We have biblical keys to prosperity. 2 Chronicles 31:21 addresses three principles for living a prosperous life: seeking God, obeying God, and serving God. Seeking God means pursuing His will through prayer and studying of Scripture. Obeying God means living according to His ways. Finally, the Bible tells us to serve only the Most High. By applying these principles, you can find true prosperity in your life.
Table of Contents
- Biblical Keys to Prosperity Start With an S.O.S.
- Prosperity Is More Than Money
- The Obedience Factor
- Outsmart the False Teachers
Biblical Keys to Prosperity Start With an S.O.S.
IN THIS 3-PART series, we’re using 2 Chronicles 31:21, a foundational scripture, to explain the nature of Biblical prosperity. We chose this scripture because it identifies three core prosperity principles.
Those principles are:
- Seeking God
- Obeying God
- Serving God
In Part 1, we explained the importance of seeking God first and offered practical ways to seek God in daily life through prayer, meditation, and fasting. In Part 2, we discussed the principle of Obeying God.
First, let’s revisit the foundational scripture:
2 Chronicles 31:21, KJV
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
The scripture speaks of King Hezekiah, who was the King of Judah. As one of ancient Israel’s greatest kings, he ruled for 29 years.
2 Kings 18: 1-7
18 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
6 For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
7 And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
King Hezekiah followed the Mosaic Law and its commandments. He obeyed God. And his obedience contributed to his success not only as a king but also as a man.
Prosperity Is More Than Money
Prosperity encompasses every aspect of life. As we stated in Part 1, the Prosperity Gospel overemphasizes the pursuit of material possessions. Material things are only one aspect of prosperity. Many people have financial prosperity, but their relationships are in shambles.
For example, a man may succeed in business but doesn’t spend quality time with his wife or children. As a result, the wife feels neglected emotionally, and the children rebel. That’s just one example of how we can prosper in one area of our life while experiencing a lack in another area.
The Obedience Factor
When the scripture references the Law and the commandments, it speaks of the Mosaic Law (or the Law of Moses). The Mosaic Law consists of 613 commandments.
Gad gave the Law to ancient Israel through Moses, and it is God’s covenant with ancient Israel. According to the Law, ancient Israel received blessings when they followed the Law and curses when they violated this covenant. For ancient Israel, obedience to God meant following the commandments of the Mosaic Law.
Now, what about Christians? Since Christians are not under the Mosaic Law, how does a Christian obey God? What commandments must Christians follow to prosper? You can find the answers to these important questions in the following lesson: Part 2 (b).
Outsmart the False Teachers
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