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THE HUNDREDFOLD RETURN

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Tuesday JULY 25, 2023

THE HUNDREDFOLD RETURN

29 And Yahushua answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Mark 10:29-30 (KJV)

The Word is the seed of Yahweh. The heart of man is the ground upon which the Word is sown. There are so many scenarios and outcome of the plantings of the Word in the heart as our Master Yahushua narrated in Mark chapter four. Please acquaint yourself of the different outcomes of the Word in that chapter. But we are interested today in the fact that there is a seed that was sown in the good ground of the heart. Though it was a good ground, still they produced in different dimensions. The Word will produce according to how you hear it, how you receive it, and how you bring forth fruit. These returns are brought forth by believing and acting on Yahweh’s Word and by the confession of your mouth. Some hearers will bring forth no fruit because they will allow other things to choke the Word (see Mark 4:19). Some will bring forth fruit. Some will bring forth a thirtyfold return, some will bring forth a sixtyfold return, and some will bring forth one hundredfold. Then our opening verse reiterated the hundredfold return again confirming the fact that in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall each matter be established. Beloved, there is a hundredfold return on whatever you did because of the gospel. This includes your time, resources and efforts. If you ever gave towards the gospel, you can expect a hundredfold returns. None of the blessings of Yahweh work automatically, even though they belong to us. They become manifested in our lives as we exercise our faith to receive them. Healing belongs to every believer, but that great blessing is enjoyed only by those who exercise their faith to receive it. Tithing carries great benefits and rewards, but if you don’t tithe according to the Word and use your faith to receive those benefits, they are not manifested in your life as they should be. In the same way the hundredfold return is a powerful force in the believer’s financial blessing, but you have to release your faith to receive all that the Word offers you. The force of faith must be applied by the Word of Yahweh in your heart and by the confession of your mouth.

SEEDTIME AND HARVEST

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Monday JULY 24, 2023

SEEDTIME AND HARVEST

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.Genesis 8:22 (KJV)

Seedtime is in today’s tech language input and harvest is output. Unlike the computer what you gabbage in is not what you gabbage out, but what you gabbage out is much more than you gabbage in because Luke 6:38 says, ‘Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.’ So, it is pressed down, shaken together and running over that you gabbage out. Giving is like gabbaging in and harvest is like gabbaging out. “Yahweh is not mocked”, says Galatians 6:7, “For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” The covenant of prosperity hinges on the mystery of seedtime and harvest. It is this law that brings you into an encounter with the “Power to get wealth” (Deut. 8:18). Seedtime precedes harvest. It is not harvest that determines the seed, but the seed determines the harvest. First He gives seed to the sower and then bread to the eater. It’s not bread to the eater, from which he will take the seed. No! It is the seed that generates the bread (see Isaiah 55:10). Until this is understood, you will remain at the same level.

THE PLACE OF THE WORD IN KINGDOM PROSPERITY

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Friday JULY 21, 2023

THE PLACE OF THE WORD IN KINGDOM PROSPERITY

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.Joshua 1:8 (KJV)

The Word of Yahweh is Yahweh’s highway to the world of wealth. If you want Kingdom Prosperity, then the Word of Yahweh is the seed which you must sow to reap the harvest of prosperity. Prosperity in the Kingdom is on the platform of encounters with “this book of the law”. There is the laws of kingdom prosperity and it is contained in the Bible – this book. Until you encounter it, receive it and practice it, prosperity will be an illusion. Yahweh’s kind of prosperity begins with receiving the law and laying up His Words in your heart, because Yahweh’s Word is what leads to the world of wealth. It is Yahweh’s gateway to heavenly blessings (see Job 22:21-24). When you become a Word-operator, you become an automatic commander. It is your encounters with His commandments that makes you a commander. It’s your gateway to heaven’s blessings, amazing, unmistakable and undeniable blessings! In Deuteronomy 28:1-14, we see where Yahweh opens up, showing us the pathway to His everlasting blessings. It begins with: And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy Yahweh, to observe and to do all his commandments… (Verse 1) And He goes on to list out the blessings. “This Book” is the gateway to wealth. It is the answer book for prosperity! Anything that can help your understanding of “this book” is an asset to your destiny, so grab it!

