by Tina C. Porter
What is Your Destiny
First, His Kingdom
Holy Faith
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!”
For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.
A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousand at your right hand,
But it shall not approach you.
You will only look on with your eyes
And see the recompense of the wicked.
For you have made the LORD, my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place.
No evil will befall you,
Nor will any plague come near your tent.
For He will give His angels charge concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways.
They will bear you up in their hands,
That you do not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.
“Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.
“With a long life I will satisfy him
And let him see My salvation.”
Topical Teaching #02
WEALTH
BY
TINA C. PORTER
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S ONLINE THESAURUS
Entry Word: wealth
Function: noun
Meaning: 1 the total of one's money and property <her wealth increased to the point where she could afford several luxurious homes> Synonyms assets, capital, fortune, means, opulence, riches, substance, wherewithal Related Words belongings, chattels, effects, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions, things; finances,
money; king's ransom, mint, wad; abundance, affluence, prosperity,
success; treasure, valuables; accession, acquisition, personalty,
property; nest egg, reserve, resources,
savings, treasury; collateral; heap, pile, pot; bonanza, mine, treasure
trove Near Antonyms debts, liabilities; indebtedness 2 a considerable
amount <a wealth of advice from all quarters on how they should
spend their lottery winnings> see lot 2
3 an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs <a wealth
of documentation to support her thesis> see plenty 1
We hear so much about wealth, both inside and outside of the church. Much of it is greed based. It's
all around us. There are different forms of being wealthy, but I
believe the Lord reveals to us His secrets if we are obedient. Yes, we
have the use of, and should have money, to use wisely as good
stewards. Although some people still barter services and supplies, money is our most used currency. Many people need to know, the living Word of God talks so much about wealth, He knows what we need.
I
went to the Lord in prayer and He gave me these scriptures on wealth. I
encourage you to pray and meditate in His word, asking the Lord to
speak to you as you read. Study and ask Him to change any wrong mind
sets that you may have from the world's views! Allow Him to encourage
your faith through His word.
Blessings, Tina
PROVERBS 10:22)It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich and He adds no sorrow to it.
PROVERBS 11:25,26,31)--The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will
but
himself be
watered. He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, but
blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. If the righteous will
be rewarded in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
HEBREWS 4:1-2)---Therefore, let us fear lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, anyone of you should seem to come short of it.
For
indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the
word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith
in those who heard.
--When
we walk in His ways and put His kingdom first, God always has a plan
for our blessings and rewards, because He is so gracious and kind to
give us far more, and above all that we can ask or think!!
1 COR. 4:1-8)---Let
a man regard us in this manner,as servants of Christ, and stewards of
the mysteries of God, In this case, moreover, it is required of
stewards, that one be found trustworthy,But to me it is a very small
thingthat I should be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact,
I do not even examine myself. I am conscious of nothing against myself,
yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the
Lord.therefore, do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait
until the Lord comes who will both come to light the things hidden in
the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts;and then each
man's praise will come to him from God.Now these things, brethren, I
have figuratively applied to myself and Apollo for your sakes, that in
us you might learn not to exceed what is written, in order that no one
of you might become arrogant in behalf of one against the other. For
who regards you as superior? And what do you have that you did not
receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not
recieved it? You are already filled, you have already become rich, you
have become kings without us; and I would indeed that you become kings
so that we also might reign with you.
1 TIM.3:1-7)It
is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of
overseer,it is a fine work he desires to do. An overseer, then, must be
above reproach, the husband of one wife,temperate, prudent,
respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or
pugnacious, but gentle, uncontentious, free from the love of money. He
must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children
under control with all dignity(but if a man does not know how to manage
his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?); and
not a new convert, lest he become conceited and fall into the
condemnation incurred by the devil. And he must have a good reputation
with those outside the church, so that he may not fall into reproach
and the snare of the devil.
JOB 42:10-17)--And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold.
Then
all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all who had known him
before, came to him and they ate bread with him in his house; and they
consoled him and comported him for all the evil that the Lord had
brought on him. And each one gave him one piece of money, and each a
ring of gold. And
the
Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he
had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, and 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000
female donkeys. And he had seven sons and three daughters. And he named
the first Jemimah, and the second Keziah, and the third Kerren-happuch.
And in all the land no women were found so fair as Job's daughters: and
their father gave them inheiritance among their brothers. And after
this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his grandsons, four
generations. And Job died an old man and full of days.
--He
will always take us through the "fire", but it will always work out for
our good in the end, and His glory, when we have been proven faithful!!
1 KINGS 6:11-14)--Now
the word of the Lord came to Solomon saying, "Concerning this house
which you are building, if you will walk in MY statues, and execute MY
ordinances and keep all MY comandments by walking in them, then I will
carry out MY word with you which I spoke to David
your father, " And I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not
forsake MY people Israel." So Solomon built the house and finished it.
