Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2 KJV

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2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2 KJV

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4 You know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus was: though he was so very rich, yet to help you he became so very poor, so that by being poor he could make you rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 LB

5 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. Job 36:11 KJV

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7 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2 KJV

8 And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth. Genesis 1:28 ESV

9 but from the beginning it was not so"... Jesus replied,..."but it was not what God had originally intended. Matthew 19:8 LB

10 The thief s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10

11 You know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus was: though he was so very rich, yet to help you he became so very poor, so that by being poor he could make you rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 LB

12 If death got the upper hand through one man s wrongdoing, can you imagine the breathtaking recovery life makes, sovereign life, in those who grasp with both hands this wildly extravagant life-gift, this grand setting-everything-right, that the one man Jesus Christ provides? Romans 5:17 MSG

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14 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of earthly wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? Luke 16:11 AMP

15 A. Tithe and offering Honour the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income, and he will fill your barns with wheat and barley and overflow your wine vats with the finest wines. Proverbs 3:9-10 LB

16 Additional verses: Mal.3:10 Deut.14:23b LB

17 B. Generosity Give freely and spontaneously. Don t have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers God, your God s, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. Deuteronomy15:10 MSG

18 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. Proverbs 11:24-25 MSG

19 C. Budget, Plan and save... Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. Proverbs 21:5 NLT

20 The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets. Proverbs 21:20 LB

21 D. Increase your value, Invest... Invest what you have, because after a while you will get a return. Invest what you have in several different businesses, because you don t know what disasters might happen. Ecclesiastes 11:1-2,6 NCV

22 E) Take good care of yourself, live moderately And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life this is indeed a gift from God. God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past. Ecclesiastes 5:19-20 NLT

23 Then Jesus said to them, Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life is not measured by how much one owns. Luke 12:15 NCV

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25 Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money. Money cannot be trusted. They should put their trust in God. He gives us all we need for our happiness. 1 Timothy 6:17 NLT

26 He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall, But the righteous who trust in God s provision will flourish like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28 AMP

27 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV

28 Wealth and honour come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength. 1 Chronicles 20:12 NLT

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30 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. Job 36:11 KJV

31 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

32 And the Lord showed me four carpenters. Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. Zechariah 1:17-21 KJV

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