Understanding Financial Prosperity - Chapter 2

Chapter 2
Consecration

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their
doings. Isaiah 3:10

God, without any doubt, is taking us somewhere—to a place of honour, a place of glory
and a place of beauty. You will surely get there!

When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. Psalm 102:16

What is this saying?

That is, God will come when Zion has taken her full and rightful position. Jesus will be
here after Zion has fully taken her position in destiny—after she has taken over on the
earth, according to God's Word. Then all nations shall flow unto her (Isa. 2: 2) That of
course is talking about the Church.

God is preparing for that ultimate, so that the sons of God will take over the affairs of life
on this earth. You won't miss your place in it! Every plan of God has a foundation. If you
don't understand the foundation, you will suffer frustration. That's what Psalm 11:3 makes
us understand. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

So every plan and purpose of God has its foundation, and as we embark on this adventure
into the realms of kingdom prosperity, it is necessary for us to properly examine the
foundation for the Jesus-kind of prosperity, so we won't be building on sand.

See what 2 Timothy 2:19 tells us:

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Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth
them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

We need to understand that every one of God's provision for man has this as its foundation
—"…depart from iniquity."

I am going to show you a few more things from the scriptures, that will help you to
appreciate this fact, so that the subsequent teachings can produce for you. Many people
have the teachings, but they don't have the results. Why? The foundation is not in place.
Many are operating the principles, but lack the foundation, so the principles appear untrue;
their foundation is faulty.

Let me quickly say this: the Word of God provides a four-dimensional ministry to us.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16

If it is out of place, the principles will not work, adjustments will not produce either. But
when the foundation is in place, every other thing keeps working. The foundation is
crucial to every structure. So as we proceed to build a strong, lasting prosperity structure,
in this book, we need a good understanding of the foundation.

The Mother Of Poverty

And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I
heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:9-10

Man was put in the garden. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden
of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 2:15-17

But he messed up! And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it
was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit
thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes
of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves
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together, and made themselves aprons. Genesis 3:6-7

The immediate effect of man's fall was nakedness! He was stripped of honour and dignity
as a result of sin. So sin is the mother of poverty! Sin stripped Adam naked! Adam lost his
beauty to sin! Poverty arrived upon man right there in Eden, at the invitation of sin.
Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from
whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of
Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree
of life. Genesis 3: 23-24

This is where all of man's struggle began. God sent man out of plenty into lack. He drove
him out of comfort into the wilderness of want. Sin sent man out of plenty, into lack. Sin
sent man out of the garden into the wilderness. The foundation of human depravity is sin!
It wasn't the serpent that sent Adam out of the garden, it was sin. It wasn't the fruit (the
fruit had always been there), it was sin! As long as sin remains, poverty won't go!

Give Up Sin!

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth
them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
2 Timothy 2:19

Until you step out of sin, you cannot step into plenty. This is the sure foundation for every
kingdom benefit. It hasn't changed and it will never change; because God never changes.
Kingdom prosperity answers to iniquity-free candidates.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from
thy tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of
the brooks. Job 22:23-24

When you return to the Almighty and separate yourself from sin, then you become a
candidate for prosperity; the law begins to deliver and produce for you. In Malachi 3:10,
God commands us to give so that the windows of heaven can open for us. But before then,
verses 3 and 4 tell us: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify
the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an
offering in righteousness.

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Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of
old, and as in former years.

Only when He has purged you can you then give offerings in righteousness. Then and only
then will He accept it.

The foundation has not changed. Departure from evil is a demand. It is what grants you
access to prosperity. If you have not departed, you won't see God's prosperity, no matter
what method you use. Iniquity is the cheapest way to block your heavens. Until you step
out of iniquity, you don't step into prosperity. The secrets of God are not for the general
public.

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God:
but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables. Mark 4:11

If you enjoy sin, you can never come in touch with God's secrets. If sin has become your
lifestyle, you are without—you can't have access to His secrets, for His secrets are with
those who fear Him( Ps. 25:14).

There are two levels of people that are "without". Number one is the unbeliever. Nothing
you say about God matters to him, because he is a dog and is "without". The preaching of
the cross is foolishness to him. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of
God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are
spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14

There's yet another class of people "without". This is the believer who has no
understanding of the things he is doing. To such a person for example, when he is giving,
it is so that his church can prosper—"Well, if you want us to contribute, let's contribute."
He is making contributions, he's not giving! He doesn't understand anything about giving.
He is suffering from both mental and spiritual blindness, because he is born again but yet
wallowing in sin!

