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PROSPERING THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS: YOU NEED TO GIVE GOD SOMETHING TO WORK WITH – TO ENACT YOUR PROSPERITY IN HIM! 

“Let them SHOUT FOR JOY, and be GLAD, that FAVOUR my RIGHTEOUS CAUSE: yea, let them say CONTINUALLY, Let the Lord be MAGNIFIED, which hath PLEASURE in the PROSPERITY of His SERVANT [THAT SERVES HIM]” Psalms 35:27 [Galatians 5:13]/ Emphasis Mine. 

“Beloved, I pray that you may PROSPER in all things and be in HEALTH, just as your soul PROSPERS” 3 John 1:2/NKJV.  

Our God does not operate in His principle of blessedness in an arena of emptiness. You cannot ask God to prosper you in your emptiness. You MUST have a skill and /or talent for something for God to work with to enhance His purpose in you. For faith without works is not only dead, but a fraud and a scam. For any true Biblical miracle is a consequence of God’s word. And God’s promise to us in redemption is YES and AMEN. Our God takes delight to see His children prosper in the grace of our redemption in Christ Jesus’ stead [Psalms 35:27; 3 John 1:2]. God wants the best for you, and prospering in life and grace is in His promise for your good and goodness as it is written.  

“But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was YES. 20 For all the promises of God in Him are YES, and in Him AMEN, to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee” 2 Corinthians 1:18-22/NKJV. 

To be BLESSED of God, is to be EMPOWERED – that is, to be ENDOWED and ENDUED to PROSPER, ACHIEVE and BECOME in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. And we are BLESSED of God in His BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus, and our BLESSEDNESS is UNCONDITIONAL default in the grace [Ephesians 1:3-6; 2 Peter 1:3-6; 3 John 1:2]; meaning, there is no “IF” CONDITION [CONDITIONALITY] in the New Creation dispensation of BLESSEDNESS, which is of God in Christ Jesus’ stead; which is contrary to what was found in the Old Creation Testament BLESSEDNESS, which was of an “IF” CONDITION [CONDITIONALITY] as spelt out in the book of Deuteronomy –  Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 9, 13 (1-14)], and as in other similar context Scriptures of the Old Testament Holy writ. 

And the knowing that to be BLESSED of God, is to be EMPOWERED to PROSPER, SUCCEED, ACHIEVE, BECOME and SUCH-LIKE, means that as we do life and live  godly in grace, we should be intentional and resolved as the believing child of God, in our way of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen [3 John 1:2; Zachariah 1:17]. And it i is also imperative to know that, THE BLESSING of God, is to ENRICH and PROSPER us in REDEMPTION, and it is without sentiment, prejudice, and dissimulation in the grace – – [Proverbs 10:22; Galatians 3:13-14, 26-29; Revelation 5:9-10]. However, to enact and authenticate the BLESSEDNESS of God to ensure and assure our place in Christ Jesus, as regards PROSPERING you and I, there is the need to HAVE, KNOW and UNDERSTAND the WORKS of your hands, so that you can be FULFILLED in the grace – that is, to accomplish meaningfully in PURPOSE, in line with God’s setting of a RIGHTEOUS cause [PLAN, PURPOSE AND PURSUIT]. For God does not EMPOWER emptiness but the works of your hands that you have taken hold of in the grace.  

“The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to BLESS [EMPOWER] ALL THE WORK OF THINE HAND: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow” Deuteronomy 28:12/Emphasis mine. 

“Be ye STRONG therefore, and LET NOT YOUR HANDS BE WEAK: for your WORK shall be REWARDED” 2 Chronicles 15:7. 

For God will only PROSPER the WORKS of your hands to PROSPER you – meaning – IF YOU HAVE NO WORK OF YOUR HANDS, YOU GIVE NO ROOM FOR PROSPERITY in Christ Jesus’ stead. God does NO MAGIC, for He is not a MAGICIAN neither does God DO CONFUSION either – because He is not confused and is not the author of confusion, as we have seen in many places with those seeking microwave, instant answers by crying aloud – 1 Corinthians 14:33. It is also important to know that God’s BLESSEDNESS and MIRACLES, as some may crave to have, are the consequences [results] of His WORD – and there is no BUT or IF in it at all, in any way and by any means in the grace – Psalms 107:20; Psalms 103:20; Mark 16:20; Matthew 8:16. 

I also want you to know that our uncreated Creator and Almighty Father God DOES HEAR and ANSWER PRAYERS, because all His PROMISES are YES and AMEN Psalms 65:2; Proverbs 15:29; 2 Corinthians 1:19-22. So, the place of prayers and fasting as an act of fellowship to enhance our relationship with God in Christ Jesus’ stead, is imperative and undeniable in every known and unknown respect with God; and it is by the Holy Spirit of grace and promise, in the BLESSEDNESS of God’s WORD, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. Matthew 6:5-8, 16-18. 

