Divine Prosperity

Greetings Blessings and Happy New Year!

"But the Lord was with Joseph, and was a prosperous man, and was in the house of his master the Egyptian." Genesis 39:2

What is prosperity? The secular dictionary has several definitions of "prosperity" or "prosperous."

Prosperous = A person gradually improves and enriches

Material well-Prosperity = Success

The Bible dictionary defines prosperity as wealth.

Divine is: Relating to God or something extraordinary.

Today I was watching a preacher who spoke on "Divine Prosperity" and it caught my attention as he defined what “Prosperity” is. Society or the world has taught us that to succeed in life we must be prosperous materially, or have the best house, the car of the year, keeping up with technology, etc ... etc. But do you really think this is "Prosperity"? What happens when there is none of this? Don’t you think there would be a void in your life that none of this can fill it?

The preacher used Joseph as an example. Joseph, a 17 year old boy, was sold by his own brothers because of jealousy. He was also enslaved (Slave). The preacher commented how, despite all this that Joseph was going through, God called him a "prosperous man." Now you might wonder how many people can be "prosperous" being a slave and having nothing. The prosperity of Joseph went far beyond the material; Joseph was rich in blessing, favor and grace of God. Genesis 39:2 talks about all that Joseph did, the LORD made him prosper in HIS hands. That's Favor and Grace of God. There is a saying: "God chooses ordinary people to do extraordinary things" Joseph just like you and I was an ordinary boy that God chose to do extraordinary things. I invite you to read his story; it is located in Genesis 37.

"The divine prosperity is not about what you have is about who you are." I am what God says I am, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God”, "Daughter of a King” the owner of gold and silver of the creator of heaven and earth. Our success and wealth can not be based on the material but primarily spiritual. There is nothing better than being spiritually blessed and enriched on behalf of God. The Bible teaches us in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added." The more we seek the Lord and His presence, the less we have worry or desire for material things, because it is a promise that is established in His word as we read earlier.

If we do this, we will be like magnets, attracting the Favor of God like Joseph that everything we touch or do will prosper in our hands. I don’t know about you, but I want to be enriched with that Favor of God. Enriched in my soul, body (health) and mind, knowing that through obedience and submission all else shall be added. Focus on seeking more of God and leave all your cares in his hands because HE cares for us.

I leave you with this passage:

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

~ Many Blessings and May the Lord continue to prosper you ~

Your sister and friend,

Erika Gonzalez

* May the Grace and Favor of God overflow in your life *