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According to those scriptures, Jesus performed all His marvelous works on earth the same way: He heard God's WORD, believed it, spoke it and acted on it. In response, the Father within Him did the works. That was Jesus' modus operandi every day of His earthly ministry. It's how He taught; it's how He did miracles; and it's how He prospered. "Yes, but that was Jesus!" you might say. "I can't live that way." Sure, you can. Jesus confirmed it. He said, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father" ( John 14:12). He also said, "It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God" (Luke 4:4). That means every one of us can hear God's WORD, believe it, speak it, act on it and get the same results Jesus did. Why? Because the works He did weren't produced by His own power. They were produced by the power of God's WORD! Plant Some Prosperity Seed To understand this, you have to remember that God's WORDS aren't just information. They are "spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). In Mark 4, Jesus called them spiritual "seed." What happens when you sow seed? It grows. What does it produce? It produces after its own kind. That's what happens when we plant God's WORD in our hearts. Because it contains within it God's own life and Spirit, when we receive it, speak it and act on it, it produces in us exactly what He said. Gloria and I have seen it countless times over the years—not just in our own lives but in the lives of our Partners. I remember one, in particular, we used to call the "Dollar-a-Day Man." He was a minister who'd always believed that preachers were all supposed to be poor. Consequently, he'd been poor all his life. His income had never even been up to the poverty level. But then he got hold of some of our tapes and started to see things in a different light. He realized it was God's will for him to prosper and be a giver so he began to pray, "LORD, I want to sow into Brother Copeland's ministry. I want to be a blessing to him and help get this message out to others. But what can I do? I don't have anything yet!" The LORD answered him and said, "Send Brother Copeland 's ministry $1 every day." Initially, he didn't know if he could come up with a dollar a day. But he decided if The LORD told him to do it, he could. Soon those dollars started arriving at our ministry. Sometimes we'd get an envelope full of pennies. Sometimes we'd get dimes. Before long, our staff got excited and called to tell me about the "Dollar-a-Day Man." After a while, they called me again and said, "He's prospering! He's giving $2 a day now." Many years have passed since then and that man, his ministry and his family became very faithful supporters financially, and very strong Partners with this ministry. How did a man who had been poor all his life end up with enough money to give so much? He found out it was God's will for him to prosper and decided he should do it. Then, he followed Jesus' system. He listened to God's WORD, received it, spoke it and acted on it. As a result, 2 Corinthians 9:8 came to pass in his life: "God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." The same will happen to anyone who operates by faith in God 's WORD about prosperity. So if you haven't been doing it, get started. If you have, then stay where you are. Stay steady. Your greatest blessing ever is at hand! V *********************** Enjoyed this article? For more insightful teachings, go to kcm.org. *****NOTES***** points to get you there Prosperity The secret to successful living is finding what God’s will is in every area of life and doing it. According to the Bible, it’s God’s will for you to prosper financially. So that’s what you should be doing! Here are a few points to help you: 1. Settle the fact with Scripture that prosperity truly is God’s will for you. Corinthians 8:9: “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” 2. Believe that God is able to bless you financially and make you a blessing to others. 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” 3. Stop looking at the world’s economy and focus on heaven’s. Philippians 4:19: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” 4. Do things God’s way instead of the world’s way. Matthew 6:31, 33: “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” 5. Plant the prosperity seed of The WORD. Mark 4:20: “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.” OCT '13 : BVOV : 9

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