Rich God Poor God by John Avanzini

Author:John Avanzini
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: prosperity, Wealth, Christian Stewardship, General, Religion, Personal Finance, Christianity, Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781878605436
Publisher: Abel Press
Published: 2001-04-14T22:00:00+00:00

Rich Children enjoy the Riches of his Glory

CHAPTER 5

At the beginning of this book, I set the scene of a rich father having a poor child. If a rich father has a poor child, we might assume one of the following:

1. The father is not loving and caring. So, the father doesn't provide for the needs of his child.

2. The father is loving and caring, but for some reason the child refuses to accept the father's provisions.

Let's bury any notion that the first point is true about our Heavenly Father. Every person who knows anything about the rich God of Heaven knows He is loving and caring. He is a God who is concerned about every need and desire of His children. We know He loves us because He has already given us the most valuable thing He has.

Even if we were good, we really wouldn't expect anyone to die for us, though, of course, that might be barely possible.

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since by his blood he did all this for us as sinners, how much more will he do for us now that he has declared us not guilty?...

Romans 5:7-9 TLB

Not only that, but God's Word goes even further and tells us it is pleasing to God when His children prosper.

. . . Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Psalms 35:27

Even beyond that, the Scripture says God has given each of His children supernatural power to accumulate wealth.

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth....

Deuteronomy 8:18

God backs up this statement with an explanation of how His children get this supernatural empowerment to prosper.

The blessing [supernatural empowerment to prosper] of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

Proverbs 10:22 NIV

Notice that when the Word of God speaks of blessings, it primarily speaks of things or benefits. However, when it speaks of the blessing of God, it primarily speaks of a divine empowerment. It is evident from these verses and many other scriptures that it is the perfect will of our Heavenly Father to abundantly bless all His children. He does this so they will be able to fully enjoy the many benefits that flow from the divine empowerment to prosper that He has given them. However, even with this wonderful promise of supernatural enabling, there are many unproductive habits, excesses, and unscriptural thought patterns that hinder the majority of believers from the rich benefits that come with being a child of God. The roadblocks to God's best are many. Here are just a few.

• Misinformation. You may have received wrong information that led you to believe that it's immaterial to God whether you are rich or poor.

• Ignorance. You may not have been exposed to the wonderful things the Bible says about God's desire for your financial success.

• Laziness. You may

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