Blessed to Be a Blessing

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