A young man a century or so ago who had a dream of coming to the United States. He worked hard and saved everything he could to finally be able to buy a ticket. The price took everything he had, but soon he boarded a ship sailing for America. Throughout the day and evening he would see people heading toward the dining room to eat. He knew he could never afford the cost of even one meal, so when he was hungry, he would go back to his room and eat from a paltry, dwindling supply of crackers and peanuts. Eventually he ran completely out of food, but he was determined to avoid complaining. He knew that in time he would soon get a job and eat all he wanted. Somehow he managed to survive the Atlantic crossing.
A couple of days before the ship was scheduled to dock in New York Harbor, the ship’s captain asked, “Young man, I’ve noticed that you never come to breakfast or lunch or dinner. Is there some reason?”
The young man responded, “Sir, I must admit that I spent all of the money I saved just to pay for the ticket to America. I didn’t have anything left over to buy even one meal.”
“My goodness,” the captain exclaimed, “I am so sorry that you misunderstood. The ticket price includes all the meals too!”
1[a] Praise the LORD. [b]
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.
2 His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
( 3 Wealth and riches are in his house, )
and his righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. [c]
5 Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.
7 He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn [d] will be lifted high in honor.
10 The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
" For You, Lord, will bless the righteous; with FAVOR will You compass us as with a shield."
Psalm 5:12
"Commit your way to the Lord Jesus; TRUST also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." Psalm 37:5
"For eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man, The things which Jesus has prepared for those who love Him." 1Corinthians 2:9
How do I know that Jesus is "GOD"?
Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you." That where I Am you shall be also." John 14:2
I am stretching My hand toward My children right now. I am saying: How much more have I stored up of My abundance to give you then what you realize! I am waiting for you to cast aside your fears, come to Me, and expect to receive all that you need and desire. I am with you now to stregthen and sustain you and feed you with the riches and wealth of My storehouse.
The Lord says...Seek Me first and all my Rightousness, and My Holy Spirit will give you Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding...of the Creative Ideas, Concepts and Discoveries that I am pouring out to My children in these last days...My Holy Spirit that I give you know's all Truth and all Life and the Way...My Holy Spirit will guide you into all TRUTH...
I want you to see yourself as I see you...You are fearfully and wonderfully Created...I have Made you in My Image and Likeness...and I have given you Authority over all the power of the enemy...and No Thing by Any Mean's shall harm you...
Luke 10:19
"And I say to you, ask, and it will be given you, seek, and you will find, knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. "If a child asks for bread from any father or mother among you, will they give their child a stone? Or if your child asks for a fish, will they give them a serpent instead of a fish? " Or if the child asks for an egg, will they give the child a scorpion?
"If you then, being sinful, know how to give GOOD gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him." Luke 11;9
"Ask Me, and I will give you My Holy Spirit, the Helper, that He may abide with you forever, "even the Spirit of Truth, (I AM THE TRUTH) whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows him, but you know Him for He dwells with you and will be in you...The Holy Spirit and Fire." John 14:16
Are you ready to move out of the world’s system, once and for all, and live according to the Lord's economic system, where you will be debt-free, and reap His abundance?
The economic system of Jesus is so much greater than the world’s system or Wall Street that there is no comparison. You may think that you don’t have any seed to sow. But the Lord Jireh—Who gives you the power to get wealth—says that He will supply the seed for you to sow. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to Jesus the Lord of all things (II Corinthians 9:10-11).
"Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, "who shall not receive a Hundredfold Now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions and in the age to come, Eternal Life. "But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first." Mark 10:29
Not only does the Lord Jireh provide the seed for you to sow, but He multiplies it back to you. It does not happen according to man’s calculations or resources but according to the Lord's economic system and His unlimited, supernatural resources!
Without a seedtime, it is impossible to have a harvest. Jesus has promised to supply the seed for you to sow, to multiply it, and to give you the increase of His hundredfold blessing. Zero multiplied by zero is still zero! Jesus cannot multiply your seed and give you His hundredfold harvest (which does not mean a hundred times what you sow but means the best that He has) until you first sow it.
According to the Lord's economic system, the more that you give, the more that you will receive in return. Jesus said: Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again (Luke 6:38).
