The Real "Prosperity Gospel"

Good to see everyone. Thank you for being here. Today is a cold morning. I know that it's hard to get out and we want to continue. I know. Remember Miss lc2 and David.

Cuz I know she hasn't been doing too well, but she was here this past Wednesday night, and it was good to see you.

And so is good to see you this morning as well. Well, there's the give me go back one slide, Mickey to the Happy New Year a lot of uncertainties out there with the covid in and you know, I would suspect, I don't know, but I would suspect, they'll be another variant soon. You know, I don't know what they're going to call it. This one was why I'm crying. So maybe they'll go with Delta or Gamma or something like that. The Greek alphabet. Or maybe they should go to Omega. That's the last letter in the Greek alphabet. So maybe that'll be the last ran. But you know, as we think about this coming year even in your own life, just think about your own job situation in your family and maybe some things that you're looking forward to, some things may be that you want to do. Maybe a new job, maybe a new relationship. I know there's going to be a new baby back there, you know, as well. So a lot of changes are going to happen this year too. Probably, all of us. We don't know what they're going to be. We don't know how good how bad, how indifferent. So, we want to face the new year and the challenges with courage and, and with strength. And what I want to do today is I want to talk about the real Prosperity Gospel. Now, you hurt heard me before, talk about the Prosperity Gospel, but Joel Osteen in a lot of others preach on TV, and what they're talking about is wealth in and getting this, and buying this, and having all this money, and they preach of Prosperity Gospel. Well, today, I'm going to preach Prosperity. Gospel may have something to do with wealth, but probably not. It has more to do with God because this is God's Prosperity Gospel that I want to preach. This morning, so I want you to take your bibles if you would and turn to Joshua chapter 10 test Joshua you say, I don't know where it's at in the Bible. Well, just think of Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy, Joshua's Nexus, the sixth book of the Bible, and we're going to be we're going to look at the first 9 verses in Joshua, the first 9 verses and we're going to talk about the real Prosperity Gospel. We're going to talk about how to have success in this new year. And as I was studying this and thinking about it, these principles don't apply just to this year. This applies for being your entire life. I have truly believe that if we will follow out the lessons that we learned in this, that this will be the key to a successful and prosperous whole life, not just this year, but let's look at Joshua chapter 1 and I want to read the first 9 verses and then I'll give a little context and then we'll start. So this is what it says. After the death of Moses is the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of nun. Moses assistant saying, Moses. My servant is dead. Now therefore arrive, go over this. Jordan you and all this people to the land which I am given to them the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will. Tread upon I have given you. As I said to Moses from the Wilderness and this Lebanon is far as the Great River, the river Euphrates. All the land of the Hittites until the great sea toward the going down of the sun, Shelby. Your territory. No man, shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life as I was with Moses. So I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of a good courage for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance, the land which I swore to their fathers to give them only be strong and very courageous that you may observe to do. According to all the law which Moses my servant, commanded. You do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left that you may Prosper, wherever you go. This book of the law is speaking of the Bible, the book of the law and I remember we've got sixty-six books. Joshua had five. If I only had the first five books of the Bible, so this book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do. According to all that is written in it for. Then you will make your way there's our word prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you here it is. Again, be strong and of a good courage. Do not be afraid. Nor be dismayed for the Lord. Your God is with you. Wherever you go. Well, Moses is dead. Now, we all know Moses and his death came at a perilous time and I remember this generation that we're talkin about failed to believe God at k-dash barnea. And what had they done for the last 40 years, then walked around in the wilderness just drifted out there in the wilderness and Moses was leading them. And God told Moses that look, you're not going to be able to carry these children into the promised land. You're not going to see it. But your successor, Joshua. I'm going to allow him to do that. So this new generation they were gathered on the East Bank of the Jordan. And they were ready to cross to inherit the Promise Land. Not remember, this Promised Land, the land flowing with milk, and honey, was the land of Canaan. And what do we know about the Canaanites? Well, they were real tall. They had a bunch of jobs and they were big and they were strong, and the children of Israel was going to have to drive out the Canaanites from the land even though they were larger, they were probably more in number. They had a military background. What, what kind of background in Israel have in military. The last 40 years. They've been walking around in the desert and what are they been eating, man? I'm dropping from the sky every day. So all they worried twill Manor one around in the wilderness for 40 years. No military training or anything like that. No Organization. No technology. They were not to prepare to conduct military campaign, but