Ears To Hear # 70

SPIRIT OF POVERTY

 

         The Spirit of Poverty is not from God. He is a God of Abundance who supplies more than we could think or ask. He supplies all our needs with more than enough to share with others.
         This is true in the natural as well as the spiritual. Many people may come to the understanding that God desires to bless us in the natural but they may feel they have come up short in spiritual gifts. These people are also suffering from a Spirit of Poverty.
         It hurts to be poor in natural gifts or spiritual gifts. God desires that we recognize our abundant blessings in both. So that we may share liberally with others.

THE BEGINNING OF POVERTY

         When you were young someone may have told you that you were poor and you accepted that because you didn’t know any better. But you decided to do something about it. You were determined not to remain poor. You worked hard and furthered your education the best you knew how.
         And, in most cases, you prospered above what you grew up believing. You prospered in more ways than your original family.

SPIRITUAL POVERTY

         At some point you realized there was more to life than financial prosperity and your heart began to cry for more. The natural was not enough to make you feel rich. You wanted to be rich. You had places to go, things to do, dreams to fulfill. But there was never enough. You still felt poor.

         Many people in the church today are walking in Spiritual Poverty. They have been convinced that they have nothing to offer God or each other. But that is not what God’s Word says. 
         Oh, I wish I could record the abundance of words and scriptures our Lord gave me this morning that prove different. Perhaps I could convince someone that God has provision for all of us to be abundantly wealthy in the natural and the spiritual.
         Until we learn to believe this, it is doubtful that we can receive the wonderful gifts God has available for all of His children. 

HOW DO WE LEARN TO BELIEVE?
“Is it a secret?”

“So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17).

           I wish I could remember which year it was, but I do remember when Pat Robertson declared The Year of the Bible. People began to read the Bible more than ever before. Now, the number of readers, and their time in the Word, has expanded all over the world. People began to read the Bible for themselves instead of expecting a priest or pastor to read it for them. They are finding so much “wealth” in it that no one needs to tell them to read. They are seeking on their own and God is providing them with abundant revelation of His Will.
         “It is God’s will that we prosper in all things, and be in health, even as our souls prosper.” When we understand that it is God’s will, we are able to submit to receiving the fullness of His favor not only financially but spiritually. (3 John 2). 
         As parts of the Body of Christ, we each desire to see His Kingdom flourish. We each desire to have physical and spiritual gifts to help. The truth is, that both are available. God doesn’t say only “one” or the “other.” He says “both.” He is no respecter of persons and does not parcel out His gifts. They are all available when we seek them in His Word.
         We can only believe something we know. And how can we know God’s promises when we do not read His Word or have been taught the whole truth from the riches of His Word?
         So, I thank my God for the Grace He has given us all, so that in EVERYTHING we are ENRICHED by Him, so that we (none of us) come behind in any gift…as we are waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Paraphrased from I Corinthians l:4-7).

         Provision is available. All we have to do is ask (l John 5:14) both for our natural man as well as our spiritual man…so that we all have abundance to give out of our overflow…whether physical or spiritual…all to the Glory of God.
         “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, He hears us: And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desire of Him.” (I John 5:14).
         It is our Father’s desire to see His children prosper in all areas of our lives. He delights to see our souls prosper and He delights to see the work of our hands prosper. He desires that all “spirits of poverty” be eliminated from our vocabulary. Whether referring to spiritual gifts or natural gifts. No more will we speak of lack, or poverty…for He has made us rich in all areas.   When we believe this enough to speak it, it will manifest in our lives. And this will please our Lord abundantly.

Open His Word
Find Your Promised Provision

SAY: “I am poor no more. I am Rich. I am More than Rich.
            I have abundance to share.”

 “I will speak no more of poverty and lack…for I am Rich.”

 “I claim the promises of God.”

 “I receive the promises of God.”       

 “I stand on the promises of God. He says I’m Rich and I agree with Him.”