Overcoming opposition and distractions.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
1. “Do I actually place God ahead of each member of my family?”
2. “Is God always more important to me than my friends?”
3. “Do I spend more time seeking God each day than I do watching television or enjoying hobbies?”
PRO 22:4 The reward of humility {and} the fear [respect] of the Lord are riches, honor and life.
The Living Bible - PRO 22:4 “True humility and respect for the Lord lead a man to riches, honor and long life”
The Living Bible - HEB 2:8 And You have put Him [Jesus Christ] in complete charge of everything there is.
EXO 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.”
PSA 34:10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.
JOH 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ISA 26:3 “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in Thee.”
Are you willing to “erase” the tapes which have governed your lifetime financial habits so that you will line up with God’s laws of prosperity instead of the world’s system of prosperity?
“Metamorphoo” (a metamorphosis, a complete change) - used in Romans 12:2 is the very same word used inMAT 17:2 and MAR 9:2 to describe the “transfiguration” - the complete change of Jesus Christ.
3JO 1:2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
JOH 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth.”
Verse 3 - our Father wants His truth inside of us and He wants us to walk in truth - to live our daily lives based upon the teachings of His Word.
Verse 4 - nothing gives Him greater joy than to see His children walking in truth.
Verse 5 - acting faithfully in truth produces divine good even toward strangers.
Verse 8 - walking in truth causes us to support others who are doing the same!
We will prosper under God’s laws of prosperity to the exact degree that we fill our hearts with these laws and obey them in our daily lives.
MAR 7:13 “Thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition.”
2. The second law for God’s laws for prosperity is to renew our minds so that we will understand that God’s way for prosperity is different than the world’s way.