Hear you. Give me access to your word. Let me hear and understand and be empowered to do. Let me hear, understand and be powered as a doer in the name of Jesus. Thank you faithful God. Blessed be your name forever. In Jesus precious name we have prayed. In Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Father, visit us by your word. Do unto us as you have said. Let everyone return with a testimony. Father, let no one leave this service disappointed today. Let everyone have a special encounter with you. All of you, none of me, reach one of us; satisfy us for in Jesus precious name we have prayed. In Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Someone excited to be here this morning, shout a believing amen
You know God is visiting you; you're having an encounter of a lifetime in this service, let your amen be the loudest. Go ahead, give him a celebration clap. Make that clap loud for Jesus, for Jesus, for Jesus, for Jesus. And give him a shout of victory. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to God. All the men can sit down. Glory to God. Men can sit down. So to all of these beautiful looking and wonderful looking mothers, all the men say Happy Mother's Day. You didn't say it loud. It's not loud. Say it so you can eat today. Say it loud. Glory to God. We want pray for all of you wonderful mothers. You see the population of mothers in the church? Men, we need to evangelize. Glory to God. See the population of mothers, women in the house. Glory to God. Father, I pray for this one standing as a privileged priest; the shoes of my father, Bishop David Oyedepo and I call these women blessed. All of you mothers, I call you blessed. Today, we celebrate you, but you'll be celebrated every day in the precious name of Jesus Christ.
Your children will call you blessed. Your husband will celebrate you in the mighty name of Jesus. We decree over you, you’ll fulfill your days in good old age, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. You’ll be in good health. Sickness and disease will be far from you in the name of Jesus. In old age you you'll have no regrets. You'll be fulfilled in the name of Jesus. Your children will bring you joy in the name of Jesus. You’ll reap the rewards of your labor. The fruits of your labor you’ll eat from it in the precious name of Jesus. Those who bless you are blessed. Anyone planning evil for you, evil will overtake them, in the mighty name of Jesus. Fulfill your days; enjoy your life in the name of Jesus. The works of your hands are blessed. Nothing died in your hands, nothing goes down in your hands, and nothing fails in your hands in the name of Jesus. Thank you faithful God. In Jesus precious name we have prayed. Someone who believes, shout a loud amen. Once again, all of our mothers in the house; our mothers to be, happy Mother's day, happy Mother's Day. Please get seated. Get seated. The men put your hands together for Jesus, for them. The men are not clapping, they're not clapping well. Glory to God. The Lord blesses you richly in Jesus' precious name.
Our prophetic focus for the month is “Financial Fortune is My Heritage. “ Can we say it together? Say it like you mean it. Financial Fortune is My Heritage; that is established for you in Jesus name.
THE SERMON: UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERY OF FINANCIAL FORTUNE
And our teaching series for Sunday services, beginning today's… Understanding the Mystery of Financial Fortune in the Kingdom. Understanding the Mystery of Financial Fortune in the Kingdom. Our prophetic focus, one of the texts is II Corinthians 8:9. He said, “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was what?” Church I can’t hear you. “Though he was what? Rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. “Somebody say, I'm rich. Somebody say, through Christ I am rich. Now I Kings 3:3, he says, “And Solomon loved the Lord walking in the statutes of David's father; only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.” He said, “The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, to express his love for God.” He said, “For that was a great high place, a thousand burnt offerings. Did Solomon offer upon that altar? “Verse 5, “In Gibeon, same place, he said that the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night.” And God said, “Ask what I shall give thee.” An open check. He was powered by love for God. He expressed that love and God descended. Ask what I'll give to you. I pray for you and I, God will ask you that kind of question.
Now think for a minute, God asking you, what do you desire? Some of us will just offload because we have a lot of things we have kept. Glory to God. Now, Solomon asked God for wisdom to lead his people. And look at verse 13 of that chapter, verse 13, the Bible said, God responding. In verse 13, he said, “And I have also given thee that wish thou has not asked.” That is, I have given you the wisdom. You’ll be the wisest. No one will match your wisdom. But I have also given you that which you did not ask. “He says both riches and honor, he says so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days; powered by love for God.” Glory to God. Now, genuine love for God makes you a candidate for financial fortune. Genuine love for God makes you a candidate for financial fortune. Proven love for God gives you access to kingdom wealth. Proven love, you know, you can say I love God, but does God know you love him? Solomon love God. He went to demonstrate that love. By the way, God did not ask Solomon to bring an offering to him. He didn't ask him to bring. He went there on his own. Glory to God.