LUKE 18:29-30)-And
He said to them," No one who has left house or wife or brothers or
children for the sake of the kingdom of God who shall not receive many
times as much at this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.
Colossians1:24-29) --Now
I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share
on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is
lacking in Christ's afflictions. Of this church I was made a minister
according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit,
so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, that
is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and
generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, to whom God
willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We
proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all
wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. For this
purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily
works within me.
James 2:5)-
Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world
to be
rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those
who love Him?
PROVERBS 22:4)- The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
--Our God is true to His promises, that is one thing that will not change!!
DUET 28:1-14) --Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being
careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD
your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
"All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God:
"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
"Blessed
shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and
the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young
of your flock.
"Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
"Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
"The
LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated
before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before
you seven ways.
"The
LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that
you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD
your God gives you.
"The
LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to
you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His
ways.
"So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will be afraid of you.
"The
LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body
and in the offspring of your beast and in the produce of your ground,
in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
"The
LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain
to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations,
ou shall not borrow.
"The
LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be
above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the
commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe
them carefully,
and do
not turn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the
right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
DEUT 8:1-6)-"All
the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to
do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land
which the LORD swore to give to your forefathers.
"You
shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the
wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to
know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or
not.
"He
humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did
not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand
that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD.
"Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years.
"Thus you are to know in your heart that the LORD your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son.
"Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
DEUT 8:17-20)-"Otherwise, you may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.'
"But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it
is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His
covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
"It
shall come about if you ever forget the LORD your God and go after
other gods and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today
that you will surely perish.
"Like
the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall
perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God.
--I've
heard people interpret this passage in different ways. Please read all
of ch 45 and pray that God will give you the Holy Spirit's veiw!! Do
your own research, and I think you will have a better understanding.
ISAIAH 45:3)-
"I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden wealth of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
2CHRONICLES 20:20)-They rose early in the
morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went
out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants
of Jerusalem, put your trust in the LORD your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed."
2CHRONICLES 18:1)-Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.
2CHRONICLES 16:9)-"For
the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may
strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted
foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars."
1CHRONICLES 29:12)-"Both
riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand
is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to
strengthen everyone.
You can read more of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4.
1CHRONICLES 4:10)-Now Jabez
called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed
and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that
You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted
him what he requested.
"Scriptures Revealed"
Jeremiah 1:5-10
vs. 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. And before
you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to
the nations." vs. 6 Then I said, "Alas, Lord God! Behold, I
do not know how to speak. Because I am a youth. vs. 7 But the Lord
said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth.' Because everywhere I
send you, you shall go. And all that I command you, you shall speak."
vs. 8 " Do not be afraid of them. For I am with you,"
declares the Lord. vs. 9 Then the Lord stretched out His hand and
touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put My
words in your mouth." vs10 "See, I have appointed you this
day over the nations and over the kingdoms. To pluck up and to break
down. To destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
Many times God calls those of us who are not eloquent of speech,
not qualified by the world's standards, or even by our own! But
nonetheless, you are called. He will provide everything that you need
to accomplish that which He has ordained and purposed for your life.
The calling of a prophet is both to break down and to build, and in
that order. God may use one prophet to break, another to build. One
sows, one waters, another reaps what he did not sow. God wants to
mold us His way. He is the potter, we are the clay. (Jeremiah 18)
In Exodus 4:11, (God told Moses, He would teach him what he is to
say!) The Lord who calls you will teach you, through various ways.
Study His word, spend time in His presence. Listen carefully to what
He is saying to you.
Jeremiah 29:11- "For I know the plans that I have for you,
declares the Lord, "plans for welfare and not for calamity, to
give you a future and a hope." Sometimes the Lord will remove
things from us as we go through the "fire," in order to
give us our God ordained destiny!
Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work
together for the good to those who love God, and to those who are
called according to His purpose.
"Scriptures Revealed"
Matthew 6:33 "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you."
Many times in His word, our Father tells us to warn the wicked of the judgment to come! As
we focus on putting His kingdom first, we need to realize the truth
about why we are to warn the wicked. It's not to condemn them, for they
already are condemned, if they don't believe, or to make us who
believe, appear to be spiritual. But it is to give them an opportunity
to repent! This is God's heart. He longs for the wicked to repent and
be reconciled back to Himself! This is what He desires.
John 3:16 "For
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have eternal life."
When
the wicked are repentant and reconciled to God, this is His
righteousness! Only in the name of Jesus Christ, and through His blood,
can any of us be made righteous, before the only living and Holy God!
Scriptures to read-
The Book of Jonah
- Jonah was sent to warn the wicked. When they repented, he was angry
with God! God taught Jonah about His love, and how He created man, whom
He loves, so why shouldn't He spare them when they repented?
Our
Father in Heaven knows what we need, even before we ask. He is waiting
on us, to put His kingdom first, and His righteousness; then all these
things (things that we need!) shall be added unto us!!
