Increase, Not Decrease

My dad actually sent this in an email. I thought it was a great encouragement.

I once heard a minister ask someone if they would want their child to be poor, sick and destitute. Of course the answer was no, but this same person believed it was God's will for their child to be crippled. Compassion for the oppressed is always in order. Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil. ( Acts 10:38 ) Let's not forget that the author of sickness, disease and poverty is not our Father. They are from the god of this world; the devil. Jesus said, " If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" How dare us believe our "Father" wants us to be sick and/or poor. That is a spirit of religion and the Bible doesn't teach this. Yes, we are to have faith in every situation, ( Phil 4:12 ) but it's Gods perfect will that we come to a place of increase in our bodies, our souls and our spirits. God desires to bless and prosper us in every area of our lives in order that we may be a blessing to others. You can't give encouragement when you're depressed or minister healing when you're sick in bed or give finances for the spread of the gospel and to feed and clothe the poor when you're broke. False humility will be broken in the end times church and faith in the truth of God's abundance and blessing will come to pass.


8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

9 As it is written:

“He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.” ( 2Cor 9: 8,9 )




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Genesis 12:1-4
1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.
2 “I will make you into a great nation
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram left, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.

Genesis 13:1-4
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.
3 From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier
4 and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.