they Had to go in the land and they had to drive out these Canaanites. And to do that. They had a new leader, not going to be Moses. The one who brought them out of Egypt. It's going to be Joshua. He just been Moses sidekick. So think about how Joshua felt when the Lord told him. This just think think about what the people how they felt if you'd been called in as a consultant to consult Joshua. What would you have told him to do? How would you tell him to react to all this? Well, thankfully Joshua did have a consultant and he had a Divine consultant. He had God himself and if you read these 9 verses and if you really think about them, they're probably the most powerful motivational speech that I've ever read. Matter fact this speech right here. These Nas versus that I read has helped me a lot in my life. This was one of the first scriptures that I remember that I ever went to after I got saved. And you know what? It was. It really spoke to my heart when he said three times be strong and be courageous. Because I knew that I was going to have to do that even though I didn't know anything about God. I didn't know anything about the Bible but something they're not a fact. I think I copied this version put it on my headboard of my bed at home, be strong and very courageous. So it was speaking to my heart. Even when I was a new Christian. So what I want to do today is I want to give you God's six-point plan for prosperity and success. Not only for this new year, but for your entire life, so let's get started. Here's the first principle. And that is the principle of divine perspective, the principle of divine perspective. Now look at it in versus three and inverse. Now watch inverse three says every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you and I look at this last race. As I said to Moses and now look at verse 5. No, man should be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses. So I will be with you now. I think these two verses hear God given to Joshua. Kind of to provide Joshua and historical context to remind him what he had already experienced as Moses assistant and partner. It was if God was saying this to Joshua, Joshua, think back of how I was with Moses. Think about how I delivered you from Egypt. Think about the Red Sea. Think about how I provided water when you had none, think about how I provided food for you when you were wandering in the wilderness, think about this, Joshua, what I did for you and for Israel during the time of Moses, I'm going to do the same thing. Now that you're in charge. This is what he wants Joshua to know that one of the most important things that we can ever do. as we face uncertainties which we face now with the pandemic and everything else loss of jobs and they when we Face uncertainty, In the future in our life. The best thing that we can do is to remember what God has done for us in the past. Friends that will keep you going in the present. Just think how God has delivered you in the past. Some of you are here today and you've had cancer before, And probably when you had it. You thought this? Maybe it? This may be the end but God healed. You he did that through medication and doctors and things but it was still God who did it. He brought you through that physical ailment that you have. Maybe you've been here and you've had financial difficulty and you didn't know exactly how you was going to make it. But God provided he sent people in your life. He gave you job. He provided look back in the past in your life and always remember how God has delivered you, when you're facing an uncertain future, a lot of times. I like to pick up. I've got several books at home that I read in there. They're about their own great Christian leaders. And sometimes I read something say, maybe something like David, Livingstone, or Jonathan Edwards, and and I think to myself, if the Lord was with him and if the Lord will bless him, then as I do his work in this world today, he's going to bless me as well. He's going to take care of me as well. We get in Courage. My income. For that. It was time for Joshua to get over what some people call the second Lieutenant mentality. He's no longer the second man in charge. Joshua is now number one and he's the leader of Israel and he had to realize that God was going to be with him, just as he was with Moses. You see, we need to have the Divine perspective that God is going to be with us number 2. Not only that. But if we going to have a successful life successful New Year, we need to understand the principle of Divine Purpose and I'll look at it in verses 2 through 4. He says Moses. My servant is dead. Now. Therefore arise go over this, Jordan, you and all this people. He said, cross the Jordan River you and all the people to this land which day, I'm going to give them the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will. Tread upon I have given you then he says he gives some kind of like boundaries from the Wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river Euphrates all the land of the Hittites into the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. So he gives him the purpose once he had the perspective of the task. He was given a purpose and that purpose was Joshua. Take the people across the Jordan River and I want you to settle this land and to settle this land, you don't have to drive out the people that's in the land. In other words. Joshua had to stay focus. Many distractions would come along the way, but he never needed to forget the purpose of his appointment as the leader of Israel. And that was to settle the land. The land was a gift to Israel. But they had to appropriate that gift. They had to walk over that Land Drive the Canaanites out and claim it as their own. It was theirs. God had already given it to him. But what did they have to do? They had to reach out and take it friends. Sometimes God calls you to do something. He has a purpose for your life. Every single one of us in here. He has