Introduction

In a world that believes the only reason for prosperity is to buy bigger cars and finer houses, a new Church is rising up. These believers are not deceived by greed. They know God’s purposes for prosperity.

These believers know God wants to bless His people so they can be a blessing. They know He gives us power to get wealth, so He may establish His covenant (Deuteronomy 8:18) and so we “may have to give to him that needeth” (Ephesians 4:28).

God wants us to minister to a world caught up in the cycle of greed and lack. We can’t do that if we are wondering where our next meal is coming from. God knows that. That’s why He has provided us “all sufficiency in all things”—so we may have enough to “abound to every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8).

Our part is to learn how to access His resources and how to use what He provides. You’ve heard people say about their money and their giving, “It all belongs to God anyway.” That sounds good, but it isn’t true. Your money isn’t all God’s, and it’s not all yours. All wealth comes from God. And He is the One who has given you the power to get wealth. But He is very specific about what is His, what is yours and what you are to do with what He provides.

The bottom line is this: You are blessed to be a blessing. You oversee both your and His resources. You oversee wealth He has provided for some very specific kingdom purposes.

Silver, gold and all the wealth of the Earth are His. For too long the forces of Satan have controlled those resources, using them to drag men into darkness. Now it’s time for the Church to learn what true wealth really is, tap in to the riches that spring from the Word instead of the world, and enjoy living as givers in spreading the gospel throughout the earth.

The most powerful spiritual invasion force the devil has ever had to face since Jesus walked this Earth will be the Church alive to God’s purposes for prosperity. They have found more joy in giving than in anything money could buy. They have allowed themselves to become experts in managing the resources God provides.

—Kenneth Copeland