WHAT IS MYSTERY?
So, we are looking at the mystery of financial fortune in the kingdom. Now quickly, what is a mystery? What is a mystery?
1. A mystery can be defined as a hidden kingdom treasure that is accessible only to the redeem, hidden kingdom treasure.
You are looking for it. It's there, but you can't find it. But you know it is there; you are seeking to gain access to it. That's what a mystery is. Now, the kingdom of God is full of mysteries, all kinds of mysteries and as children of God will desire wisdom, gets wisdom from God to access those mysteries; is full of principles, full of mysteries, the things you can unravel that moves your destiny forward. Glory to God. In Mark 4:11, it says. "Unto you, it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God." He said "But unto them that are without all these things are done in what? In parables." They are coded; that's another way to put it. All these things are done codedly. You know Jesus will speak parables and the disciples will go behind and ask him what the meaning of that parable is, he will explain to them. Now, if the disciples won't understand how about those who are without, like the Bible calls them. They have no clue. Mysteries deliver mastery. Mysteries deliver mastery. It is what God reveals to you that reveals you to your world. What God reveals to you, reveals you to your world. “It says arise and shine for what? Your light has come.” You found some dimension of light that will reveal you to your world. Glory to God.
Ephesians 3:1, he said, “For this cause I, Paul the prisoner of Jesus for you Gentiles.” Verse 2, he said, “If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is given to you- ward. Ephesians 3:3, he say, “How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery as I wrote a four in few words.” We all know that Paul the apostle, was a man of some deep revelation, some very strange insights. Verse 4, he said, “Whereby when you read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ, my knowledge in the mystery of Christ.” You know, that mystery brought Paul the apostle to the realm where the demon will say, Jesus, I know; Paul, I know. Who are you?” By revelation, by insight. Colossians 1:26. It says, “Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generation but now is made manifest to whom?" His saints.” The kingdom of God full of mysteries but those mysteries are accessible to those who are children of God. Glory to God.
2. A mystery is a divine secret embedded within the pages of scriptures.
The word of God is full of secrets that are why those who stay away from the word they stay away from access to mysteries. It is through the word you can gain access to the things God has prepared. All of those mysteries you can find by opening up the book. He said "I wept because there was no one found to open the book and to remove the seal thereof. “ But for you, who are born again, by the help of the Holy Ghost, the book is open, number one and the seal is removed. Someone say amen to that. Glory to God. Isaiah 55: 8 he said "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord." Verse 9, it says, “For as the heaven are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” That's the difference. There are things that God uses to confound the wise and they look foolish to man. The wisdom of the world is foolishness before God.
Deuteronomy 29:29 said, “The secret things belong to whom? To the Lord.” He said "But those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever." Someone say amen to that. Luke 24:45, it says "Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand what? The scriptures." He opened their understanding after the resurrection. Jesus had to open their understanding that they might understand the scriptures, that they might gain access. Now, many have built empires from what they encounter from scriptures. Glory to God. That will become your story and my story in the name of Jesus Christ.
3. A mystery may not make much sense to the natural mind but it never lacks proof.
You may not understand it; you may not be able to explain it. Hear this that you can't explain a thing does not make the thing false. Do you agree with that? Just that the level of your understanding has not reached there. Glory to God. You heard that young man testifying graduating with GPA of what? 3.9 GPA, that's some level of understanding. Someone can graduate with 2.0, 3.9. I think 4.5 is first class. It’s close. Glory to God. So, that you can't explain it does not make it untrue. It just that your level of understanding is not there. One woman complained, she said they gave the son second grade sum. Some maths homework that she does not understand. Second grade, do you blame her? No. Maybe she doesn't like maths. Does that mean what the child is doing or what they give to the child is false or is wrong? It is not wrong. She doesn't understand it. She looks for someone who studied electrical engineering to teach the son. I'm not qualified to teach you. Second grade. You’ll say she should know second grade math. No, she doesn't have to know it. Glory to God.