called and he had gifted and he's going to open doors of opportunity so that you can claim what he's already giving you. But sometimes you have to drive the enemy out. It's not just going to come and get that. He's going to hand it to you. If you're not going to fall in your lap. You see and I know this just think about your own vocation. Is there something liberating and invigorating about knowing What you're supposed to do, when you know what you're supposed to do, you can get up every morning. You have your to-do list and you can go about your purpose in life, you know, many Christian people live without purpose in their life. They're just here and they're going to and fro they say, I don't know what God wants me to do. I'm not satisfied here. I'm not satisfied there. I can't do it. They have no purpose in life. You see, we have to have this Divine perspective that God's going to be with me, but then we have to have the perfect. What is it that God has called me to do. You see when you don't know what you're supposed to do. All of a sudden life just becomes foggy and you feel like you're just floating through life, but you're not getting anything done. So Divine perspective, and then a Divine Purpose, Joshua settle the land. That's your purpose. That's why you're Leading the People. Number three. We're going to have a successful New Year in life. We need to understand the principle of divine persuasion. You say well, what is that? What I think it is even with all the experience that Joshua had with God and Moses. Joshua still needed a little prodding. Aren't we that way when you know, that is something that God wants you to do, but sometimes it is so hard to do it. You just can't get started. It's hard to get started. So what does God? He has two products? Like you would have Kaya or something like that. You trying to herd them into a certain area. Sometimes you have to be prodded and this is what he did with Joshua. Look at it in verse 6 what he says Joshua. Be strong and of a good courage looking for sup. Only be strong and very courageous, so he had his very there. So, that's two times. He's told him be strong and to Have Courage. Look at verse 9. Have not, I commanded. You be strong and of good courage. Now, if I had to guess what God is doing here. I would say that he's trying to impress on Joshua that he needs to be strong and have courage. What do you think that he said that three times in 9 vs. So this is the heart of the motivational message to Joshua hear that word strong. It means to be Resolute. What does that mean? When it means that you're not easily swayed from your purpose by the efforts of others. Are you easily swayed? Are you by Nature, an optimist or pessimist? If you're a pessimist, you're easily swayed, most likely, if things start getting hard and tough and people start talking about what I don't think Mike can do this. You know what it makes you want to do, give up makes you want to quit. Got that. He said Joshua this land is yours. When you get over here, you going to divide it amongst the 12 tribes of Israel, but it's going to be difficult because there's some Giants over here and you'll have to ride in a out number you and it probably smarter than you and they have more weapons than you. But I'm with you in but you're still going to have to step out and take what I'm given you. So strong means you have to be Resolute courageous here. It has, it has a sense of depth to be daring to be a risk taker. How many of you are a risk-taker? How many of you don't mind? Investing in something, taking your money and invested. Are you saying I'm not going to do that. I'm going to put it in the bank. I'm going to put it under my mattress at home. I'm going to be in the backyard. I'm not going to lose this money. You know, when you when God says, you need to be strong and Resolute don't give up and then he says, be courageous, has a sense of to be daring or a willingness to go in to take a real strength and courage mean the willingness to stay on point regardless of how hard the wind blow against you and you're willing to obey God no matter what other people are saying friend. If there's ever a time in the United States of America, where Christians need to be strong and courageous. It's right. Now, we need to stand up to this godlessness that's going in this nation. Today. We need to stand up. We need to be Resolute, strong and courageous. And we need to take it takes a courage to stand you here this past week. What's going on? In Canada? Canada is arresting pastors because their counseling people from the Bible. I mean, they were they showed, I saw it on the news. They arrested One Pastor. After he left his church. They arrest him out on the interstate and they were dragging him from his car, to the police car. Because he had counseled someone by using the Bible and they say that that is hate speech. You say, what is Canada? Well, they, they're our neighbors. Right? Well, in Indiana, in the last 2 weeks, there's a church up there. It's called his Faith Baptist Church. It when I started in my biblical counseling training. I used a lot of Faith, Baptist Church material. They have a lawsuit against them while they're trying to get them to stop biblical counseling, because people say is hate speech. It's already happening here in America right now. You have to be strong and courageous to stand up to that. Remember, Joshua and Caleb. When they were sent out with 10, other spies to spy out. The land. Remember what? The other 10 5 came back and reported to Camp. They said, we can't take this land. They've got Giants over there. There's no way we can take and what did Caleb and Joshua? Say a, we have it. We can do this. Yeah. God. He's going to lead us with what was the difference, because the other 10 saw giants. They saw how big the Giants were, but they didn't know how big their God was Joshua. And Caleb saw how big their God. Look in those giant look like mosquitoes to him. You see, that's