Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

The Promise (Part 1)

The prosperity gospel message preached by most televangelists today usually promise that God will return to you several fold what you give. they always have an amount that they say God gives them on each program they are on. It's amazing that God always gives the same prophecies to them on different channels on satellite or cable that almost always the same.

Now I believe in the promises of God and God does say He will return to us blessings "pressed down and shaken together", but many of these individuals teachings have brought confusion and discord among the brethren. The question I get asked the most is, "why does God do it for some and not all?"

The Word of God can always give us light on a subject. When Israel reached their destiny, God reminded them that during their wilderness journey “Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years” in Deuteronomy 8:4.

How would you like to have a pair shoes that grew as your feet grew?   That’s exactly what happened to the Israelites in the wilderness! For forty years their clothes and shoes adapted to their size and never wore out!

If you are to enter into the supernatural provision God has planned for you, then you must hold on to the promises in His Word and not the word of an individual:

Deuteronomy 8:6, 7 "Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills. "

You may have been in the wilderness for many years, but God has promised to take you to a land that flows with milk and honey. Hold on to that promise. Do not be swayed by fear or doubt. God's promise is to bring you into a land where you will experience sufficient provision to accomplish your destiny:

Deuteronomy 8:9. 10 "A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee."

As circumstances in the economic world deteriorate, God wants you to know He has abundant provision. Like Israel, He wants you to eat of the good of the land. No more manna. No more scrambling around each day collecting provisions.

God said to Israel, "You will experience abundant provision in every area:  Finances, abilities, and wisdom. You will have sufficient supply to accomplish divine purposes."  This is called supernatural supply. That is God’s promise to His children. It is your inheritance from your heavenly Father.  Are you ready to claim it?
 

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