Now, the natural mind is largely limited in kingdom affairs. Kingdom secrets are black to the natural mind. Matter of fact, they call it foolishness, foolishness. John 10:37. He says, Jesus speaking there, “If I do not the works of my father, believe me not.” He says,”but if I do, though you believe not, believe the works.” You don't believe what I say, but believe the works. Only fools doubt proof. One of the easiest ways to manifest or exemplify foolishness is to see something, you see the manifestation and you are saying it is false. Everybody will know that this one is a fool, but at least if you keep quiet, no one will know what is in your heart. Glory to God. So that it doesn't make sense to the natural mind does not mean that it is not real. Judge it by the proofs. Glory to God. I Corinthians 2:14, he said, “But the natural mind receiveth, not the things of the spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned.”
You know, there are some that God has given instruction concerning the things they need to do to enter into financial fortune, but they have not done it. Why? It looks foolish. What God has said is not the kind of thing they want to do. It doesn't appeal to their intellect, doesn't appeal to their person. Matter of fact, they feel that thing is beneath their person and they remain stagnated where they are. Rather than giving to others, they're looking for whom to give to them. That's not your story anymore in the name of Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 3:19 says, “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” Watch that. Watch that closely. “The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. Hear this, if God gives you an instruction, run with it. It doesn't matter who is saying no, it doesn't matter who is mocking you. Run with it. Glory to God. I've said it multiple times that mockers are easily converted. Once they see your proof, they'll be converted. Matter of fact, they'll become your fans. They'll be celebrating you. But when you are taking the step, they'll mock you. They'll laugh you to scorn. May God make someone under the sound of my voice in the name of Jesus Christ?
Now, also take note that just like real wealth of the earth is found in the deep. Kingdom wealth is domiciled in our access to the deep things of God, the deep things of God. You want to access kingdom wealth, go for the deep things of God. Job 22:21, he says, "Acquaint now you with whom? With him. Who is Him? With God. And first be at peace thereby good shall come unto thee.” Acquaint- get to know him more. Good shall come unto thee. Look at the next verse 22 he said "Receive, I pray to thee, law from his mouth and lay up what?" I can't hear you church. Are you awake? Lay up what? His words. Where? In thy hearts. Next verse, he said "If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be what? Built up." He said "Thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles." And verse 24 says "Then, somebody say then, shall thou lay up what? Gold, as what? As dust. And the gold of Ophir, the best of gold at the stones of the Brooks." Glory to God. God is taking someone to this realm. You’ll layup gold at dust in the name of Jesus Christ. That comes by gaining access to the deep things of God; that I may know him. The secret things belong to God. When you are his acquaintance, he gives you access Deuteronomy 29:29, “The secret thing they belong to God but those things that are revealed, they belong to you and you can pass them over as secrets also to your children. That's what perpetuates generational wealth. You pass secrets to your children. You know, there are secret that run in family. They say they have family business but the secret is running; father to son, son to son, continuously. God will give you that kind of testimonies in the name of Jesus Christ
Now, Isaiah 45:3 says, “And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places.” What for? He said that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which called you by thy name, am the God of Israel.” Treasures of darkness, hidden riches of secret places. You know, large deposits of gold are not found in the surface. Matter of fact, most precious metals for that fact, they're not found in the surface. You dig deep. Some deposits of gold as deep as 3,000 ft, 4,000 ft to gain access to those…. that's why not everyone can mine gold. Otherwise, many will go, it's expensive to gain access to that depth. Crude oil is not found in the surface. If you need to access the large deposit of crude, you go deep below; go deep down, sometimes 7,000 feet. Glory to God. So, the things of God are not in the surface. They are surface blessings. Someone says surface blessings. And there also deep blessings. Glory to God. Which one do you prefer? And someone might say, I'm okay with the surface. Just give me the surface. No, after the surface you go for the deep things of God. May God take you deeper? Someone shout a louder amen. He said in I Corinthians 2:9, “But as it is written, eye hath not seen nor ear, neither has entered into the heart of man, what? The things that God has prepared for who? For his lovers.
You can sleep in the night and God is showing you what to do in the morning. In the morning, he’ll say someone is coming to you. That business deal is taking you to the next phase; this is what to say. This is what you say. That is depth. Somebody say depth. There's another dimension, you are planning to enter into a business deal and God tells you in the night that guy is a scammer. Even though he has pastor as a title, God says that man is a scammer. He will scam you; don't do it. Do you know? One error can wipe all of your treasures, one. You will not make that kind of mistake in the name of Jesus Christ. He said in verse 10 of that scripture, say “But God has revealed them unto us by his spirit.” He said, “For the spirit searcheth all things.” Somebody say all things. He says. “Yea, the deep things of God.” The deep things of God partner with the Holy Ghost and go deeper. Let the Holy Ghost be your partner in that business and get deeper. God will give someone access in the precious name of Jesus
Now, this is very important. Take note that financial fortune has its foundation in the sincerity. That is in a sincere heart. Sincere heart for God, that’s the foundation for financial fortune, not heart for things, not heart for gold. Those who chase after gold, miss God. Those who pursue gold will miss God. Those who chase after God can’t miss crude and gold. Glory to God. You see everyone in scripture who was made, none of them was seeking after good or gold. It was heart connectivity as we're going to be seeing some of them in the course of the service. Glory to God. He said in Proverb 23:26, “My son, my daughter, give me thy heart and let thy eyes observe my ways.” Not the ways of the world. Give me thine heart, what is your heart? Your love. Give me your love. Let the things that I say matter to you. There are some of us; we're blinded to anything that is God's interest. All we want is our benefits. What can I gain from it? That's not the hearts for financial fortune. How will it benefit me? That is egocentric. It's all about me, me, and me. You can't gain access to kingdom wealth seeking self first.
I Corinthians 13:3 say, "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned," he said "and have not charity it, I have no love." He said "It profited me nothing." By the way what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and then lose his soul? So first, it has to be born out of your connection with God, your relationship with God first. And then, you can preserve your life and your destiny. Glory to God. 1 Samuel 13:14, you see where God speaking of David, he said, “He’s a man after my heart. But now thy kingdom shall not continue.” Talking about King Saul. He said, “The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, a man after his own heart. “ That heart put David on top; he had no qualification. I'm not even sure David went to school, always in the bush taking care of the sheep. No one recon with him but he picked him from there. Hear this, it doesn't matter where you are right now, if you have a heart for God he will find you. Pick you from wherever you are and bring you to the front. Glory to God. That's why David confirmed in 1 Chronicles 29:3 said "Moreover, I have set my affection for the things of the house of my God. Moreover, because I have set my affection for the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good. Somebody say proper good. He said, “Of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house. Glory to God. One man's gift.
You know, I read some estimates of what David gave for the building of the temple. Today's money is valued at about 7 billion US dollars. One man, 7 billion. So, you can imagine how wealthy David was; a shepherd boy who smelled like sheep. Glory to God. You see, it doesn't matter who dislikes you. If God approves of you, if he likes you, he'll put you on top and all those who will be squeezing their nose, he will bind their nose together and they'll be permanent like that. Glory to God. You know, we worry too much about those who like and don't like us. We live in social media age. Some people's joy is determined by how many likes they get from their post. Some people’s day get spoiled because people didn't like what they posted. Some have become suicidal because people are not following them. They live online; somebody must live on site. Glory to God. David gave that gift about 3000-years ago. How many thousand years ago? 7 billion. God will decorate you. I said, God will surprise you in the name of Jesus. Now, I'm sorry. They told David when he was running about with sheep in the forest that you’ll have this kind of resource. He would say, no, I don't even need it. That's what David would say. I don't need it. That's why he could give it out; give it to the building of the temple. I don't know. I'm going to find out what Solomon contributed to the building of the temple because most likely he contributed nothing; his father already kept everything intact for him. He says just use the material and build. I'll still check. Glory to God. Question is where is your heart? May your heart be connected to God?
EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE THAT ENJOYED FINANCIAL FORTUNE
Now quickly for the time we have, let's take examples of some people who enjoy financial fortune through access to divine secrets quickly.
1. Abraham
Abraham is the patriarch of transgenerational wealth. Remember that Jesus came to connect you and I to Abrahamic blessing. God called Abraham his friend, Isaiah 41:8. He said, “But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, my what? My friend. So, if you read on that scripture; he's speaking to Israel, he said "Fear not, I will help you. I will be with you for the sake of Abraham my friend." Look at relationship not just affecting the man, affecting generations after him. Your father, your great-grandfather, your great-great-great grandfather was my friend, I will show you mercy. I will still help you. May that become your story? I've said it multiple times; I want to serve God to the dimension where generations after me can be blessed because of me. It's possible. Glory to God. Abraham, my friend. He called him a prophet, Genesis 20:7; speaking to Abimelech, he said "Returned his wife to him, the king of Gerar." He said "For the man is a prophet, let him pray for you so that the affliction over you will come off by a walk with God, by walking with God. The question I can ask you today is what does God call you? You can say, I’m a friend of God. You can sing it as a song. I am a friend of God. God said, “I don't know you. I don't know you.”
You know one of the worst things is for you to call someone your friend, the person say he is not my friend. You know, back in the days in elementary school, I had one little boy that I liked a lot. So teachers were asking then they said, they call each person, who is your friend? They asked me, I said, “The guy Anthony is my friend.” They asked, Anthony, Anthony say he is not my friend. He denied me, said, “He is not my friend.” So, I understood that that you like someone does not mean the person is your friend. Glory to God. Matter of fact, those you call your friend are actually your enemies or are best friend-enemies. You know that one? Friend in the open; enemies in the secret. But it is what God calls you that count. Everybody can say this one does not know God. God said, “She's my friend.” It doesn't matter what you do. That person is a friend of God. You know, I've said it multiple times here. There will be many surprises in heaven. There'll be surprises for people in heaven. May you and I get there? Let me leave you alone. May I get there? That place is a personal race. Don’t say this person is unbeliever; this person does not know God. No God for yourself first. Glory to God. May God call you friend? May God call me friend? Glory to God.
He called him friends, he called him prophets. Abraham also had access to divine secrets because God will reveal his secret to his friends, his close acquaintances. He can tell you what is going to be happening in future. Glory to God. Genesis 12:1-3. Genesis 17, he said, “Walk before me and be perfect.” Genesis 22, he tested him, he passed. And then verse 16, he pour a blessing upon him. Glory to God. That man became a nation. Someone say amen to that. He entered into transgenerational or call it generational and then transgenerational wealth where a man became a nation. Glory to God. Genesis 14, he armed 318 of his men, trained servants. But the Bible said, “Born in his house.” That struck me. 318, Genesis 14:14, “Born in his house.” So if the 318 who were born, that means they lived with him. That means their parents live with him because they were born in his house. Now, watch, you are talking about thousands of people under the care of one man, 318. This one are trained grownups, meaning there are little ones who are not yet matured enough to get to be trained. Do you agree with that? There are a lot of people under one man's care and Abraham was a tither. He paid tithe. Abraham was a giver. He gave Abraham was one given to hospitality. What are you given to? The Jews told Jesus, they said, “Abraham is our father.” I say Show it. Prove it. It's not to claim by title that Abraham is of…. do the works of Abraham. Glory to God.
2. Job
Example of one who followed, who entered into financial fortune by love, passion for God. Job was a diehard lover of God. Die hard, he won't give up jobs. Job 13:15. He says, "Though he slay me, though he slay me; 15 though he slay me, yet I will trust him." Because he thought all those afflictions were from God. He said "But I will maintain my own ways before him." The songs of Solomon said that love is as strong as what? Strong as death. Die hard-even if it means dying, the wife came and said "Do you still keep this your integrity? Curse God and die." The wife said so and I added that in her mind though she didn't say that part, but in her mind so I can marry somebody else. But Job said "That sounds like one of those foolish women." He didn't call her foolish. He said "That sounds like… you speak like one of those foolish women, you shouldn't be saying that." And he stayed put. Glory to God. None of us will suffer what Job suffered. By the way, Jesus already took all of that. He took your place, he took your place. He took your place in sickness, every affliction that the enemy could give; he took it so you can't have it. Someone say amen to that. Glory to God. You hear Job speaking about his access to secrets. He said in Job 29:4 "As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle.” So he had access to the secret of God from youth. From youth, look at verse 5. He said, “The when Almighty was yet with me when my children were about me.” Next verse, it said "When I washed my steps with butter," that's the dimension of wealth. I washed my steps with butter and the rock poured me out rivers of what? Of oil, wealth. If you go on, you see he said that when the young people see me, they'll close their mouth. When the elderly people see me, they'll stand up. Elders are not supposed to stand, but they'll stand. Why? Honor placed on him by access to divine wealth, by relationship with God, relationship with God. He became the greatest of all the men of his days. Job 1:3, the greatest in the East. How about David?
3. David
David was the man after God's heart. I've touched on him a little bit. I Samuel 13:14. God called him and said, “This is the man after my own heart.” Acts 13:22 confirms that David had deep affection for the house of God and deep affection for the matters of the kingdom; he was not chasing afterwards. Psalm 132:4 says,” I will not give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eyelids until I find out a place for the Lord and habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.” Glory to God. Passion for God, passion for the things of the kingdom. He had unusual insights into the things of the kingdom. God revealing secrets to him. Acts 2:30 and 31, David enjoyed financial fortune through his days, all through his days. The estimate of what David gave, I just gave to you, 7 billion, and 3,000 years ago. I pray by reason of your giving to the kingdom, your giving to God, you'll be remembered long after you are gone in the name of Jesus Christ. He died as a man of God's heart. Still, he didn't fall out. He ended as a man after God's heart. Now hear what he told his son. I King 2:1 because that's how you know someone who is ending well. Here his advice, his instruction to his son, I King 2:1.” Now, the days of David drew nigh that he should die and he charged Solomon his son saying, next verse, he said, “I go the way of all the Earth.´ he said, “Be thou strong therefore and shew thyself what? A man is a man. How are you supposed to be a man? Look at; he explained what being a man means. Look at the next verse. He said, “And keeps the charge of the Lord thy God.” That's the way David knows to be a man, is to keep the charge of the Lord God to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes and his commandments and his judgments and his testimonies. And as it is written the Law of Moses, he said that thou mayest what? Prosper. He said, “This is the way of prosperity in all that thou doest and what withsoever, thou turnest thyself. What a counsel. And which the son heeded everything. Glory to God. I'll stop there for David.
4. Solomon
The next one is that's his son, Solomon. I won't go to the other part. I Kings 3:3, he love God he sacrificed before the Lord, he had supernatural insight into the issues of life, and he could do some strange judgment like you can see I Kings 4: 29-35 deep understanding of the issues of life. He commanded supernatural wealth above all that lived in his days. And of course, you know part of his wealth’ even if you say he was richer than the father but he got bulk of his wealth from his father. Do you agree with that? So you still rate the father and then you rate him. Glory to God. Please, take note that kingdom wealth is not at the expense of spiritual growth, please take note of that. Kingdom wealth is not at the expense of spiritual growth. Kingdom prosperity is not a focus on material gains. Kingdom stars do not seek self stratification. You know I discover that most of the people who are wealthy today, very wealthy, many of them were not looking for wealth. They were looking for how to solve problems. You read their biographies, you’ll get to know. Many of them who are so wealthy, they said they were not looking for wealth. They're trying to fix an issue. It generated wealth. So when you are chasing things, you are chasing dollars, dollars develop less is running. You are still pursuing the dollars and then the dollars develop wings and start to fly. Pursue God. Wealth will come to you. Someone says, I hear. You'll get at wealth.
Today is covenant of financial fortune. Please take note as we begin to round up and closing the service, the world today is facing the world's economic crisis in history. And from all prophetic scriptures, this is just the beginning. Someone say what’s the pastor saying? I'm saying scriptures, it's there. Mathew 24:7, he said, “Nation shall rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom.” He said "There shall be famines, pestilences, earthquakes in diverse places." Verse 8, he said "All these are the beginning of sorrows." If you read in verse 6, he says "Nation will rise against nation." We are seeing all of that. He said "What is your provocation?" He said, “We don't want them to join this group.” So, you attack them because you don't want them to join this group? Nation rise and many more will be rising against others. He said, “But for you who are the covenant child, you are exempted.” Someone say a loud amen to that. So, we saw in Genesis 47, how money failed in Egypt from verse 15-19. But Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in a country called Goshen with a different economy. They were not operating the economy of Egypt; they were operating the economy of heaven because verse 27 of that scripture tells you that. Verse 27 quickly says "And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the country of Goshen and they had what? Possessions therein and what? And grew and multiplied how? Exceedingly. The same place. So, no matter how dark it gets with you there will be light in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Please take note that it's important to note that the covenant does not only empower wealth; it also terminates all misfortune along our path, so God rebukes the devourer for you, Malachi 3:11. He doesn't just give you access to wealth but he rebukes the devourer. Say amen to that.
So quickly to be exempted from the economic holocaust of the day, take note of the following:
1. be spiritually minded. Be spiritually minded. Romans 8:6, “Canal mindedness is death but to be spiritually minded is life and it is peace.” Be spiritually… taken care of your soul first. III John 1:2, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest what? And be in health even as your soul prospers.” Don't seek physical prosperity because without spiritual prosperity what will it profit a man you gain everything and you spend eternity in hell. Somebody say God forbid. So first and foremost, be spiritually minded number.
2. Walk in financial integrity. Work in financial integrity. No thief has a future in the kingdom. No thief has a future in the kingdom. Zechariah 5:3, he says,”Then said he unto me, this is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth; for everyone that stealeth shall be what? Cut off. And as on this side according to it, and everyone that sweareth shall be cut off as on the side according to it.” Now look at verse 4. Verse 4, it says, “I will bring it forth say the Lord of hosts and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him that sweareth falsely.” Do you have it in New Living Translation? New Living Translation, if you if you can find it. Zechariah 5:4 New Living Translation. It says "And this is what the Lord of heaven's army says. I am sending this curse into the house of every thief." How many thieves? He said "And into the house of him who swears falsely." So in the house of every thief there's a curse, everyone who is stealing. Doesn't matter whether you are in church or outside the church. If you're a thief, there is a curse in that house; only redemption can bring you out of it. Jeremiah 17:11 says "As the partridge sitteth on eggs and hatched them not, so he that getteth riches and not by straight means; not by right," He say, “ Shall leave them in the midst of his days.” That's part of the curse, untimely death. And at his end shall be what? None of us will end as a fool. Someone say a louder amen.
So be clean, have financial integrity. There are some in church who are looking for who to dupe. In fact, they're even trying to dupe their pastor in church; you try to dupe everybody, everybody around you, you are looking for what you can take from the person. Church is for you but it's for the person to repent over time before judgment comes. Nobody in this church practices fraud will succeed. Say a louder amen. The canopy here does not cover fraud; they will catch you. Is one of the graces upon the commission and I carry it. You know what grace that is? Grace to be discovered. True. The cops will find you out. They'll pick you up. Don't call me then; call me now. Call me now. That's a word for someone. Papa said, “ Every day is for the thief, one day is for the owner.” None of us will be taken by surprise. Now, God has given you time, change, change your ways. I've given you length of time; change your ways, turn away from it. Glory to God. Have financial integrity and I’ll here. Seek continuous guidance in your endeavors. Seek what? Continuous guidance. Don't lean on your wisdom. I know you are smart. You know a lot of things, but what you know might not work. Seek divine guidance.
You see why it's good to be close to God in dealing with issues like this? How do you seek God to guide you when you don't listen to him? Proverb 3:5, he said, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. Lean not unto thine own understanding. He said, “In all thy ways, acknowledge him and he shall what? Direct your path.” Show you where to go. I see financial giants come out of this church. I didn't hear you’re loud amen. Men of means, women of renown coming out of this church in the name of Jesus. And so shall it be.
You will be remembered for good this week in the name of Jesus. Wherever you go, doors will open to you, doors of financial blessing. God will put resources in your heart to bless others. I said, God will give you resources to bless others in the name of Jesus. The works of your hands are blessed, nothing goes down in your hands, and nothing dies in your hands. This week, no disappointment. This week, no falling, no stumbling, no evil reports, no accident this week. Nothing steals your joy this week. Nothing takes your money this week. The devourer will not take your money this week in the name of Jesus. Be blessed of the Lord in Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Someone shout again, I am wealthy. Lift up those hands together; let’s share the goodness.
Surely, God's goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives. We shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever, amen. Peace. Praise God 2025 is my new era year. Congratulations, amen and amen.