the difference right there. They were focused on God at, but they were in the minority, but yet, they held their ground friend. Sometimes the majority is not always right. Sometime The Minority Report reflects, God's will think about Jesus himself and his disciples where they and the majority, or were they in the minardi, the minardi, but they were right and so to be a leader requires strong to stand strong for what, you know, is right and to not waver. And friends, sometimes it can be lonely when you stand for what's, right? Because a lot of people would just melt. From you, I remember what Paul said, in the second Timothy right before the end of his life. Paul said it my last and no, man, stood with me all men, forsook me. But then he gave one of those Divine bucks in the Bible. He said, but the Lord stood with me friends, sometimes everybody will leave you in abandon you. But if you're doing what's right, the Lord will never leave you or Ben and he will stand with you. So I love reading these versus here. When you facing challenges in life because it helps you gain God's perspective on the purpose that he has called you number for. We need to remember, not only the perspective and purpose and persuasion, but we need to remember the principal of divine priority. Now. This is where we come to the heart of the matter. Now, you say, well, how do I get this perspective? And how do I find God's purpose for my life? And sometimes he's going to call me to do something. I'm not comfortable with. How do I, how do I adjust Garner up this strength and courage to do what he's called me to do. It's the principle of divine priority. I noticed God didn't tell Joshua that his priority needed to be some military strategy. Although Joshua was the greatest military strategist I think in the Bible, but he didn't tell him to do that. God didn't say that. Look dry for you. What you need to do, as you need to go out and find some wealthy donors to give us money here. So we'll have enough money. No, he didn't tell him that he didn't say. Josh. What here's what you need to do. You need Go join, NATO and all these other nations around, you need to join them. So all of us can come together and fight against the Canaanites know. He didn't tell him to do any of that. And all those things aren't bad though. They're right in their place, but he gave Joshua a priority. What was his priority? Look at it in verse 7. If you want to have that perspective in purpose you look at verse 7. Only be strong and very courageous that you may observe to do. According to all the law which Moses my servant, commanded. You do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left. Why? So that, you may Prosper, wherever you go. Now, look at verse 8, this book of the law. The Bible shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do, according to the all that is written in it for. Then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success. Let me give you five ways right here. Did you going to maintain your priority if you want to have a prosperous life successful New Year in life, you better do this concerning the word of God. Number one. Or a you need to talk about it constantly. You say, what do you mean by that? Look what he says in verse 8 again. He says this book of the law shall not depart from your mouth. He said, Josh for this book. The law. My teaching is out to be the subject of your conversation, always not talkin about the law of God. Like we would talk about a novel or some interesting book, but allowing the word of God to inform you guide you and kind of temper. All your conversations that you have you ever thought about this. What is Christian's instead? I'm getting mad on Facebook and at the coffee shop instead of talking about politics, instead of talking about TV shows and movies and sports and traffic and weather. What if we started talking about the word of God, and let me ask you something. Do you talk about the word of God? 19 yourself, although that's good. Do you talk about it to other people or are you more? Are you more likely to talk about sports? And I love sports. I like to talk about sports. But you ever bring up the word of God to people. I mean, do you ever ask someone? What did you learn from the word today? Or before we take this business adventure before we go here or go there, let's talk about what the word says, what we are about to undertake wouldn't that be a refreshing way to live? You know that most Christians don't talk about the word of God. In in the Bible, says here in verse 8, this book of the law shall not depart from your mouth. You don't have to be a preacher. You don't have to be a teacher. You just need to know the principles of God's work and bring them up in conversation. In other words, when you talk to people, you listen for ungodly thinking and then you correct it with Biblical think it's what you do. Now, you know how I know people don't talk about the word of God.

I put a Daily devotion on Facebook, almost every day. Some days, I missed but not many. I don't do it on the weekend. I'll have 10 or 15 people to view it. The other day, I had a pet that died. The cat got run over. I love the cat. And I wrote on Facebook, the little blurb about I had a pet to die today. And I put a picture of my pad up there to pictures. You know, I had over 52 views and about 25, 30, 40 comments. Why? Because people are more and I'm thankful for it because they said some good things that help me, but, wow, people would rather talk about someone's pet dying than they had the word of God. That's why. I can most of, you know, that I I trade and sell and buy stocks, and Futures and options. Contract on the stock market. Occasionally. I'll put a video on my Facebook page of some work that I'm doing and stopped, and I'll show some charts, and I'll draw the lines. And I'll tell people, this is good entry point, exit point. This is how much money you might can make. 3 and 400 people will look at it.

Why? Because they're more interested in learning how to make money, then they are the word of God. That's why, but if we're going to be successful successful, he says, Hear The Book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, just before War. If you start talking about the word of God.

You going to lose some friends? You going to lose some friends if you start talking about it, but this is what he said. So what do we do? Talk about a costly number to orbi. Meditate on it? Continually. Look what he says verse 8. You shall meditate in it day and night. What's the purpose of meditating on the word of God? It's the feel your mind. So full of his truth that you won't be misled. You won't be victimized by The Heirs of this world. It's impossible to live in our world today, without some of the era and the untruth and the ungodliness spilling out on us, but we don't have to allow that stuff to stain us. You see the word act like a stain resistant. You may hear things that you wish wasn't there, but they don't have to become a stumbling block and a snare to you. Now. I remember someone, I was talking to you one time at work. This gentleman said, his dad had cancer and he went through this process where they put an IV in one arm, and blood was taken out of his body, and it went through some process where the clean blood interred his body with IV, in the other arm. Is it what it was was taking out the bad and putting in the Goodwill? That's what the word of God. Does the good comes in on one side and pushes the bad out on the other side. So instead of thinking about bad stuff all the time resistant and focus on the good of God's work, that way you're mine will stay centered on the truth. Instead of trash. What are we do? We talk about it on it, continually, see, read it obediently. Now important phrase here in versus seven and eight and I look at, look at it in verse 8 says, you shall meditate in it day and night that look at this next phrase that you may observe to do. According to all that is written in it. We don't use that phrase much today observe to do but it wouldn't hurt. It means that Joshua is to read and think about it and study with the word, study of the word of God with the purpose of w obey in it. You see a lot of people read the word of God today, but they don't read it to change their life or to a bad. They read it because it's interesting. They read it because they're intrigued by. They want to hear a prophecy teacher because they think that's just something great. Just the end of time and and what does this mean? And what does this do? And it's so intriguing and I would agree. It is entry. The phrase we need to read the word of God in order to a bet. He's not we're not to read it, just to know it just to have factual knowledge. The Bible is primarily, not a history book or literature book, even though it is. It's a book of marching orders that God has for his people in the only way, we're going to know it is, if we read it, you say why I don't like to read. What friend? Then you're taking yourself away from the very way. God has the bless you and prosper you and you have good success because it's in the word of God. That is just in the word of God. So we read it immediately d. We follow it, exclusively. Now. Look. What? Look? What the Lord tells Joshua. In in verse 7. He says only be strong very courageous, you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant, commanded. You do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left so that you may prosper. God tells you that he's in charge, and he said, they don't you go down any of these strange path, don't you? Listen some of these preachers that's on TV. You follow the word of God, don't you turn off to the left or to the right? Don't you compromise? Don't you become politically correct? Don't use my word as a proof that just so you can preach and teach what you want. You need to a baby God's law and nothing else. If you don't you going to end up in the ditch beside the road because you Veer off left and right, and remember all Joshua had was five bucks. And these book was all about a covenant that was restated in Deuteronomy. And that was all that Joshua needed to do to be successful in the promised land as long as he kept the Covenant and this is what God is saying. And then e You talk about it constantly, you meditate on it, continually. You read it, immediately. You follow it. Exclusively, Andy. You accept it. Totally look what it says in verse 8, You observe to do. According to all that is written in it. Let me ask you this. How much of the Bible do you believe? You believe all of it. What does all mean? Means, all means every bit of it. Joshua had five bucks. So to him, he believed the five books about we have 66 books, you know, one of the problems in the church today is that people don't know anything about the Old Testament. They have no clue about the Old Testament. Many preachers today, don't even freaks out of the Old Testament because they focus on the New Testament. Why do they do that? Well, they do that because to them, we are living under a New Covenant. Now, we're living under grace, not the law, Jesus Christ brought Grace. So we need to start at Matthew and teach through Revelation and forget the Old Testament friends at that. There is fatalism. It's what that is. We can't forget the Old Testament, you can ignore it because it's the foundation of the New Testament. It's very difficult to understand the new Tesla, unless you understand the Old Testament. That's why when I teach. And I like to teach at least once or twice a year out of the Old Testament, I try to bring Christ into it and show how the Old Testament points to Christ. There's so much good narrative and stories in the Old Testament that point to Christ and we need to be able to see that. That's why God said to Joshua. He says, you will be all that is written and Call Franz means Old and New Testament. And so we need to substitute and we individual Christians, substitute dwelling on him, walking in the beatings to the word of God. For all these other successful formula has been out there that they want to give you how to win, friends and influence people and five ways to do this and 10 ways to do that. We need to see ourselves day at Joshua did. When he stood on the banks of Jordan. We see a world in front of us. We see God that is sending us. And if we're going to be successful, we're going to have to be fed on the word of God daily, and that's how you have to say. That's how you build up the strength and courage and have a purpose in life. You'll get it from the word of God. Well, let's move on number. 5.