The key to Isaac receiving an abundant harvest during a time of famine is that he obeyed the direction of the Lord and sowed, according to the promise that the Lord had given to him. The Shunammite woman was not only sustained during seven long years of famine, but she reaped the Lord's abundance because she heard the Word of the Lord through Elisha and obeyed it.
To reap the Lord's abundant harvest during this financial crisis, you must sow your precious seed in the face of the natural conditions around you, in defiance of your financial needs, your mountain of debt, your insufficient income, or your lack.
Our Lord is truly an awesome Father. When we come to him in faith He will provide for us. We are entering His season of double portion where we will find ourselves blessed as never before. It is amazing that Jesus is so generous to those who believe and trust in Him.
And they that know thy name (JESUS) will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek thee
Psalm 9:10.
A WORD FROM OUR LORD!
by Morris Cerullo
HOW TO PROSPER IN THE CURRENT WORLDWIDE FINANCIAL CRISIS!
I know that you have been receiving an enormous amount of information lately from television, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet, about the financial crisis that is occurring throughout the world. It almost seems as if nobody had any idea that anything like this could happen. But God knew! Amos 3:7 declares: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. God still speaks to His people today! Do you believe that? Partner, if you belong to God, you are His people.
I want to share what God has been speaking to me about, so that you will come to know that God can see us through this or any other crisis, if we will only obey His Word and remain true to His commandments. Receive these prophetic words into your spirit, and then act upon them. Raise the level of your faith, and begin to walk in God's End-Time Cycle Of Financial Anointing!
We are in a major, end-time, worldwide, financial crisis of astronomical proportions! This worldwide crisis is far greater than anything that we have ever experienced! It occured suddenly, and it is shaking the entire world!
Prophecy is "the drawing away of the veil of darkness." Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets (Amos 3:7). God chooses to reveal to His prophets the specific events which will occur in order to prepare and warn His people. Before we entered the decade of the 1990s, God revealed to me specific events which would occur in that decade. In September of 1989, while I was on my way back from a ministry trip to Australia, God gave me a prophetic Word. It was a warning to the Body of Christ concerning a coming worldwide financial crisis.
Theresa and I were staying overnight in Sydney. We were tired from the crusade and arrived at our hotel about four or five o'clock in the afternoon. We decided to rest before going to dinner and had gone to bed.
God called me. He said, "Morris, get up!" I got up from the bed and went into the next room. God told me, "Write!" He showed me five major crises and five major waves of the Holy Spirit that would be coming.
One of the five major crises that God revealed to me was: A Major Financial Crisis of Worldwide Consequences!
"We will experience a worldwide economic upheaval, resulting in the collapse of our monetary system. This economic crash will come suddenly, sending shockwaves throughout the world. It will be the opening for the establishment of a new, one-world monetary system under a new, one-world government."
The purpose of prophecy is not to scare you, but to prepare you for what is coming! God wants you to be spiritually prepared during this worldwide financial crisis. He desires that you will be ready to face this coming crisis and that you will know how to take hold of His supernatural provision during the crisis.
What you do today (and in the months ahead) concerning your finances will determine how well you will survive!
What we have witnessed as the world's finances continue to deteriorate-is only the beginning! Every nation today is facing financial upheavals. There is fear and uncertainty, as people everywhere struggle to face rising costs, unemployment, overdue bills, and bankruptcy. In America, debt is spiraling out of control. It is increasing more rapidly than the economy or savings. Everywhere we look, there is a great instability. There is fear, pain, turmoil, and a sense of hopelessness.
Our world is in turmoil. Currently, there are major crises of all types in almost every nation. Jesus said that one of the signs that would be prevalent before His coming would be a time of great perplexity in the nations. He said: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and waves roaring; (Luke 21:25).
The word perplexity in this verse is translated from the Greek word aporia, which means "no way out." It refers to a time when the nations will find no solution to their problems. People will reach their wits' end. All will be at a loss as to how to proceed.
As the financial capitals of the world bend and creak under the strain of the current financial climate, remember that you are one of God's children, and you have nothing to fear. Even in these days, when our budgets are stretched thin, God looks after us. He asks that we look after our brothers and sisters as well, even when it seems that we have nothing to give. Think about the poor woman whom Jesus watched put two coins into the treasury, and then said: " … this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything-all she had to live on" (Mark 12:43-44, NIV).