Revelation 22:15 tells us: For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. "For without are dogs."
If you join that to Mark 4:11, you'll find out that to be without means to be a dog. Who are
dogs?

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For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter
end is worse with them than the beginning. But it is happened unto them according to the
true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to
her wallowing in the mire. 2 Peter 2:20,22

From this we see that dogs refer to those believers who, having been cleansed, return
again to sin.

Friend, the secrets of God that make for kingdom prosperity are for the righteous. You
must therefore endeavour to keep yourself pure, so you can enjoy the blessings of God's
plan to prosper and bless your life. What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he
teach in the way that he shall choose. Psalm 25:12

Who will God teach? The man who fears Him! That was what qualified Job for God's
secrets and which made him the greatest man in the East. He was described as "perfect
and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." (Job 1:1)

The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.
Psalm 25:14

Who will God show His covenant? Those that fear Him, not those who just go to church!
So the fear of God is what qualifies you for access into the secrets of God, which
guarantees triumph in all areas of life. The secrets of God which Job had access to
accounted for his shining. He said, "… I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured
me out rivers of oil" (Job 29:6).

You need to eschew evil. You need to enjoy holiness. You need to love righteousness, you
need to hate wickedness! Then will He show you His secrets. God's secrets are not free,
they are limited to those who love righteousness. That's why everywhere you see wealth or
prosperity in the kingdom, you discover that it is tied to righteousness. Why? Because the
secrets that will lead you into that realm of pleasure, that realm of accomplishment, come
only by practical righteousness.

In Proverbs 1:7, we have this powerful Word from heaven: The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. The fear of the Lord is
what gives you access to the revelations of God.

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Say, "Help me Lord."

God's foundation has not changeduntil you step out of iniquity, you don't step into plenty.
Look at this testimony that came in from Burkina Fasso:

"When I came to the Seminar last month and heard the man of God say that God can turn
our lives around if we are to read the book Breaking Financial Hardship by Bishop
Oyedepo, I took it as a challenge. Even though I have very little understanding of English
language, yet I believed the Holy Spirit will teach me the truth in the book, so I read the
book in the Holy Ghost (so to say). And suddenly things began to happen in my life!

For almost three years I had been trying to sell some caterpillar parts I brought from
France but could not get buyers and they were becoming rusty. But as I was reading this
book, I got to page 109, where the Bishop was talking about "Compromising Your
Integrity" and I began to receive fast understanding of my problem in selling these parts.
Not only this. I got to page 112, and the Bishop said, "Right dealings do not reduce men's
height, it promotes and sustains it", referring to Luke 16:10-11. I could not go any further,
I was grounded in these truth and immediately I realised my past dirty dealings in
business. I went on my knees and asked God to forgive me and vowed to avoid ungodly
dealings in my business.

Few days later, I received a call from one of my friends, who told me that he had seen a
man looking for caterpil

lar parts. I supplied these parts and even made double gain on it! God is indeed faithful! I
give Him all the praise and glory for the inspiration given to the Bishop in writing this
book"

Kouda Moussa (Burkina Fasso)

This man discovered his problem from the Word. He responded on the spot and came on
course with God, and every curse of his life was lifted!

Psalm 1:1-3 has this to say: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the
ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

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And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Why?

He has given up on sin, he has turned his back on iniquity; now he is face to face with
plenty! "Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

God sent man out of the garden because man sinned against Him. Until the sin question is
solved, plenty is not in view! Jesus knew no sin, so He knew no lack. The Bible calls Him
the second Adam. He lived in "Eden" while He was here on earth in the realm of no lack
and want. Because He knew no sin, He was not permitted to know lack.

No one shines in the kingdom with sin. Sin stinks! Sin is a reproach to any people! There
are two kinds of pleasures in the Scriptures— the pleasure of sin and godly pleasure. By
faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's
daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season; Hebrews 11:24-25

The pleasure of sin is always for a season. But there is also godly pleasure: Thou wilt
shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

One is for a season, the other is for evermore! The pleasure of sin is for a season, but
godly pleasure is for evermore. It transcends the temporal life into eternity. That's why we
have "durable riches and righteousness" (Prov. 8:18).

Whatsoever the Lord doeth it shall be forever. As long as you are in your place, God will
never shift His ground. Pleasures for evermore, and pleasures for a season—the choice is
yours! I want you to look at any pleasure that sin brings and say, "I know you are
temporal. I am not going for you. I have chosen eternal pleasures." Friend, detest any
pleasure of sin, for sin stinks!