However, as important as the acts of PRAYERS and FASTING are – God can only PROSPER you by PROSPERING THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS, and not by a mere covering up with acts of praying and fasting and shouting with all the noise of – “I RECEIVE. . . I RECEIVE . . . I RECEIVE . . .” in the emptiness of nothing, when there is nothing to give God a reason to work out your good and goodness in Him. This is very imperative and, more importantly, in order not to overshadow the place of being principled in taking responsibility and accountability through diligence and prudence, by ensuring wisdom is profitable to direct in the works of your hands, to enable God to bring about the reality of our BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. This thus mean that: 

  • GOD DOES NOT PROSPER NOTHING – NEITHER DOES HE PROSPER EMPTINESS OR IDLENESS [BEING SLOTHFUL AND A SLUGGARD]. 
  • AND THERE IS NO PLACE FOR A VACUUM WITH GOD TO PROSPER ANYONE – YOU NEED TO GIVE GOD SOMETHING TO WORK WITH TO ENSURE AND ASSURE REDEMPTION REALITIES. 
  • AND THAT GOD WILL PROSPER THOSE WHO ARE AFTER HIS RIGHTEOUS CAUSE [PURPOSE] ON EARTH – [TO ADVANCE THE KINGDOM CAUSE AND KEEP THE ENEMY AT BAY] 

The kingdom causes of God are more than a mere pleasure of eating and drinking — they are of RIGHTEOUSNESS [RIGHTEOUS CAUSE], PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit leading in the grace — Romans 14:17; Matthew 6:33. 

Hence, there is the need for INWARD PROSPERITY first, before OUTWARD PROSPERITY can be assured and ensured for sustainability in the grace — 3 John 1:2. 

And just as Isaiah 6:1-9 teaches us, in order to enable an individual to have profound insight and foresight into their FULNESS place in life and grace with God in Christ Jesus’ stead, there must be an awakening of the inward SPIRIT-BEING reality in the grace. 
For inward discovery will definitely give outward recovery, no matter how much you think that time has elapsed. 
God is always on time with us and is never late in His purpose to work out our good and goodness in the grace — Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:11-12; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10; Philippians 1:6. 

Know and understand this TRUTH: that we are BORN of God, BLESSED of God, CHOSEN of God, PREDESTINATED of God, QUALIFIED of God, and such like in our REDEMPTION rights and privileges in the grace, 
which DOES NOT GIVE the right or privilege for LAZINESS, SLOTHFULNESS and IDLENESS in the kingdom CAUSE of our God — 
and more so, does not give anyone the assurance in the grace to live in a WISHY-WASHY and LAZY-BUTT lifestyle, shouting the noisy ignorance, stupidity and foolishness of — “I RECEIVE… I RECEIVE…” 
which is contradictory to the TRUTH of the Holy Writ Scriptures — Ephesians 1:3-6; 2 Peter 1:2-4; 3 John 1:2. 

Just know for the record that God DOES NOT PROSPER nothing, God DOES NOT PROSPER laziness, and God DOES NOT PROSPER where there is no work in your hands; 
and any such-like teaching, prophecy, perception, intuition, and such like messages — are counterfeit, fake, adulterated and contradictory to the authority, fulness and authenticity of the graciousness and gracefulness of the WORD of God in all ramifications of doing life and living godly under God, and in Christ Jesus’ stead, by the Holy Spirit of grace and promise. 

Know of a truth, that God will lift any person from the sphere and realm of poverty and obscurity to the realm of PROSPERITY and GOOD SUCCESS as in His BLESSEDNESS in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen — Joshua 1:8; 2 Chronicles 15:7; 1 Samuel 2:7-9. 

For our living example, the Blessed Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ did have a WORK of His hands in humanity; it was the WORKS of the Father God that sent Him for the human redemption cause, which He carried out for three and a half years, after thirty years of PREPARATION in knowing and understanding the WORKS of His hands to save humanity and fulfil the redemption cause in the grace; 
and He WAS PROSPERED by God to fulfil PURPOSE and the CAUSE for which He came into the world, born of a woman as you and I, as the Holy Writ enjoins — John 9:4; John 4:33-35; 1 John 3:8; John 18:37. 

And now we know that our Saviour Lord Jesus Christ had a work in His hands in humanity for the Father God to prosper Him with, as the Scriptures indicate He was honoured by the Father God — Hebrews 1:1-6; Hebrews 5:1-10; Hebrews 12:2, 
and even today He is still at work on our behalf in the heavenlies for our reality in Him. 
What manner of persons ought we to be as His disciples and beneficiaries of His redemption work of grace? 

