What is FATHER’s Divine Intent for us concerning blessing and prosperity? Are we to live a life of scarcity, barely making it from paycheck to paycheck? Are we then expected to tithe or give cheerfully when there is not enough to feed our own family or pay our bills in a timely manner? FATHER is no taskmaster and we must rely on HIS Divine Love and mercy in our lives as we move from scarcity to prosperity.
My wife and I were in the above situation early in our marriage. I would feel guilty that I couldn’t afford to give when the pastor was compelling the congregation to give offerings. What did I have to offer Our Heavenly Father? Time. We volunteered and helped out in the various activities of the church. That represented our offerings at the time and FATHER received those offerings, we pleased FATHER similar to when Jesus was pleased with the widow who gave two mites.
Over time, our seed and our harvest grew as FATHER’S blessings came forth. We received grace from FATHER and became highly favored in various situations which allowed us to prosper. FATHER is faithful to HIS Word and HE has not changed, nor will HE.
The Holy Spirit recorded in Deuteronomy Chapter 28, FATHER’S Divine Intent for those who HE called out of the world system and into the Promised Land:
1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:
3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
5 “Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6 “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
7 “The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
8 “The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
9 “The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the LORD will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. 14 So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
The children of Israel were set apart and so are you and me. They were to inhabit the Promised Land but were not intended to live a life of scarcity indebted to other nations (aka the world). Neither are we for we have been engrafted as Sons and Daughters of the MOST HIGH GOD thus we are intended to walk in the same blessings as were mentioned above.
The key to HIS blessings is our intent. Are we willing to diligently obey the voice of the LORD OUR GOD? Isn’t that the sign of a mature Son or Daughter?
Many have used the blessings of Deuteronomy 28 for their own enrichment and have quoted the verses over and over thinking FATHER would finally give in to their soulish desires. The blessings from Heaven were and are intended to further HIS Kingdom and not some worldly pursuit. As we embrace the prosperity meant to fund our individual purposes, let us not allow the past misuses to taint the revelation given by FATHER to us in HIS Word.
Every now and then, we need to simply reset our thinking and allow fresh revelation to wipe away the past misunderstandings and experiences. The blessings of obedience still hold true and those of us who accept FATHER’S Divine Intent for blessing will be able to fulfill what The Holy Spirit instructs without reluctance. There is no need to be enslaved by the world’s system when FATHER has provided The Way for us to walk in.