Get Back To Eden

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from
thy tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of
the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Job 22:23-25

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Disobedience took man out of Eden, only obedience can get him back there. The
foundation of human depravity is sin; the escape therefore is righteousness. Each man now
has to decide whether he wants to stay on in the wilderness of nakedness, penury, lack and
want; or whether he wants to get back to Eden—the city of plenty, where God's favour
flows freely.

Positive responses to every Word of God is the prelude to a return to Eden. Now, note that
every blessing begins with your return home. The father couldn't reach the prodigal son
outside, until he returned home. Likewise, your prosperity is at home; and until you're
back home, poverty remains your lot! Until you're saved, you're not safe! Your prosperity
begins with your salvation. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and
be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2

Until you're saved, what you have is a dead soul! Do you carry gifts to the graveyard for a
dead man? No matter how much you loved a dead relation, do you take food and gifts to
him or her in the graveyard?

Let's look at some prophetic scriptures that point us to the way back to Eden. Redemption
makes you and I citizens of Eden. But unfortunately, many, like Esau, have sold their
birthrights.

For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make
her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall
be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Isaiah 51:3

God is saying here, "Hearken unto me all you who follow after righteousness. I am taking
you back to Eden. See what I did with Abraham! I am taking you back to Eden; that's why
I am cleaning you up. You are the seed of the second Adam. It is your heritage to be back
in Eden. Follow after righteousness, you will soon arrive there—the place of no lack, the
place of no want."

I see you walking back to Eden with dignity! You will not know the meaning of lack
anymore in your life! Eden is your destination, and you're getting there. Henceforth, God's
presence will make the difference in your career, your business, your home, your body and
your mind, in Jesus name!

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Now listen to me: as righteousness increases, favour increases to match. For if God be for
us, who can be against us? I see that favour of God exploding forth on your life!

King Asa, we were told in 2 Chronicles 15, kept the covenant for twenty years. But when
he shifted his ground, it was wilderness all over again for him! Say with me, "Lord, keep
my feet in Your house!"

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They
shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the
Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. Psalm 92:12-15

I command the blessings in your coming in and your going out! I command blessings over
your store house and your baskets! I command the rain of heaven over the works of your
hands, in Jesus precious name!

Purity Begets Plenty!

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34

Remember we're examining the fundamentals for God's kind of prosperity. It has its roots
in integrity. Kingdom purity is what gives birth to kingdom plenty. Listen to this: lack and
want is not holiness! We have been told that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom; and wisdom is the mother of wealth (Prov. 3:13-16). It is God's wisdom that
begets kingdom wealth, and the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So your
access to kingdom wealth begins with the fear of God.

Consecration is your first step into kingdom "colours"! God will give your life colour
when you consecrate it to Him.

Joseph said, "I fear God", and we saw that even in prison, he prospered, because he was on
the right frequency. Job too was a man that feared God, a perfect man, and he became the
greatest man in all the east. Crookedness never earns anyone a future! Wealth gotten by
vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Proverbs 13:11 God prospers those who follow after righteousness. In Isaiah 3:10, He
said, "Say to the righteous it shall be well with him…"

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A man I admire a lot in ministry is Billy Graham. He probably has never preached any
message on prosperity, but he lives it. God prospers His people when they follow after
righteousness. Billy Graham lives on a 126 acre land!

Friend, if you are saved and you walk in righteousness, if you carry God on your inside,
the world must take notice of you. Righteousness is not synonymous with suffering. No!
Righteousness is profitable.

It is the will of God that we live the edenic life here on earth. Eden is a place of fulfilment,
abundance, rest and luxury! If pleasure is your choice therefore, His presence must be
your goal—for in His presence is fulness of joy, and at His right hand are pleasures for
evermore. Thus saith the Lord God; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your
iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
Ezekiel 36:33

There is a place of no want, a place of no lack, but access there becomes possible only
after God has cleansed you from all your iniquity. Then will He rescue you from the
wilderness where you had been banished to, and bring you back home to the garden of
comfort.

People had thought that seed planting equals automatic prosperity. No! it's your walk with
God! God prospered Abraham, yes! But He told him, "Walk before me and be thou
perfect." (Gen. 17:1)

Friend, the covenant is not a game, it is a walk! Enoch walked with God and was not,
because God took him. And before he was translated, he had this testimony that he pleased
God (Gen. 5:24, Heb. 11: 5). God took him, so he did not see death. So will God take you,
that you will not see lack!