Below are more scriptures to study;
Jeremiah chapter 31; The Watchman on the Wall.
Ezekiel chapters: 33, 34, 35; The Watchman on the Wall, false shepherds, the True Shepherd, to hate bloodshed, the destruction of Edom.
Be blessed in Jesus' name!
TINA C. PORTER
April 13, 2010
"Scriptures Revealed"
Jude 1:20)
But you beloved, building yourselves up in the most Holy faith, praying
in the Holy Spirit, 21) keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting
anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22)
have mercy on some who are doubting, 23) save others, snatching them
out of the fire, and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the
garment polluted by the flesh.
Matthew 24:12) And because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.
Ephesians 4:30) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
1 Thessalonians 5:17) pray without ceasing; 18) for this
is God's will for you in Christ
Jesus. 19) Do not quench the spirit; 20) do not despise prophetic
utterances. 21) But examine everything carefully; and hold fast to that
which is good; 22) abstain from every form of evil.
John 14:6) Jesus said to him,"I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
Praying
in the Holy Spirit is vital in these days, what seems to be the "last
days". We are talking about using the gift of tongues, and prophetic
utterances in the power of the Holy Spirit. I believe God has made this
available, freely to all who love Him, and desire to live for Him. Ask
Him for this with a sincere heart. The Lord has shown us in His word,
that this will keep us IN THE LOVE OF GOD! We need to use all the gifts
He has given to us. Do not be overwhelmed if you have not received this
gift. Ask the Lord to give it to you!
Acts
2:38) And Peter said unto them, "Repent and let each of you be baptized
in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
We
are to be good stewards of our faith and gifts that He has given to us.
Faith and love must work together.
Galatians 5:6) For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision or uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
James 2:15)
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,
16) and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be
filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body,
what use is that? 17) Even so faith, without works, is dead, being by
itself.
We should not have one without the
other.
To
those who have grown cold in their faith.... and their love...Turn to
the Lord and ask His forgiveness.
1
John 1:9) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
When
is the last time you prayed in
the Spirit? Really prayed, in tongues? How long has it been? When is
the last time you gave to someone needing daily food or clothing?
Freely, without expecting something in return? Not to
impress someone, or to have your needs met, but to commune with God
Almighty!
Be blessed in Jesus' name,
"Christ in You, the Hope of Glory"
Jesus
Christ has made it evident to us, the extent of His love, and God the
Father's love for us. As well as His provisions and many benifits for
us who love God, yes, and the whole world. If you believe in Him.
John 3:16) "For
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
John 10:10)"The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly."
John 14:21) "He
who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he
who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will
disclose Myself to him."
The Love of God is power in the Holy Spirit, wisdom and hope that does not disappoint! Not in the natural wisdom of men. 1
Corinthians 2:1-5) 1And when I came to you brethren, I did not come
with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the
testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you but
Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness and
in fear and in much trembling.4 And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but
in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should
not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Romans
5:5-6)and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been
poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to
us. 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
The Love of God is Sovereign. He is able. We must trust Him.
Eph
3:20) Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that
we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.
Romans
8:28,) And we know that God causes all things to work together for good
to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose
Romans 12:12) rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,
Romans 8:38-39)For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor
powers, 39nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be
able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Because of His love for us, He
has given us His anointing to learn all that we need to know! We are to
study God's word. Love one another, only by His grace, through faith,
as He has loved us, in word and in deed. Be aware of deceivers.
1
John 2:20,25,26) for you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you
all know, 25 And this is the promise which He Himself made to us:
eternal life. 26 These things I have written to you concerning those
who are trying to deceive you.
1
Jn 4:7-11,19)Beloved let us love one another, for love is from God; and
every one who loves is born of God and knows God.
We
must learn His ways, and walk away from the world's perceptions of what
is exceptable. Pride, arrogance and evil ways. He will prosper and
reward us for our love and obedience! In many different ways, I believe
this is both for the natural, material blessings, as well as the
spiritual. He knows that we have the need for both. He made us that way!
Proverbs 8:13,21) The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, Pride and
arrogance and the evil way,And the perverted mouth I hate. 21To endow
those who love me with wealth. That I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 10:3)The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will thrust aside the craving of the wicked.
Proverbs 22:4)The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches, honor and life.
Tough Love hurts a little.
We
suffer but a little, when we are being disciplined by the Lord. It's
better for us, if we submit to His discipline. We must not allow the
enemy to cause us to lose heart, because of what seams like, the wicked
who prosper in their way. For He has told us who believe, of their end.
Proverbs 3:11-12) My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord, Or
loath His reproof, 12 For whom the Lord loves, He reproves, Even as a
father, the son in whom he delights.
Psalm 145:20) The Lord keeps all who love Him; but all the wicked He will destroy.
"Christ in You, the Hope of Glory"
Tina C. Porter