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (7): THANKING

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Thursday JULY 20, 2023

PILLARS OF KINGDOM PROSPERITY (7): THANKING

5 Let the people praise thee, O Yahweh; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and Yahweh, even our own Yahweh, shall bless us.Psalms 67:5-6 (KJV)

Thanking is the seventh unshakeable strategy for unlimited prosperity. Giving glory to Yahweh is your final step into the realm of unlimited prosperity. In Isaiah 51:1-2, Yahweh said, “look at Abraham.” Watch and follow in his footsteps, then I will convert your wilderness into a garden of Eden.” Still talking about Abraham, Romans 4:18-20 says that Abraham was strong in faith, giving glory to Yahweh. It was his giving of glory that opened him up for his miracle. Nothing had happened, but he kept on giving glory to Yahweh, he considered not the deadness of his situation. Friend, you’re either thanking and giving glory to Yahweh or you are murmuring against Him. And the cheapest way out of murmuring is to be thankful. There’s no way you will not murmur if you’re not thankful. Abraham did not stagger at the promise of Yahweh. He was strong in faith, giving glory to Yahweh. He was thankful to Yahweh even before he saw what he was believing Yahweh for. He was able to do so by refusing to consider any contrary thing other than Yahweh who is faithful. To be thankful is to be fruitful, and to be thankless is to be fruitless! Until you become thankful, you don’t become fruitful. You don’t praise after the increase has come, but before; it is the praise that provokes the increase. Abraham gave glory to Yahweh and then Yahweh responded.

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 (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.

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.

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): DEDICATION

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Friday JULY 7, 2023

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): DEDICATION

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs 23:26 (KJV)

Yahweh is saying ‘give me your heart’, not ‘give me your cash’. When we talk about Kingdom prosperity, many people think of Yahweh asking you to give your money, but no, His demand is for your heart. Why is that important? Matthew 6:21 says that your treasure follows the direction of your heart. When it comes to Kingdom Prosperity, if your heart is not there, your cash is wasted. Dedication is being inseparably connected to Yahweh and His pleasures. It is being with Him at all times. It is being planted in the house of Yahweh (see Psalms 92:13-14). Your flourishing is a function of your being planted in the courts of our Yahweh. Dedication is being deadly committed as Bishop David Oyedepo will always define it. To “be planted” means to be committed. Do you find trees moving about? Wherever you find a tree today, that’s where you’ll meet it tomorrow. It’s planted. “Those who are planted…” That word “planted” explains what dedication is all about. Dedication guarantees a glorious future. Dedication is the mystery behind distinction. How dedicated you are determines how distinguished you will ever become in the kingdom. Isaiah 61:3 says, ‘…that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.‘

WHAT IS KINGDOM PROSPERITY?

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Tuesday JULY 4, 2023

WHAT IS KINGDOM PROSPERITY?

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalms 35:27 (KJV)

What exactly is prosperity? Here, we are talking about the prosperity of the kingdom person which we shall henceforth refer to as kingdom prosperity. Kingdom prosperity is the prosperity of the person that is born again and ruled by the commandment of the Lord Yahushua. Yahushua HaMashiach is the head of this kingdom and His word is the rule that govern His kingdom. The prosperity that comes as a result of following the commandment of the Lord Yahushua HaMashiach is what we refer as Kingdom Prosperity. Kingdom Prosperity is the prosperity that is engendered by the Word of Yahweh. Having understood that, what then is Prosperity? The word translated prosperity in our opening text is the Hebrew word ‘shalom’ and has many shades of meaning. Shalom means completeness in number; safety, soundness in body; welfare, health; peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment; peace, friendship (of human relationships and with Yahweh especially in covenant relationship); peace from war; and peace generally.

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