The Kingdom of God is a glorious realm! The Kingdom includes the earth along with its atmosphere and heaven itself [the abode of
Almighty God]. On the earth the Kingdom of God cannot be seen because it is a spiritual kingdom. However, because we who are of
the Kingdom of God [born again Christians] exist in the physical realm of the earth, the Kingdom therefore also includes that part of
the earth realm under the Kingship of God. (Psalm 112) The people of God comprise the Church, which is the manifestation of the
Kingdom of God on the earth.
Jesus teaches us to pray that the Kingdom of God and His will should be on the earth and be as it is in heaven. When we see the
snapshot of heaven in the Book of Revelation, we can get an idea of what God desires for His people here on earth. What He wants
for His church is a glorious thing to behold! Solomon’s temple perhaps is the best physical thing created on earth that portrays how
God wants His earthly realm to appear. It was the most magnificent edifice ever built. It was elaborate. The temple’s beauty was
unequalled because it was the house of God.
We understand that God does not abide in a physical temple now as He did in Solomon’s time; however, the temple reflects one of the
ways God wants to magnify His glory to all mankind. He is an extravagant Person and His kingdom is extravagant to behold. The
church of Jesus Christ should demonstrate His glory even through physical things. (Isaiah 60)
The earth is the Lord’s and all it contains. (Psalm 24:1) There is untold wealth in the earth, and according to the Bible it is meant for
the people of God to possess and to enjoy. (Genesis 1:26, Psalm 115:16)
So, why do we see so few Christians who are wealthy? Why does the Church for the most part lack funds to adequately evangelize
the earth with the Gospel? The answer is clear. The beliefs of many people need some fine-tuning. If what we believe and practice is
error, we do not reap the benefits of the promises of God.
The intent of this study is to produce the truth about money as it relates to God and our service to Him. It is further to insure that you
and all of the saints of God enter into prosperity and fully enjoy the wonderful benefits of your covenant with Father God. Jesus tells
us that as we know the truth we will enter into freedom. (John 8:32) So it will be with the truths about God’s economic principles of the
Kingdom. As you learn them and they become revelation to you, financial freedom will be yours. May the Lord be praised!
The subject of money and wealth makes up a large part of the Bible. Much is written about it; therefore, we can assume that it is
important to God and important to us. We discover in the Word of God such things as:
• instructions about how to use money and manage it wisely,
• cautions about pursuing wealth and making money our god,
• truths that point to God’s desire that we prosper and are rich,
• and, the truth that money is integral to the worship of God.
God makes it abundantly clear that it is His will for us, His children, to be wealthy. (Genesis 24:35, Galatians 3:9) Of course prosperity
is far more than merely having great wealth. The prosperity of God is a blessed existence in which His people fully enjoy absolutely
every promise He has spoken in the Word. True prosperity includes spiritual blessings, physical blessings, emotional well-being
material wealth, mental wellness, relational blessings – literally, blessings in every aspect of life. These are the promises of God.
What is important for you is to allow the Holy Spirit who is your Teacher to guide you into this truth about prosperity. Do not let
preconceived notions, traditions of men opposed to truth, or false doctrine separate you from God’s best for you. Build your beliefs
on God’s word and prosper.
The beginning place for this study is the understanding of the basic principle upon which the doctrine of prosperity is built, namely…
“Seed-time and Harvest”
This principle is simple: life begins with a seed. You were conceived from the seed of your father. The fruit you enjoyed for breakfast
came as a result of someone planting a seed. Your loaf of bread came from a harvest of wheat that started with seeds. Your pets
are the end product of seed-planting by their parents. This principle of seedtime and harvest underlies all life. (Mark 4:1-32)
This powerful truth applies not only to living things but also to things of the Spirit. Read Galatians 6:9 “Do not be deceived, God is not
mocked; for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.”
The word “whatever” is an all-inclusive word. It means just what it says – whatever. This one verse states definitively that the
principle of seed-time and harvest operates in all aspects of life and in all realms. Nothing is excluded from it - spiritual seeds
produce spiritual harvests; physical seeds produce physical harvests; financial seeds produce financial harvests. So, you see here an
important truth for you as you develop your understanding of this principle of prosperity - seedtime and harvest is the means by which
God establishes wealth for His children.
Let’s apply some good old-fashioned common sense to this concept and see what we come up with. First read II Corinthians 9:6-11.
Do you see in verse 6 how important it is to sow bountifully? You know that a single watermelon seed will produce a vine upon which
several melons will grow. If you plant two seeds, the number of fruit harvested increases doubly. What happens if you plant 50 or
100 seeds? You will reap far more melons that you could eat in a year! What you are seeing in this illustration is how seedtime and
harvest works. The more you plant, the greater your harvest.
Now apply this universal principle of seed-time and harvest to your own finances. For the sake of illustration we will call a one-dollar
bill a seed. A dollar planted in the Kingdom of God will produce a harvest of dollars. Remember: you always reap far more than you
plant. This is the law of multiplication. If you increase your planting into the Kingdom to $10.00, you have ten times the amount of
seed in the ground from which your financial harvest will come. You will reap 10 times more harvests than if you only planted a single
seed. Now just think what would happen if you really took hold of this truth of prosperity and planted bountifully. You would begin to
experience financial prosperity! Shortly, you’d be wealthy!
Planting is one of the keys to your prosperity. You can look at it like this: no seeds, no harvests; few seeds, some harvests; many
seeds, great harvests! The choice is yours. What size harvests do you want?
Now that you know the importance of planting, let’s discuss how you do this and where. In II Corinthians 9:7 you read that God loves a
cheerful giver (planter); therefore, understand the importance of your attitude toward your giving. Give cheerfully, not grudgingly,
knowing that it pleases Father God and that it will produce harvests for you. Your attitude is very important.
But where are you to plant? You are to plant into the Kingdom of God. First, know that worship of God always includes giving, or as
the Bible calls it our sacrifices. When you gather with other saints of like precious faith to worship God corporately, you should
include in your worship giving to Him from what you possess and from what you have earned. (Proverbs 3:9-10) Next, give to those in
need. There are many directives in the Bible that command us to feed the poor and needy and care for them. (I John 3:16-18,
Proverbs 19:17, Matthew 25:34-40)
It is vital for you to understand that when you give, it is giving to God. Whether you give to the poor, or give your tithes and offerings
to your local church, or special offerings to your church or to other ministries, you are actually giving to God. (Colossians 3:23-24)
Your monies are seeds planted in the Kingdom of God from which you will reap financial harvests.
You might ask, “But why does God want me rich?” There are four things for you to consider:
a) Your Father wants to confirm His covenant to you, and He does that with wealth, (Deuteronomy 8:18)
b) Your Father loves you and wants the best for you, just as any father would. (Matthew 7:11), and
c) Your Father will use your wealth to spread the Gospel. This happens as you give to the servants of God who
preach and teach the Word. (Mark 15:40-41, Luke 10:7, Galatians 6:6, I Corinthians 9:7-14, Philippians 4:10-20)
d) And your Father will care for those in need through you. (II Corinthians 8 and 9)
I rejoice with you that you are now on the path to pleasing God through your financial prosperity. This instruction is a good first step.
Feed on this teaching along with the verses of Scripture about finances over and over until this truth explodes in you! As you prosper
you will become vital to Kingdom expansion and to the demonstration of God’s love on the earth.
I bless you in the name of Jesus our Lord to prosper for the sake of His Kingdom.
“…having all sufficiency in all things, may have
an abundance for every good work.”
II Corinthians 9:8
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