O course, we have the kindest,
most generous Master that anyone could ever imagine, and He
desires that we richly enjoy our lives and the things He has givenus (1 Timothy 6:17).
Oten, however, we orget our role as His stewards and make
poor choices with our money, giving into temptations that deplete
our resources and drive us into debt. The word or “steward” in
this verse is the Greek word oikonomos. It is used to describe
the manager o household aairs, entrusted with the care o re-
ceipts and expenditures, and the duty o dealing out the proper
portion to every servant. When we live beyond our means or
spend money oolishly, we invite poverty and pain into our lives.
I your nances are not in order, take time today to budget and
plan so that you can begin making wise decisions that are pleas-
ing to Him. I you are struggling to make things work on your
own, seek wise counsel rom godly people who have authority inthis area. It is our destiny to be wise stewards with those things
entrusted to us and be ound trustworthy (1 Corinthians 4:2).
Let’s do whatever it takes to order and align our nances with
heaven and be the wise managers we were created to be.
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I am a wise manager and trustworthy steward o the nances I have
been entrusted with. I seek God and wise counsel in order to bud- get, plan, spend and give according to His Word. I live within my
means and richly enjoy the rewards. I am a wise steward!
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True Riches
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted withmuch, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishon-est with much. So i you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And i you havenot been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will giveyou property o your own? – Luke 16:10-12 (NIV)
Jesus taught about money more than any other subject in the
Bible – around 2,350 verses. One o the reasons or this is that
having a right attitude toward nances directly aects many
other areas in our lives. In the passage above, Jesus teaches that
our willingness to wisely manage the money He has entrusted to
us directly impacts our spiritual development. The Lord needs
to know that we are aithul stewards with less important things
such as money beore He will trust us with the true, spiritual
riches o His Kingdom.
What a wake-up call this should be or us! We are people
who are hungry or prophetic revelation and insight rom the
Word o God. We are passionate about discovering truth and
hidden manna to deepen our intimacy with Him and increasethe ruitulness in our lives. Let’s do whatever we have to do to
obey His commands concerning money. Let’s be aithul, gener-
ous givers o our resources and prove to the Lord that we can
be trusted with everything He has or us. When we do, it is His
great pleasure to give us the true riches o His Kingdom, paving
the way or an abundance o revelation, spiritual growth, and
increased ruit in every area o our lives.
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I am an honest and trustworthy handler o the resources I have
been entrusted with. I am aithul to tithe to my church, giveoerings to the poor and needy, and wisely budget and manage
my income. Because the Lord trusts me with wordly wealth, He
pours out the true riches o the Kingdom into my lie. I abound
in revelation, insight, and understanding o the Word o God! I
am constantly discovering new truths about God and His King-
dom. I am growing in the grace and knowledge o Him and increasing in ruitulness every day.
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Worship Through Obedience
He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who lovesme. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will
love him and maniest Mysel to him. – John 14:21
One o the most basic ways we worship Jesus is by obeying His
commands in Scripture. In John 14:21, Jesus challenges us to ex-
amine our hearts and our love or Him by asking ourselves thesetwo questions: Do we know what the Father has asked us to do?
Are we aithul and diligent to be obedient to those commands?
The word or “keeps” in this Scripture is the Greek word tereo.
It describes someone who is very careul to guard or attend to
something o great value, such as an armed security guard hired
to protect a priceless jewel. All o his energy and attention are
directed toward making sure this rare gem is kept sae.
Likewise, every command that proceeds out o the mouth o
Jesus is a priceless jewel that we are to value and protect with our
lives. His commands are not to make us subservient slaves but
to bless us with the ull provision as aithul sons, wise stewards,
and heirs o His Kingdom. Jesus goes on to explain the earthly
reward or being obedient: we abide in the love o the Father and
the Son, and receive their maniest presence. The word “mani-
est” is the Greek word emphanizo, which means to show one’s
sel, come into view, disclose, declare, and make known. What a
promise! As we allow Holy Spirit to teach us His ways rom the
Word and empower us to walk them out, our relationship with
the Son o God, the very creator o our universe, grows into an
intimate riendship with continual encounters o His presence!Let’s worship the Lord by walking in obedience to His Word. As
we walk in the ways o the Kingdom we grow closer to the One
we love, bring glory to His holy name, and advance His ever-
increasing government on the earth!
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I am a passionate worshipper o God. I continually worship Him
and show Him how much I love Him by obeying His commandsand keeping His Word. Every word rom the mouth o the Lord is
very precious and priceless to me. I direct all o my energy and at-
tention to the voice o my beloved Father and King, that I may obey
Him completely and shower Him with the love o a aithul child,
precious and beloved in His sight.
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Exposing the Spirit of Mammon
No servant can serve two masters; or either he will hate the oneand love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise theother. You cannot serve God and mammon. – Luke 16:13
Many o us have been taught that the word mammon in this
verse means “money.” However, this is not accurate. The word
mammon is o Aramaic origin and actually means “condencein wealth.” Historically, Mammon originated as a Syrian god
who began receiving worship in the ancient city o Babylon.
Babylon gets its root rom the tower o Babel, where people
became conused (Genesis 11).
In other words, Mammon was and continues to be a demon-
ic spirit whose chie goal is to conuse people into thinking that
they must put their aith and condence in wealth instead o
the Lord and His abundant provision. When we nd ourselves
thinking, “I I just had more money I would be able to give,” or
“I need to hoard what I have instead o generously giving or I
won’t have enough,” we are being invited to serve the spirit o
Mammon. But we don’t have to listen to that voice! Instead, let’s
expose the lies o this spirit by doing the opposite and encour-aging one another to trust God and give generously. As we do,
we break conusion o our lives and set an example or others,
taking ground or the Kingdom o God.
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I hear and ollow the voice o the Lord, and the voice o a
stranger I will not ollow. I am not moved by the lies o thespirit o mammon that tell me to earully hoard or withhold
my nances or mysel. No, I trust completely in the provision
and protection o my Shepherd and King. My condence is not
in wealth, but in the goodness and aithulness o my Father in
heaven. I generously give tithes and oerings and trust in Him
to provide all my needs.
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Building Our Spiritual Muscles
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the ellow-ship, to the breaking o bread and to prayer. Everyone was lled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done bythe apostles. All the believers were together and had everything incommon. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyoneas he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in thetemple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together
with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the avor o all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those whowere being saved. – Acts 2:42-47 (NIV)
The early church set a wonderul example or us to ollow as
a body o believers. They gave their lives to announce, embody
and demonstrate the Kingdom o God. One o the apostolic pil-
lars o the early church was the apostle Paul. He oten compared
our walk with the Lord to an athlete strengthening his muscles.
Just as an athlete exercises his body in order to perorm at the
highest level possible, Christians have “spiritual exercises” that
build us up to perorm at a high level (1 Corinthians 9:24-27;
Philippians 3:12-14).
While our motivation is never to “perorm,” we can strength-en ourselves or service by consistently participating in activities
modeled by the early church. This passage teaches us that they
studied the Word, ellowshipped and prayed together, gave gen-
erously, cared or one another’s needs, praised and worshipped
the Lord, and ushered new people into the Kingdom daily. It is
our high calling to raise the bar set by the early church and walk
in new levels o love, unity and power. Let’s encourage one an-
other to continue strengthening our spiritual muscles. Together
we are bringing Kingdom transormation to our cities, to our
countries, and to the nations.
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I have an intimate relationship with God that fows into deep re-
lationships with people. I am devoted to participating in “spiri-tual exercises” that deepen my walk with the Lord, strengthen
my relationships with people and increase my ruitulness on the
earth. I study the Word, ellowship and pray with others, give
generously and care or the needs o others, praise and worship
the Lord and usher new people into the Kingdom o God. All
or His glory!
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I am a violent seeker o Jesus and His Kingdom! When the go-
ing gets tough, I don’t become anxious or earul. I boldly unleashradical aith in the Lord and His aithulness! I press in to Him and
seek His ace, His will, and His direction. He is aithul to grant
me abundant wisdom and strategies to overcome any obstacle and
break through to a higher place o gloriying God with my lie!
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Shaking Heaven and Earth
“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Nowthis, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal o those things that are being shaken, as o things that are made, that the things whichcannot be shaken may remain. Thereore, since we are receiving akingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which wemay serve God acceptably with reverence and godly ear. For our
God is a consuming re. – Hebrews 12:26-29
The word “shaken” in this passage is the Greek word saleuo,
which means to agitate or disturb rom one’s secure state. It is o-
ten used to describe powerul winds, waves and storms that toss
and turn a ship at sea. When a ship is caught in a powerul storm
at sea, the crew is oten orced to take desperate measures, such
as throwing cargo overboard, to survive. We all encounter storms
in lie. Oten these storms are not the devil, but God shaking our
lives to reveal an area that doesn’t line up with His Word. Our
Father loves us so much that He won’t leave us aimlessly adrit at
sea. He is a consuming re intent on burning away anything that
hinders us rom walking in ullness.
Financial storms have a way o removing unneccessary car-
go rom our lives. When unexpected expenses or loss disturb usrom a secure nancial state, we are orced to take action to sur-
vive. Financial crisis causes us to examine our budget and remove
unnecessary expenses to make ends meet. Oten these storms be-
come a blessing in disguise. Expenses and activities that were hin-
dering us rom our purpose and calling are thrown overboard.
Our budget is aligned with the will o God and, in the process,
we learn how to live a lie o contentment and stewardship withour nances (Philippians 4:12). Let’s remember these truths when
the storms o lie come. As we allow Him to remove things that
can be shaken, we weather the storms o lie victoriously and get
back on course to a lie o ulllment and destiny.
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I am on a victorious journey to align my nances with God’s Word
and His will. I am aithul to obey the Holy Spirit and remove ex-
penses and activities rom my budget that can’t remain. I am learn-
ing how to live a lie o contentment and stewardship regardless o
my circumstances. I am aithul and obedient to His Word and live
a victorious lie o ulllment, purpose and destiny!
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Be Strong and of Good Courage
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and o good courage; donot be araid, nor be dismayed, or the Lord your God is with you
wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9
Four times in the rst chapter o Joshua the Lord commands
his young leader to be strong and o good courage, trusting in
the presence and power o God to lead the Israelites into Ca-naan. Joshua listened to the Lord and made the decision to be
strong and o good courage, even when his people would not. He
trusted in God and saw his enemies as grasshoppers when others
saw giants. The result was a victorious lie o ulllment, ruit-
ulness and destiny. The word or “be strong” in this passage is
the Hebrew word chazaq, which means “be strong, courageous,
valiant, and mighty.”
This is the same word used when David “strengthened him-
sel in the Lord” while acing great distress at Ziklag (1 Samuel
30:6). As David and his men arrived in the land o the Philistines,
the city had been burned and their wives, sons and daughters tak-
en captive. The people were so grieved that they spoke o stoning
David. But David’s decision to strengthen himsel in the Lordturned the tide in his avor. Like Joshua, his ability to be strong
and courageous in challenging circumstances empowered him to
victory. He overcame the odds and boldly overtook the Amale-
kites, moving quickly rom apparent deeat to great victory. Soon
aterward he was anointed King o Judah! Just like Joshua and
David, God has called us to be strong and o good courage, and
live lives o intimacy, obedience and sacrice. He has called us toradical generosity, trusting in His Word, His aithulness and His
promises. Let’s be strong and o good courage. As we are, the
Lord is with us to overcome every obstacle in our path and usher
in a lie o great victory!
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I am strong and o good courage! I am not araid nor dismayed,
or the Lord is with me wherever I go. I am not deeated by my en-emies or distressul circumstances. I strengthen mysel in the Lord
and with His help always turn lie’s challenges into great victories!
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I am a person o great courage and valor, and nothing can stop God
rom accomplishing His purposes through me. I am bold as a lion,and my courageous liestyle makes room or multitudes o others
to come out o hiding, leave the enemy’s camp and enter into the
abundant lie o courage, generosity, and destiny they were born to
live! Nothing restrains the Lord rom saving by many or by ew!
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Passing the Test
Now the Passover, a east o the Jews, was near. Then Jesus lited up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, Hesaid to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”But this He said to test him, or He Himsel knew what He would do. – John 6:4-6
The eeding o the 5,000 is an awesome story o the great com-
passion, miraculous multiplication and abundant provision o
Jesus. It is also an illustration o how the Lord tests the aith
o those who ollow Him. This passage tells us that Jesus asked
Philip where they should buy bread, to test him. The word
“test” here is the Greek word peiradzo, a word usually used to
describe the testing o a material substance such as metal. Metal
was placed in an intense re to reveal its quality. I no impuritiessuraced, the metal was ree o deects. Otherwise, urther tests
would be needed to make the metal pure and strong.
Likewise, Jesus puts us through tests to reveal the quality o
our aith (Hebrews 12:6). In Isaiah 54, we are compared to a
weapon in the hands o the Lord. It is only through the purica-
tion and testing o the rener’s re that we are made pure and
strong. Through the puriying re and intense heat o testing, weare made into a mighty weapon; no weapon ormed against us
will be able to prosper. This is our heritage as servants o the Lord,
and our vindication is rom God alone (Isaiah 54:16-17). The
Lord has been testing our hearts to reveal the quality o our love
and dedication to Him during these 40 days. He has been testing
our aith in His promises, our obedience to His commands, ouraithul stewardship and generosity with nances, and our trust
in His aithulness. Truly the Lord is puriying us. Let’s continue
to pass the tests He gives. As we do, we are strengthened and
sharpened into weapons to be used or His honor and glory.
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For Such a Time as This
“For i you keep silent at this time, relie and deliverance will riseor the Jews rom another place, but you and your ather’s housewill perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the
kingdom or such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 (ESV)
In this amous passage in the book o Esther, Mordecai proph-
esies into the destiny o Esther, exhorting her to see the grandpurpose or her lie and walk in the courage required to ulll it.
The Persian word or “Esther” means “star.” Like a star, Esther’s
courageous character shone bright and unwavering against the
darkness threatening her people. She realized that laying down
her lie or others and the good o the Kingdom was one o the
reasons she was born.
God has also placed each one o us on earth or a grand pur-
pose. Like Esther, each one o us was born to walk in courage
and wisdom with our God, laying down our lives to advance His
Kingdom. Like Esther, we also encounter resistance and darkness
that threatens to steal the dreams in our heart and the dreams
that God has or us. However, light is more powerul than dark-
ness! (John 1:5). God has given us a powerul light to shine onthis earth, that our Father may be gloried through us (Matthew
5:16). We all once walked in darkness, but now the Father o
lights has lled us with light. We carry His light everywhere we
go! (Ephesians 5:8) We were born to lay down our lives or the
good o the Kingdom. We are destined to be carriers o His light
– people o great character, productivity, and generosity. We are
a people who have come to the Kingdom or such a time as this.Let’s be like Esther and courageously partner with God to align
our lives and nances with heaven. As we do, our light shines in
the darkness and we aithully ulll the great destiny God has
placed upon our lives.
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I am a bright light shining in the darkness! The Father o lights
shines through me, and I let my light shine beore men, that Hemay be gloried. I am a person o great destiny and purpose. I have
come to the Kingdom o God or such a time as this and lay my lie
down or others and the Gospel o Christ! God has a wonderul
plan or my lie. I am being aligned with heaven and transormed
into the image o Christ. I am ullling the call He has placed on
my lie, bringing breakthrough or others and glory to my Father!
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Bound Firmly to Our Promises
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and theyhated him even more. So he said to them, “Please hear this dreamwhich I have dreamed.” – Genesis 37:5-6
The Hebrew phrase or “had a dream” in this passage carries
the meaning “to bind rmly.” When Joseph received a powerul
dream o destiny rom the Lord, he bound himsel rmly to thispromise over his lie and would not let go. During his journey,
he endured many trials, tribulations and setbacks, but nothing
could keep him rom holding rmly to his prophetic promise
that he would be a great political leader and ruler o many. By
binding himsel to the aithulness o God and walking closely
with the Lord in deep aith and intimacy, Joseph triumphantly
ullled his prophetic destiny to rule over all o Egypt.Like Joseph, when we receive prophetic dreams, visions, and
words rom the Lord, they root deep in our hearts, calling or
aith-lled conviction and action. However, it is our duty to keep
these promises always beore us, binding ourselves to them. Paul
urged Timothy not to neglect the git given to him when elders
laid hands on him and prophesied (1 Timothy 4:14). He admon-
ished him not to be passive regarding the prophecies over hislie, but rather war over them in prayer, ghting the good ght!
(1 Timothy 1:18). I you are reading this book, alignment with
the economy o heaven has been prophesied over you. God has
placed this book in your hands, and it is your destiny to manage
your lie and nances with great wisdom, character, integrity
and generosity. Bind yoursel to this promise. Speak the declara-
tions boldly over your lie. Wage war in prayer, asking the Fa-
ther to reveal blind spots and action steps to ullling this word
in your lie. He who has begun this good work in you is aithul
to complete it until the day o Christ Jesus! (Philippians 1:6).
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It is my destiny to walk in alignment with the economy o heaven.
It is God’s plan that I manage my lie and nances with great wis-
dom, character, integrity and generosity. Today I choose not to ne-
glect this promise over my lie. Today I choose to wage war over
this prophecy and ght the good ght in prayer and in obedience to
the Lord’s direction. Today I bind mysel to this prophetic promise,
never to let go. I co-labor with the Lord and know that i He is or
me, who can be against me? I declare that He who has begun this good work in me will complete it until the day o Jesus! Amen!
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