There's a place of no lack on this earth. When you become iniquity-free, you will enjoy
plenty from God. Let's open up!

When you are tired of purity, you are tired of plenty. Let's open up! It's a lifetime
adventure. If you must live in Eden, you must live free of iniquity.

Practise Holiness

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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 1
Timothy 4:7

I call godliness "god-likeness". God's predominant nature is holiness "Holy, holy, holy is
the Lord God Almighty"
(Rev. 4: 8). So there's no god-likeness without the practice of holiness.

He said, "exercise yourself ", so it's a thing you work out, it's not a thing you keep waiting
for. You work it out by yourself.

Now, let's see what happens when you exercise yourself unto godliness: For bodily
exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the
life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to
all. 1 Timothy 4:8,15

Godliness is profitable unto all things, not only heavenly things— " having promise of the
life that now is, and of that which is to come." Godliness gets you back to Eden, to give
you access to the "grapes" of life. It gives you a taste of God's original plan for man,
before taking you up to heaven to enjoy eternity with God.

Now look at the breakdown: Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12

That is godliness! That means, be an example of the believer in your utterance and in your
conduct. In the conduct of your business, the way you conduct yourself in your career—be
an example of the believer in spirit, in faith, in purity. That is godliness!

So, it shows in what you say, in your conduct, in your exhibition of love. It shows in all
areas of your life—in spirit, in faith, in purity. Godliness is profitable unto all things, so
purity has earthly values! True prosperity follows your restoration back to Eden. It's not
just money. No! It affords you things money cannot buy. You need to take definite steps
towards your return back to Eden.

There is a place of no lack on this earth, and it is only guaranteed when you live a sin-free
life. God is saying, "If I chased man out of Eden because of sin, no man will live in Eden
while in sin. Only righteousness qualifies any man to be back in Eden. Until you are set
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for righteousness, Eden is not in view for you." 1 Timothy 6:6,11 says:

But godliness with contentment is great gain. But thou, O man of God, flee these things;
and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Great gain
means great prosperity. Follow after righteousness, follow after godliness, follow after
faith, love, patience and meekness, and you shall inherit the earth. Follow after all these
and you will enjoy plenty, beyond what anybody can lay hold on with struggles and
efforts.

Purity begets plenty! Iniquity begets penury! Financial iniquity begets financial scarcity
(Lk. 16:11). If you're not financially straight, you will die in wretchedness! So awake unto
righteousness, stop playing games and cheating people! It takes financial sanity to enjoy
financial plenty. It takes financial integrity to enjoy financial plenty. Say with me, "Lord
help me to live straight!"

Look at this poem I wrote:

"Nothing beautifies like holiness (...In the beauty of holiness, in the womb of the
morning: thou hath the dew of thy youth Ps. 110:3)

Nothing dignifies like integrity (The integrity of the upright shall preserve himProv.
11:3)

Nothing uplifts like uprightness (His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of
the upright shall be blessedPs.112:2)

Nothing causes to flourish like righteousness (The righteous shall flourish like the palm
tree, he shall grow up like the cedar in Lebanon Ps. 92:12)

Nothing is as colourful as consecration (The foundation of God standeth sure, if any

purges himself of these things, he shall be a vessel unto honour— 2 Tim. 2:19-21)

Nothing prospers like purity!"

It is satanic oppression to think purity equals poverty! The purest place in the whole
universe is also the wealthiest place heaven! Heaven is the purest place in all of creation.
The streets in heaven are paved with gold. So purity will never be equal to poverty, nor

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will poverty ever be a proof of purity. As a matter of fact, poverty is a proof of

unrighteousness! The day man sinned, God took off his clothes, remember?

Sins strips naked, holiness makes beautiful!

Not For Fools!

The Bible says, "The prosperity of fools shall destroy them" (Prov. 1:32). Who is a fool?
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. Proverbs 14:9

Fools mock sin"It doesn't matter", they say. And since God knows that prosperity will
destroy them, so He doesn't allow them to move near it, He keeps it from them.

Fools in the kingdom don't prosper. And we have seen that fools are those who make a
mockery at sin, those who sin doesn't move, those who are comfortable with it. But the
righteous shall flourish, they shall enter into the realm of true prosperity.

It is cheap to connect purity with plenty. The Holiest of all is the wealthiest of all, even the
Almighty Himself. He said, "The silver is mine and the gold is mine." And we have heard
it said that, "the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and all that dwell
therein, the cattle upon a thousand hills." All these belong to God, the Holiest of all!