Therefore, I plead with you for your own good and goodness in God’s prosperity in BLESSEDNESS: give Father God something to work with — that is, have your own work to TILL [CULTIVATE], for God wants you to TILL [CULTIVATE] YOUR LAND, then you can watch Him PROSPER you accordingly — Genesis 26:1-6, 12-14; Proverbs 12:12; Proverbs 28:19-22; Joshua 1:8. 
For He only PROSPERS you by PROSPERING the WORKS of your hands in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

It is my earnest PRAYER, that you may be BLESSED — that is, EMPOWERED to PROSPER by the works of your hands in the grace, and in Christ Jesus’ stead — as you intentionally resolve to give the WORD of God preeminence as you do life and live godly in grace, as construed and conveyed in this writ, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen.  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that FAVOUR my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be MAGNIFIED, which hath PLEASURE IN THE PROSPERITY of his servant” Psalms 35:27 [Galatians 5:13]. 

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from YOUR mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that YOU may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then YOU WILL MAKE YOUR WAY PROSPEROUS, and then YOU WILL have GOOD SUCCESS” Joshua 1:8 NKJV. [Psalms 19:14; Romans 10:8-10; Luke 4:22]. 

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may SUCCEED and PROSPER and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul PROSPERS [spiritually]” 3 John 1:2/Amplified. 

“I must WORK THE WORKS of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can WORK” John 9:4. 

“THE LORD MAKETH POOR, AND MAKETH RICH: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 HE RAISETH UP THE POOR OUT OF THE DUST, AND LIFTETH UP THE BEGGAR FROM THE DUNGHILL, TO SET THEM AMONG PRINCES, AND TO MAKE THEM INHERIT THE THRONE OF GLORY: FOR THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH ARE THE LORD’S, AND HE HATH SET THE WORLD UPON THEM. 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; FOR BY STRENGTH SHALL NO MAN PREVAIL” 1 Samuel 2:7-9 

“He that is FAITHFUL in that which is LEAST is FAITHFUL also in MUCH: and he that is UNJUST in the LEAST is UNJUST also in MUCH. 11 If therefore ye have NOT BEEN FAITHFUL in the unrighteous mammon, who will COMMIT to your TRUST THE TRUE RICHES? 12 And if ye have NOT BEEN FAITHFUL in that which is ANOTHER MAN’S, who shall GIVE you that WHICH IS YOUR OWN?” Luke 16:10-12. 

“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, DIGNITY, INTEGRITY); he shall not STAND before MEAN [UNPRODUCTIVE, OBSCURED] men” Proverbs 22:29. 

“He that TILLETH HIS LAND shall be satisfied with bread: but he that FOLLOWETH VAIN persons is void of understanding” Proverbs 12:11. 

“He that TILLETH HIS LAND shall have PLENTY of bread: but he that FOLLOWETH AFTER VAIN persons shall have POVERTY ENOUGH. 20 A FAITHFUL man shall ABOUND with blessings: but he that MAKETH HASTE to be rich shall NOT be INNOCENT. 21 To have RESPECT of PERSONS is not good: for for a PIECE of bread that man will TRANSGRESS. 22 He that HASTETH to be rich hath an EVIL eye, and CONSIDERETH not that POVERTY shall come UPON him” Proverbs 28:19-22. 

“He BECOMETH POOR THAT DEALETH WITH A SLACK HAND: but the HAND OF THE DILIGENT MAKETH RICH. 5 He that GATHERETH IN SUMMER is a WISE son: but he that SLEEPETH IN HARVEST is a son that CAUSETH SHAME” Proverbs 10:4-5. 

“But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE him: for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE that he is, and that he is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek him” Hebrews 11:6. 

“While the EARTH remaineth, SEEDTIME and HARVEST, and COLD and HEAT, and SUMMER and WINTER, and DAY and NIGHT shall not cease” Genesis 8:22. 

“The SLUGGARD will not PLOW by reason of the COLD; therefore shall he BEG in harvest, and have NOTHING” Proverbs 20:4. 

“I went by the FIELD of the SLOTHFUL, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 and, lo, it was ALL GROWN OVER WITH THORNS, and NETTLES had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a LITTLE SLUMBER, a LITTLE FOLDING OF THE HANDS TO SLEEP: 34 so shall thy POVERTY come as one that travelleth; and thy WANT as an armed man” Proverbs 24:30-34. 

“GO TO THE ANT, THOU SLUGGARD; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 PROVIDETH her meat in the summer, and GATHERETH her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little SLEEP, a little SLUMBER, a little FOLDING of the hands to sleep: 11 so shall thy POVERTY come as one that TRAVELLETH, and thy WANT as an armed man” Proverbs 6:6-11. 

“BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED US with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 according as he hath CHOSEN US in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 having PREDESTINATED US unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath MADE US ACCEPTED in the beloved” Ephesians 1:3-6. 