And that is the principle of divine presence. We need to remember that. Look at it in verse 5. No, man, shall be able to stand before you all days of your life as I was with Moses. So I will be with you. Look at it in verse 9. Be strong. Good courage. Do not be afraid. Nor dismayed for the Lord. Your God is with you. Wherever you go. Well, the fifth principle here is divine presence. We're familiar with Hebrews 13:5. I think I put this up as one of our scriptures to look at today. Look at Hebrews 13:5, let your conduct be without covetousness, be content with such things as you have for. He himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you in that good. I mean, does not give you confidence and courage and strength. When the Lord, says whatever I called you to do. I want you to have the perspective of look, I've taken care of you. In the past. I want to give you a purpose. You need to do this, but you're going to have to reach out and you going to have to go wholeheartedly into it is going to be hard. You need to be strong. You need to be courageous. You need to keep the word of God in your mind, and your heart, in your mouth, in your life, but I'm going to be with you every step of the way that gives you. Courage right there. He says that his I was with Moses so I will be with you friends if you're involved. Ministry or anything or doing something at church. Never think you do it alone? Because just as God was with Joshua, he's with you as well. Well, there's one more principle 6 in. This is the principle of divine Prosperity. Look what verse 5 says.

It says no, man. She'll be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Can you believe that? Detail Joshua here, not a single person will ever be stamp, be able to stand up to you before you or try to hinder you all the days of your life. What a promise that is and then inverse State. He he says something similar as well. He says, if you'll do all, how old is Irv to do recording this, all, this written in the Bible. You will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success. Just think about that in your own life. No one for the rest of your life. Will defeat me in any of my undertakings. How could that be possible? Don't you? Well, when you are a man or woman of God's word. When that word gives you the strength and courage. And when you walk obediently in God's word and his statutes and commands. You will ultimately Prosper because God says I'm with you, I will never leave nor forsake you, and you will never be defeated if you continue in my way, promise, that is for our new year and for our life. So here it is. God's promise. I'll make your way prosperous and you'll have good success. Do you know what Prosperity really means? Prosper to be to prosper us spiritually before. God, it means this. It's the progressive realization. Of god-given go. That's what it is when God gives you a gold. When God tells you what to do, when you go out and when you do it, that is prosperity and good success. That's what God is talking about. Here. His way as prudent, as someone who lets himself in his life, be guided by God. If you'll, just let yourself be guided by God, you will have prosperity and success. You said, you sure. I know the principles work. Because I've tried to use them in my life and I've seen him work in my life and they will transfer form. Your life is well, they'll give you a shot of Courage. They'll help you to push and you'll have the success and prosperity that God intended. I've experienced it and I'm sure you can to in your life. Amen. All right, let's pray. Father. We thank you, and praise. You and love you today. Lord, for your word. Lord, I know that there's someone here this morning that their life just seems to be Going this way in that, they turn to the left and to the right. They're not satisfied in their job. They're not satisfied. In their relationships are not satisfied financially. They tried everything the Lord and it seems like nothing works. Lord help that person this morning. Receive that Divine perspective that God is in control.

And that God will see me through. Give us that purpose of life Lord. Sometimes it's so easy to fall into a rut. Where was like, we just living with no purpose and meaning at all Lord show us exactly what you want us to do and that you would have us to do and Lord products. If you have to persuade us, help us to understand that sometimes we're going to have to be courageous. We're going to have to stand by ourselves if we have to. But most of all Lord, help us to understand where we going to get this confidence. And courage from is from your word as we think about it, and talk about it, and read it, and follow it, and accept it. Totally. And Lord, thank you that you said you would never leave us nor forsake us. And Lord, we thank you for that. And we thank you Lord that if we will just do what you would have called us to do. If we are obedient to you that we will find our way prosperous and successful forcing Christ name. I do pray. Amen. All right, what thank you for