Biblical Laws of Success and Prosperity

Protocols of Success: Biblical Laws of Success and Prosperity

Being poor is a temporary condition of lack.

Poverty is not a condition of being poor, it is a mentality and a state of the mind.

Poverty is an evil spirit.

So, we are looking at how to break the spirit of poverty and invite the spirit of prosperity and abundance.

And we already know that there are two sources of wealth: God and satan.

We are only focusing on good success that comes from God (and yes, there’s something called bad success – the kind that comes with a lot of trouble).

Let’s read the bible in the book of Joshua 1.

Joshua 1:1-9

God Commissions Joshua

Jos 1:1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

Jos 1:2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

Jos 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

Jos 1:4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

Jos 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Jos 1:6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

Jos 1:7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

Jos 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Jos 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Lessons

Verse 5: Nobody would stand before Joshua all the days of his life. The Lord God Almighty promised to be with Joshua without fail, to help him just as He was with Moses. God would not fail Joshua nor forsake him.

Verse 6: Joshua was supposed to be strong and of good courage to accomplish his mission of leading the Israelites to the Promised Land, and to divide their inheritance for them.

Verse 7: The Lord reiterates that Joshua should be strong and very courageous.

Observe to do all the law of God as given to Moses.

Do not turn from the word of God to the right or to the left for prosperity in wherever you go.

Verse 8: The bible shall not depart out of thy mouth.

Meditate in the word of God day and night.

Observe to do all things written in the bible.

Then, you shall be prosperous and have good success.

Verse 9: The Lord has commanded you.

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be confused.

The Lord thy God shall always be with you wherever you go.

Not all success is good. Some kinds of success are not good.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seems good to a man but its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 10:22: The blessing of the Lord makes rich and adds no sorrow – You may get money using other methods but still remain sorrowful because of the curses attached to the bad success.

The law of lacking

Proverbs 28:27

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Giving to the poor is the surest way of breaking the spirit of poverty.

The law of direction/ Guidance

Proverbs 3:5

Verse 5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Verse 6: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

To get the right direction to prosperity:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

Lean not to your thoughts and your understanding

Acknowledge the Lord in all that you do.

The Lord shall direct your paths into prosperity.

Proverbs 8:32

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

To receive the blessings of God, we must keep God’s ways.

Proverbs 3:9-10

Verse 9: Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Verse 10: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

You are supposed to honour the Lord with the profits you make.

But what does honouring God mean?

Doing what He has already commanded.

Giving to the needy, contributing to ministry, etc.

Proverbs 3: 33

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Be just and you will receive the blessing of the Lord.

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

To hear the Lord, you must read the word of God.

Watching and ready to hear from God

In so doing, you will be blessed.

Proverbs 14:21

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

If you have mercy on the poor, you’ll be happy.

That is how to get the spirit of happiness in life.

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Giving more avails more from the Lord.

Giving to the poor brings God’s blessing.

Proverbs 28:14, 20

Verse 14: Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

You’ll be blessed if you fear the Lord always (to fear the Lord is to turn away from evil).

Verse 20: A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Faithfully sticking to God’s precepts brings blessings and prosperity.

Get rich quick schemes are sinful (For example giving seed to get rich, paying to get jobs)

Proverbs 21:21

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Righteousness, doing everything God’s way and showing mercy leads to abundant life, righteousness and honor.

Proverbs 16:20

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Handling matters faithfully and according to God’s word gets benefits.

Trusting in the Lord leads to happiness.

Psalm 1

Verse 1: 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.

The blessings of God are on anybody who:

Does not follow the advice of ungodly people
Does not prevent sinners from knowing Christ
Does not join hands with the contemptuous

Verse 2: But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Delighting in the law of God and meditating in it day and night is the solution and protocol to everyday life.

Verse 3: 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.

Verse 4: The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Verse 5: Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Verse 6: For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Jeremiah 17:5-8

Verse 5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Verse 6: For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Verse 7: Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Verse 8: For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.