The Pathway To Financial Prosperity

Making A Distinction- Wealth Riches & Prosperity 


Matthew 22: 17-21 


The next week or so we will look at the difference between wealth, riches and prosperity But first we must renew our mind where money is concerned.  Generally when we think about money we exchange it to mean all of the following: 


Wealth, Riches, Prosperity 


First we must realize we are dealing with 2 different systems: 


I. Money- Man-made means used to operate in the world’s economy-it belongs to the world’s system.  


1. Whose image and inscription is on your money? It is a substitute an exchange for wealth- supposed to be backed by gold (the real wealth) 


2. Because of the nature of money- Inflation & deflation - it has no intrinsic value. It carries the value of the market on daily basis. It changes. 


3. God is not printing money- Wealth, not money comes from God- - Silver, Gold etc- cattle, houses, lands, natural resources etc.  These things represent true wealth- These things are part of God’s economy! 


II. Wealth- Is part of Gods economy. In scripture it refers to force or strength, power, accumulation of treasure, substance- 


 Genesis 13: 1-2 


1 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. 2 Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold. 
 


Wealth - stores value. Ex- land, houses, cattle some use insurance to store wealth, bonds that bear interest. Even if home and land values fall the one who owns & accumulates these things is truly wealthy because they exercise a degree of control , dominion & power in the land.  

 


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