So we really don't have to go far to understand that purity begets plenty. Personal purity
guarantees personal plenty. Impurity is an enemy of plenty.

Many have preached prosperity, many can quote many scriptures on it, but very few
experience it. Iniquity is one of the greatest reasons why it is so. Your heart and habits go
a long way in your desire for prosperity. If you can put your heart in line with God, and
your habit under covenant control, you've got it. If only you can let go of all that lying and
cheating, all that unholy and ungodly scheming you're carrying on in your business, which
are the reasons why you're going around in circles.

But there's victory for you today! You probably might have identified one area of
weakness or the other, where the devil has been playing tricks on you; begin to use the
blood of Jesus against it now. That anger, that fury, that vulgar language, begin to use the
blood against them!

God is going to prosper His Church, but for Him to prosper you as a person, you must
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attain unto a level of consecration that will not let money bring you into corruption.

Friend, you can have money without money having you! It's possible! Many have proved
it.

God is the lifter of the righteous! We saw that in Job. He was a perfect man, one that
feared God and eschewed evil, and he was so blessed of God that he became the greatest
man in the east. Job was a hater of iniquity and a lover of righteousness.

When sin goes, lack dies! Giving will never be equal to prosperity until the foundation is
in place, you can give from now till you die and not see any returns!

The greatest men in the world will soon begin to emerge from the Church, not from the
mosques, the shrines, nor from the occult. All those fellows are only occupying temporary
positions. We understand this from God's Word, for He said after a while you look for
them, but won't find them again (Ps.73:1-22).

Every prosperity is traceable to victory over iniquity. Your giving will never change your
position until you return to God in truth and verity. Two great prosperity scriptures make
this clear:

...Return unto me, and I will return unto you… Malachi 3:7

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from
thy tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of
the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Job 22:23-25

So prosperity begins as we "return". After man sinned, God chased him away into the
wilderness. The wilderness is the portion of sinners, because God is angry with the wicked
everyday.

If only you will clean up, all your seed sown and which have been dying in the earth will
come back to life.

Righteousness enthrones! It causes to flourish! It dignifies! It brings beauty! Joseph

refused sin! If you don't refuse sin, you will soon become a refuse! Joseph would have

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become a life-time refuse in the house of Potiphar, but he refused sin. The fear of God
lifted him, as we see in Genesis 41:38-44.

See how Daniel transcended all his persecutors and became their head, because an
excellent spirit was in him. Everybody knew Daniel with his God. It's time for people to
know you with your God too! I pray that you will not cut short your destiny with iniquity.
I would rather be cheated than cheat my destiny.

Be awake! We are not serving a heavenly banker, but a heavenly Father. God is not in
need of your money! I need to ring this truth into you very well. He said, "My son, give
Me your heart" (Prov. 23:26). Did He say, "My son give Me your money?"

A departure from iniquity and a return home is the foundation for prosperity. As long as
the prodigal son stayed away from home, he remained naked. But the day he returned
home, he was clothed and he became a celebrity!

You will not suffer anymore! See your nakedness clothed this time. The God that
prospered Joseph on the ground of righteousness, purity and integrity will clothe you also.
The God that enthroned Joseph will enthrone you!

Sin is a destroyer, not a friend. Let's fight it with all our being! There is a future in
righteousness. Job became the greatest because he lived the purest life in the land.

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong
in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him 2 Chronicles 16:9

God will look and find you this time and take you up to where you belong.

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his
commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall
be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for
ever. Psalm 112:1-3

The true riches of God are for faithful stewards. Faithfulness means righteousness. Oh, I
see the dawn of a new day! There's a future in purity. Let's go for it. Iniquity is a
destroyer, let's destroy it! Depart from iniquity!

May the secrets of God that cause men to shine as stars be made available to you in this
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book.

"Nothing beautifies like holiness!

Nothing dignifies like integrity!

Nothing uplifts like uprightness!

Nothing is as colourful as consecration!

Nothing prospers like purity!

Nothing causes to flourish like righteousness!"

These are the missing links I believe, that has frustrated many prosperity practitioners. The
scriptures cannot be broken, not even by your givings. Many givers may as well die in
poverty, because there is more to prosperity than giving. Giving is only one of the too
many aspects that make for your prosperity in the kingdom.

I see God taking you back to the garden, from the wilderness of lack and want where you
have been tilling and toiling. From today you will not know lack anymore!

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