SO YOU DON’T NEED GOD TO PROSPER
Well, this would definitely work for the man from Adam. A believer in Christ would certainly need God to prosper. Comparing a believer to a natural man is wickedness of the highest order. A natural man adds no eternal value to God; rather, he can be a useful instrument in the hand of Satan. Why would Satan want to make things difficult for a people who already share the same fate with him? The second question would be; if Satan isn’t hindering the natural man and God isn’t wicked to pay evil for evil, what then can stop the natural man from prospering – if he works hard? Nothing!
As much as I’d like to say the same thing to a believer in Christ, I’d be lying, and that would be unfair on your part. Satan and his cohorts are fighting believers daily to make life difficult for them and ultimately compel them to reject Christ. John’s revelation already hinted us that there was war in heaven and that Micheal and his angels fought against Satan and his angels, but they were able to overcome Satan because of the finished work of Christ on the cross. Satan was cast down that day, and he has been angry – going after those who believe in Jesus Christ. Let’s see how scriptures put it:
Revelation 12:
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Did you see that? Satan is very angry with believers in Christ, even till this day, and he’s been going after them. Apostle Paul wasn’t trying to make a boast when he asked that powerful question in Romans chapter 8. Let’s see how scriptures put it;
Romans 8:
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Look at all those things that were mentioned; tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, sword. Those are not ordinary challenges at all. Distress alone can make the believer forget Christ, now imagine when the believer’s life is threatened by a sword. Yet, the Apostle was persuaded that nothing could seperate us from the love of God. He spoke as someone who had gone through all of them, and that’s all because Satan is angry.
Apostle Peter admonishes us to be sober and vigilant because our adversary the devil is looking for who he may devour. John also reveals that the mission of Satan is to steal, kill and destroy.
Now this isn’t to scare the believer at all, Apostle Paul clearly says they were more than conquerors. In other words, no matter what the devil throws at us, God has a provision that secures our victory. The preceding verses of Revelations chapter 12 that I mentioned reveals that God helped the woman such that the devil was not able to get a hold of her.
So yes, a natural man may not need God to prosper (even though he cannot if God doesn’t permit it), but a believer in Christ needs God to prosper. I’m a teacher and counsellor, and I’ve counselled believers with different challenges on this media space. They live a natural life in a world where the devil is angry with them. As I write to you, I’m just about rounding off a session I began on Monday, and the difference between the challenged believer that came to me and the joyful believer that is now going to face the world is the enlightenment I shared with him.
We can live as though the devil doesn’t exist, but we have to understand that we can’t do that without the help of God. Believers must be taught that their relationship with Jesus produces favour and power to live above situations and circumstances. This is part of what makes the relationship fruitful. What’s the use of our salvation if we can’t cast out devils from our operations?
The bible tells us that Jesus must reign until all His enemy have been put under His feet. Seeing that He’s seated in Heaven physically, this means that the responsibility to put all enemies under His feet is now ours. If you think the enemies of Jesus will let you capture them without a fight, then you’re joking. According to scriptures, one of the enemies is death, which is the last enemy that shall be destroyed.
Don’t let anybody fool you into believing that Satan doesn’t disturb your pursuit to be successful. If he’s not disturbing your pursuit for success, how then can he get you to reject Christ? A person who is enjoying life while following Christ would have no reason to reject Him.
You see my Facebook page that many are reading from? it was God that gave me the idea to create it in 2019. He even told me exactly what I should be doing on it. If that’s not helping me to prosper, then what is it? The testimony of God’s help is the same with many believers out there. I wish that the people who read this today will take a moment to share their testimonies of God’s help in their career, you’d be amazed.
As I conclude, that statement is not correct. In fact, if you listen to the full message, you’d come to conclude that the statement wasn’t even required at all. The man of God was just supposed to teach the people diligence and responsibility, which was what he did, but that statement sabotaged the whole thing. Let’s be careful who and what we listen to, so that we don’t begin to live in fear unnecessarily. Also, preachers, please teach in love and humility, so that you don’t make blunders that would be difficult to correct in the heart of your listeners.
I hope this has brought enlightenment to someone.
Remain ever blessed, in Jesus precious name!
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