“Grace and peace be MULTIPLIED unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 according as his DIVINE POWER hath GIVEN unto us ALL THINGS that PERTAIN UNTO LIFE AND GODLINESS, through the KNOWLEDGE of him that hath CALLED us to GLORY AND VIRTUE: 4 whereby are GIVEN unto us EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES: that by these ye might be PARTAKERS of the DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” 2 Peter 1:2-4. 

SUMMARY: 
The message teaches us that God does not prosper emptiness. He prospers the WORKS of your hands. 
Blessedness in the New Creation is an UNCONDITIONAL gift in Christ, but its manifestation comes through diligence, purpose, and partnership with God. You must give God something to work with — a skill, a talent, a work to TILL — so that His WORD can produce results, miracles, and prosperity in your life. Prayer and fasting are vital, but they do not replace responsibility. Faith without works is dead. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE NATURE OF GOD’S BLESSEDNESS
  • To be BLESSED of God is to be EMPOWERED, ENDOWED and ENDUED to PROSPER, ACHIEVE and BECOME in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
  • New Testament blessedness is UNCONDITIONAL. No “IF” like in Deuteronomy 28:1-2. 
  • Ephesians 1:3-6 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” 
  • 2 Peter 1:3-4 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness… whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises” 
  • 3 John 1:2 “Beloved, I pray that you may PROSPER in all things and be in HEALTH, just as your soul PROSPERS”  
  1. GOD DOES NOT PROSPER EMPTINESS, IDLENESS OR MAGIC
  • God is not a magician and He is not the author of confusion — 1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” 
  • He does NOT prosper laziness, slothfulness, or a “no work in your hands”. 
  • Proverbs 10:4 “He BECOMETH POOR THAT DEALETH WITH A SLACK HAND: but the HAND OF THE DILIGENT MAKETH RICH” 
  • Proverbs 6:6-8 “GO TO THE ANT, THOU SLUGGARD… PROVIDETH her meat in the summer, and GATHERETH her food in the harvest” 
  • Shouting “I RECEIVE” without sowing or working gives God nothing to multiply.
  1. THE PRINCIPLE: PROSPERING THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS
  • God prospers what you TILL. He needs something to work with. 
  • Deuteronomy 28:12 “The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure… to BLESS [EMPOWER] ALL THE WORK OF THINE HAND” 
  • 2 Chronicles 15:7 “Be ye STRONG therefore, and LET NOT YOUR HANDS BE WEAK: for your WORK shall be REWARDED” 
  • Joshua 1:8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from YOUR mouth… For then YOU WILL MAKE YOUR WAY PROSPEROUS, and then YOU WILL have GOOD SUCCESS” 
  • Jesus is our example: 30 years of PREPARATION, then 3.5 years of WORKS of the Father — John 9:4 “I must WORK THE WORKS of him that sent me, while it is day”
  1. INWARD PROSPERITY BEFORE OUTWARD PROSPERITY
  • The Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit — Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost” 
  • Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” 
  • Inward discovery in your spirit-being leads to outward recovery. God works from the inside out.
  1. PRAYER, FASTING AND THE WORD
  • Prayer and fasting are imperative for fellowship — Matthew 6:5-8, 16-18 
  • But miracles and blessedness are the CONSEQUENCE of God’s WORD — Psalm 107:20 “He sent his word, and healed them” 
  • Mark 16:20 “And they went forth, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following” 
  • All God’s promises are YES and AMEN — 2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God in Him are YES, and in Him AMEN”
  1. DILIGENCE, FAITHFULNESS AND KINGDOM CAUSE
  • Be faithful in little to be trusted with much — Luke 16:10-12 
  • Be diligent in business — Proverbs 22:29 “Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS” 
  • God lifts from poverty to prosperity to advance His RIGHTEOUS CAUSE — 1 Samuel 2:7-9 “HE RAISETH UP THE POOR OUT OF THE DUST… TO SET THEM AMONG PRINCES” 

Call to Action 

  1. HAVE A WORK: Identify the skill, talent, or business God has placed in your hands. TILL [CULTIVATE] YOUR LAND. 
  2. BE DILIGENT AND RESPONSIBLE: Reject laziness, wishy-washy living, and “sluggard” mentality. Let wisdom direct your work — Ecclesiastes 10:10. 
  3. ALIGN INWARD AND OUTWARD: Pursue inward prosperity in the Word and Spirit first. Then steward the outward work with excellence. 
  4. PRAY, FAST, AND ACT: Fellowship with God daily, but don’t use it to cover emptiness. Give God the WORKS of your hands to bless. 
  5. ADVANCE THE KINGDOM: Work with purpose — to advance God’s righteous cause on earth and keep the enemy at bay. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI