BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

The people of Almighty God have always had the ability to have financially abundant lives exclusive of what is going on around them. Look at these verses in Genesis 26:1-3, and 12-14: "And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father…. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him…. For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him." Now, read those verses in the "Amplified Bible, Classic Edition": "And there was a famine in the land, other than the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. And the Lord appeared to him and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I will tell you. Dwell temporarily in this land, and I will be with you and will favor you with blessings; for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.… Then Isaac sowed seed in that land and received in the same year a hundred times as much as he had planted, and the Lord favored him with blessings. And the man became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and distinguished; he owned flocks, herds, and a great supply of servants, and the Philistines envied him." Notice that, right in the middle of a national economic crisis, this man of God was extremely wealthy. He had servants and abundant resources, and made no apologies for it. To put it in today’s perspective so you can get a better understanding of it; while everyone around him is trying to keep one nostril above water, just trying to get enough money to put something on the table and a little gas in the car, this man of God is flying in his private jet and meeting with heads of state! Why? Two reasons: 1. He had a covenant with Almighty God. 2. He obeyed the financial laws of that covenant. Notice verses 3-5 in that chapter: "Dwell temporarily in this land, and I will be with you and will favor you with blessings; for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. And I will make your descendants to multiply as the stars of the heavens, and will give to your posterity all these lands (kingdoms); and by your Offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, or by Him bless themselves, for Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws” ("AMPC"). [See also Genesis 22:18; Acts 3:25-26; Galatians 3:16.] The Lord chose Abraham because he would teach his children. And you know Abraham taught his son Isaac to tithe and to sow! The tithe, and sowing and reaping are the two primary, bedrock laws of financial success in God. Let’s look at how these two laws function together. First of all, in Malachi 3:8 we know we are dealing with both tithes and offerings. That verse says, “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” BVOV : 21

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