Gospel of Wealth – Chapter Five

Enter Jesus

God knew what Satan was up to. He knew that Adam would fall. So from the second child of Eve (Abel) God began to send prophets and preachers of righteousness to point the way back to the glory of God.

Each new prophecy gave a little more revelation of God back to man, here a little, there a little. As men obeyed, God blessed them. Prosperity, health, and fertility were the common blessings of the day. If you sinned, sickness and poverty came home to live with you.

God eventually sent a man named Moses who penned an extensive list of dos and don’ts (the Law) outlining a means for man to obtain the blessings of holiness. Under the Law the blood from innocent bulls and goats were needed to cover man’s sin. The Law also enumerated exactly what the blessings were for obedience and what the curses were for disobedience. Deuteronomy 28

The prosperity was the well known and highly desirable: health, wealth, fertility, and protection from enemies. The curses were a retraction of the same: no health, no wealth, childlessness, and war.

The blessings and the curses were both ABSOLUTE, perfect, and complete – in a word, HOLY. If you were blessed, you were excessively blessed and if you were cursed, you were cursed beyond recognition. The blessings were the best and the curses were the worst. The command to serve the Lord your God for the abundance all was one you obeyed or else! There was no middle ground, no gray area. There never is with God.
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Under the Law people never really had contact with the Spirit of the Most High, it was an arms-length contract with the blood of bulls and goats bridging the gap – long enough for God to get His blessings through. Elaborate systems of blood sacrifices never took away the sins of men it only covered them for one year, so the next year they had to be done again.

This Law made the sin of man more evident than ever and proved man incapable of living a holy life. It was too much for any person to follow, anyone who wasn’t perfect, that is. But when the right time came, God sent His son to live a life that was perfect and holy, one who could fulfill all the requirements of the law and succeed.

Enter Jesus, born of a virgin.

Through the power of a sinless life Jesus fulfilled all righteousness. The blood flowing through His veins was Holy. This is the blood that could save man from his predicament and not only cover it.

Jesus, The Son of God, entered the body by means of a virgin. He didn’t acquire the dead spiritual nature that plagued Adam and kept everyone from the true Spirit of Wealth. He had the Divine nature of God and the ability to do the law perfectly. He never faltered. He never failed. He never sinned. Jesus through the Spirit completely fulfilled the law and lived a holy spotless life as no mere man could do. He fulfilled all righteousness.

At this, the Holy Ghost settled on Him like a dove from heaven. Jesus once again began to demonstrate the kingdom of heaven on earth. He is called the second Adam.

Preaching and Proving the Kingdom
Jesus preached the good news about the kingdom being accessible to man once again and proved it! He healed the sick, cast out devils, and raised the dead. His ministry was God’s will done on earth as it is in heaven.

Jesus was the last piece of the prophetic puzzle mapping out the road back to the tree of life. He stood there eating the fruit of the tree and said to everyone, who would listen, "follow me."

After living that perfect life under the law without sinning. Jesus offered himself as a holy sacrifice and completely abolished the power of sin and death over mankind forever. Man, through the blood of Jesus, has unlimited access to the Most High again for the first time since Adam. This is God’s hidden plan and Satan never figured it out.

Jesus took upon himself everything that Satan brought on man as a result of Adam’s sin and separation from God: disease, darkness, death, poverty, separation, and sin. Nothing was left out. He was a holy sacrifice.

After paying the price for mankind, Jesus rose from the dead, destroyed the power of sin and it’s evil fruit, and completely destroyed the power of hell and the grave. Satan’s kingdom was utterly laid waste. Then Jesus took his seat at the right hand of the God – all things subject to him. Jesus is seated, once again, in the pure holiness of wealth.

To walk in the Gospel of Wealth you must make Jesus the true lord of your life. You must renounce Satan and sin and take your place as a son of The Most High. Jesus took your place in punishment and you must take his place in prosperity. Here’s how it’s done.

Declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead

Do it. You’ve just taken the first step into walking in the wealth of God

Jesus paid it all. Jesus took your place on the cross that day. Everything you should have received as a punishment for sin, he paid for in full. You were completely set free from all guilt and condemnation.

He was made poor that you might be made rich.He took your sickness and by his stripes you were healed.The punishment for your peace was upon him and his perfect peace is yours.

He bore the crushing weight of your sins in his own body and you live in righteousness through him. He was made a curse for you and you are redeemed from the curse of the law. He was separated from the Most High so that you could be joined to him through the Blood of Christ.

Receiving Jesus and his sacrifice makes you perfect, complete, and holy in God’s sight. You become fully capable of walking with God, in his world, just as if you had never sinned. It’s like sin never existed.

Everything’s been paid for; even future mistakes – a luxury Adam never had. The blood of Jesus lives on to make continuous intercession for you so you never have to leave the Garden again. The blood of Jesus is holy.

Jesus is seated in the highest position of authority in the universe and you are seated right next to him. All the triumph and blessing of Jesus are bestowed on us in his name.

In him God now longer sees our past, he sees Jesus.
In him we have all things back that Adam lost in the fall.
In him we have access to the throne of God to find help in times of need.
In him we are the righteousness of God. In him we walk with the Most High.
In him we have perfect peace.
In him there is life more abundantly.
In him we have healing and health.
In him there is protection and security.
In him there is no darkness at all.
In him we have access to Divine wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
In him we command the angels.
In him we have authority over demons and devils.
In him we are free from all fear, even the fear of death.
In him we are redeemed from the curse of the law and all its consequences.
In him we become God’s best friend and live daily with Him just like Adam did in the garden.
In him we are the third Adam. Jesus restored our privilege to the power of God.
In him we are holy.

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