byGod is the source of all wisdom. He has made it clear that all forms of earthly wisdom cannot compare to His vast knowledge. This divine wisdom reveals how He created the earth with purpose and design. In an orderly and systematic manner, God established principles to govern how the world functions. These spiritual principles form the foundation for understanding creation and how you are to live in harmony with His divine order. Many pastors these days preach about these principles and focus on using them to succeed on earth, but selfishly eliminate the true purpose of these principles. They must be used with the understanding that the focus is on God.
The Purpose and Power of God’s Principles
God’s principles are the divine laws that make up creation. These spiritual principles govern your life and relationships. They include sowing and reaping as well as covenant-making. When you align yourself with God’s spiritual principles, you experience the fullness of God’s blessing. However, their ultimate purpose is not for your personal gain but to glorify God and advance His kingdom. The principles work whether you acknowledge their source or not. But as believers, you must recognise that they come from God and serve His purposes. True wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord, and genuine success comes when you seek first His kingdom and righteousness.
Basic Principles Every Growing Christian Needs To Know
As emphasised in Apostle Selman’s teachings, everything in the kingdom operates by laws; what you’re willing to give determines what you can receive. These laws, however, go beyond financial giving. Your time, talent, treasure, and testimonies are all seeds that yield harvests when planted in faith. So, your prayer and fasting become an investment in your future life.
Praying using God’s Word is another powerful principle. It functions as a form of prophesying into your life. It is declaring God’s promises as your reality. Another crucial principle is covenant-making. Throughout the Bible, covenants established with God affected not just people but extended across multiple generations. Many Christians don’t know about this, so some miss out on good things God promised to their families long ago. Some also don’t know enough to break bad covenants their ancestors might have made with evil powers. These covenants, both good and bad, affect your everyday life without you even knowing it. They work behind the scenes and shape what happens to you in ways you often don’t see.
When you properly understand and apply God’s principles with the right motives, you will be blessed and become channels of His blessings to others.
Warning about Prosperity preaching
Today, in the church, many have twisted God’s principles into a message of prosperity that promises wealth and success without even mentioning God. Some have also repackaged these principles as human wisdom, removing their divine origin. According to God’s Word, true prosperity includes far more than just material possessions. While no Christian should live in poverty or failure, this principle was meant not only to bless God’s people materially but to transform their character. So, association with God certainly brings blessings. But building a true relationship with God means more than accumulating material possessions.
The inheritance of Christians.
The reality is this: atheists often use these same principles and benefit from them, while many Christians either do not know them or fail to exercise the discipline to apply them consistently. No Christian is meant to be poor or experience failure. That is not God’s desire, but it happens due to ignorance of His principles. Why? Because many are not reading the Word of God. The Bible teaches you all of these principles. When you properly understand and apply God’s principles with the right motives, you will be blessed and become channels of His blessings to others.
Conclusion
It’s not wrong to desire wealth and prosperity, as God desires His children to flourish. In fact, these spiritual principles of prosperity and blessings are not hidden secrets; they are an inheritance waiting to be discovered in His Word. Today, delve into the Word to uncover your inheritance waiting for you. Remember that these principles were established not merely for your benefit but primarily for God’s glory.
