WIRED TO PROSPER(9) OPERATING UNDER OPEN HEAVEN
As part of God's agenda for divine prosperity for his
children, he ensures that we, his children, operate under open heavens. In Mal
3:10, the bible talks about windows of heaven being opened. This is the
experience that tithers experience. God himself assured us of this kind of
prosperity on the condition that we are faithful in our tithing and giving. It
is perhaps the only place in the Bible that God says to us to challenge him.
However, this is the first step of this kind of prosperity.
There is a limit to which supply can come from windows. The next stage that God
can take you to is what is called doors of Heavens. I believe what you
experience in this regard is a bigger opening, and it is not limited to meeting
your financial needs, and it extends to all others parts of your life. There is
also open heavens. This is the peak of having the 3 John 1:2 blessings come.
You are blessed in every area, favour, good health, helpers etc.
How to enjoy Open
heaven:
1. Through prayers.
Even though we say divine prosperity yields only to
covenant relationship, there are occasions that it takes prayers for your
heavens to open. In Isaiah 64:1-2, the Prophet prayed that the heavens will be
torn opened. And that God will come down and manifest Himself.
Oh, that You
would rend the heavens!
That You would
come down!
On such occasions,
God does what no one can do, and we experience what no one can experience.
Peter experienced open heaven. Acts 10:9-16
The bible
recalls that he went up to pray, and he became hungry, and the heavens were
opened.
And in Luke
3:21, the heavens opened when Jesus was baptised. When Jesus was baptised, whilst
he prayed...
2. Through Obedience
In previous
articles I shared how Abraham obeyed God and God rewarded him with prosperity.
Obedience is a sure way to walk under open heavens. See also Deuteronomy
28:1-13 If you diligently obey and ensure to do according to His word. In verse
12 of the same chapter, it says The Lord will open his
treasures unto us.
3. Sacrificial Giving.
Abraham experienced a greater blessings when he offered
to sacrifice his son Isaac Gen 22. Also the centurion giving was heard in
heaven.(Act 10:1-6) In Mal 3:6-10, we saw how our tithes can open windows of
heavens, by obedience.
4. Understand how
God works.
Understand His heart beat. Hosea 11:1,4 -teach us to move
from self belief to total dependency on God. See also Deuteronomy 11:10-11;
13-14. Even the Nile river, is limited compared to God unlimited rain that
comes from heaven.
5. Service
Clearly Abraham served God. Job 36:11 and Exodus 23:25-27
contain precious blessings from an open heavens.
6. Always thank
God and share testimony of what He has done. You will have more. Revelation
12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their
testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
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