Blessing – Page 12 – Prince Chimaobim

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (4): TRUSTING

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Monday JULY 17, 2023

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (4): TRUSTING

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Psalms 34:8 (KJV)

Kingdom prosperity is a result of the blessing. We are going to see today how trusting connects us to the blessing. Quite a number believe Yahweh, but very few trust Him. What enhances a successful, cheerful and relaxed giving life is trusting. It makes for profitable giving. Those who trust Him are totally dependent on Him and on no one else. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is (see Jeremiah 17:7). Trusting is the highway to continuous triumph. In Matthew 6:31, Yahushua said: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? The only way not to take thought for your life is to trust; and that’s your highway to the realm of kingdom prosperity. There are so many people who are giving in worship, but who have never enjoyed the blessings of Yahweh. Why? They are not dependent on Yahweh for their needs, so they keep suffering. They depend on their pay packets, and on their big brothers. ‘Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.’ (Jeremiah 17:5) Friend, you need to come into that realm of trusting, it is the realm of continuous triumph. If you want to enjoy true prosperity, you have to enjoy the mystery of trusting Him.

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): THINKING

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Sunday JULY 16, 2023

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): THINKING

‘For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: …’
Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)

Thinking, in this context, is the ability to co-ordinate thoughts productively for increased output. Reasoning is what makes rich. Working alone does not make for wealth, it is wise work that begets wealth. A man may be labouring, but because he lacks results, he becomes wearied. He knows what to do, but doesn’t know how to do it. It is the knowledge of how to do a thing that gets it done, not just the doing of it. It’s not just work, but wise work, that makes for wealth (See Ecclesiastes 10:15). That wisdom element of our labour, in most cases, is the missing link that causes us to work and work, without having any result. Remember, our giving does not equal plenty on its own. Giving connects us to the blessing, while working helps us take delivery of the blessing. And if we are wise workers, then we can take greater delivery of His blessings. Thinking is liken to what Yahushua said about sitting down to count the cost of whatever you are doing. Thinking through to solutions and methodology that will deliver the best result in your undertakings. Yahushua said no one builds a tower without first sitting down to generate, create and analyse ideas (see Luke 14:28). There’s a place for sitting still to locate the treasures in the Word, to bring forth ideas that will enhance productivity.

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (2): WORKING

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Saturday JULY 15, 2023

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (2): WORKING

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:4 (KJV)

No one is born poor, neither is anyone born rich. Nobody was born with a three-piece suit and a pair of shoes on. Everybody came to this earth stark naked. Nobody carried a purse or a cheque book when he was born. People arrive here to become whatever they choose to be. “He becometh poor…” Just like men become rich, others also become poor. Your choice determines what you become. “…But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” So the making of wealth is not limited to giving alone. Just in a moment, I will show you the balance between giving and working. Giving procures the blessings, while working opens the channel through which that blessing flows back to you. Giving establishes the blessings, but working provides the channel through which the blessings are released. Giving without working is like pouring water into a basket. The channel is not created for the blessings that accrue from giving to be delivered. Here are two striking scriptures that draw a link between giving and working. A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (Proverbs 18:16) That is, room is created by your givings. But look at Proverbs 22:29: ‘Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.’ So it is your giving, and your working that determine your ultimate placement in life. The charismatics have been taught how to give, but many have not been taught the covenant place and dignity of labour.

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (1): GIVING (B)

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Friday JULY 14, 2023

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (1): GIVING (B)

2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Ephesians 6:2-3 (KJV)

We shall continue the discussion of the giving dimensions. These giving dimensions provide avenue to release what you have in your hand in order to connect what Yahweh has in store for you.

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (1): GIVING (A)

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Thursday JULY 13, 2023

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (1): GIVING (A)

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy Yahweh: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV)

We are going to look at the pillars of Kingdom Wealth. Kingdom Wealth answers to our lifestyle after new birth. What you do determines what Yahweh does for you. When you respond in obedience to the Word of Yahweh, you set the stage for Yahweh to unleash upon you what you cannot recover from all your days. Let us start this series with Giving. Giving is living. The way Yahweh prospers is different from the way the world prospers. What the world calls prosperity is how much you have; but in the kingdom of Yahweh, prosperity is determined by how much you give. We’re going to be looking at five dimensions of giving:

THE PURPOSE OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

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Wednesday JULY 12, 2023

THE PURPOSE OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living Yahweh, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
I Timothy 6:17 (KJV)

This point should be obvious, that Yahweh is blessing you for you to enjoy it. Yahweh is not opposed to your enjoyment of the blessing on your life. On the contrary, He blesses you richly for your enjoyment. See this scripture in Deuteronomy 8:10, ‘When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy Yahweh for the good land which he hath given thee.’ Yahweh doesn’t just have a programme for you to eat but has provided more than enough so you can be full. Yahweh wants you to eat to the full not scarcely, not in scarcity. He gives us richly all things to enjoy. Refuse to manage through life. Refuse to celebrate scarcity, lack and want. There is more than enough provision for you to be full and be a blessing. Come to think about it, how can you be a blessing if you are not blessed? How can you sponsor someone to church if you lack transport yourself? If Yahweh commands you to be a blessing, it means He designed you to overflow, not to get by, not to manage through. No! Whatever your position is today does not suggest that it is your portion. Your portion in HaMashiach is abundance, plenty and prosperity. It is a place where nothing is lacking, nothing is missing.

THE PURPOSE OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (2): FOR OUTREACH TO THE POOR

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Tuesday JULY 11, 2023

THE PURPOSE OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (2): FOR OUTREACH TO THE POOR

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 41:1 (KJV)

The poor is your opportunity to build capacity for greater level of blessing. The poor around you are Yahweh-given assets for your increase in life. So celebrate every opportunity to bless the poor with excitement. There’s always somebody in need just around the corner. ‘For ye have the poor always with you…’ (Matthew 26:11). Deuteronomy 15:11 also adds: ‘For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.’ When you open up your bowels, heaven’s windows also opens in your direction. One of the reasons Yahweh blesses us is so that we can bless the poor around us, to open our hands wide towards the poor and rescue them from the jaws and plague of poverty. Until your arms are open wide to the needy, Yahweh’s window stays shut over you. If you eat all your food and drink your water alone, it will soon run dry. There’s an opportunity around you there, grab it! You may say, “There was somebody I helped the other day, and he did this, he did that”, recounting some negative experiences you had in the past. No! Just keep reaching out to the poor and needy. Don’t say, “When I have a big house…” It’s a big heart you need, not a big house!

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (4): AFFECTION

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Saturday JULY 8, 2023

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (4): AFFECTION

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psalms 91:14 [KJV]

Affection is delightsome commitment – getting involved with excitement. This means that whatever involves Yahweh is not a burden to you. Serving Yahweh without affection, rather attracts a curse from Yahweh. So this foundation is critical. See what Yahweh says in Deuteronomy 28:47-48, ‘47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy Yahweh with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.’ It is a risk to hang around Yahweh without an affection for Yahweh. It is only responding to the Love of Yahweh that qualifies anyone for Kingdom prosperity. So you have to be delighted in Yahweh, you have to be excited! Yahweh loves a cheerful giver. That is, Yahweh doesn’t love just the giver, but the one that gives cheerfully. Giving therefore without being cheerful is wasting your seed. It has no future.

WHAT IS THE LORD SAYING FOR JULY 2023?

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Saturday JULY 1, 2023

WHAT IS THE LORD SAYING FOR JULY 2023?

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.

Hebrews 9:16 [NET]

Welcome to the month of July 2023, the second half of the year. Seven is the number of perfection. Whatever concerns you in this year shall be perfected this month. You shall see the greatness of Yahweh this second half like never before. We believe the torrents of the Word on Praise did show you how to provoke drastic, dramatic and dimensional turnarounds as a lifestyle. Praise really in itself is a wonder because it has the key to the presence of the Lord. The presence of Yahweh carries all that man can ever need, desire or imagine. Therefore, in praise, you have access to more than you can always need, desire or imagine. May the wonders of PRAISE become your reality all the days of your life in Yahushua glorious name, Amen!

THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE

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Thursday June 29, 2023

THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Hebrews 13:15 (KJV)

A sacrifice is something that costs you something. It is a great value given to propitiate a being. II Samuel 24:24 showed us an example; “And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.” The sacrifice of praise is praise that costs you something. It is praise that is not convenient and which tasks on your will and emotions. It is praise that is required at the most inconvenient time in your life. We shall see an example of the people that offered the sacrifice of praise. Anyone can thank Yahweh and praise Him when the going is smooth and great, but when all situations are contrary, and you still praise, it is a sacrifice at that time. It is important to note that sacrifice brings about speedy divine intervention. We saw how the sacrifice that King David gave brought about divine intervention and termination of the plague. That sacrifice also made that place a landmark till all eternity as the place the temple was later built. Sacrifice is very powerful.