 Okay, got that. So Philippians 4 and verse 9, the Paul says, you know, the things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me these do and and the God of peace will be with you. Okay, right? So he says, you know, the things that you what are the things that he refers to, learned, right? And then received and heard and saw. Four things that he states, things that you learned, which means Paul taught and they learned, things that you received, which means that Paul gave and they received. You could say, okay, impartation or whatever they received, like Paul also talks about how you know, for Timothy, he says the things, the gifts that you received were the laying on of hands of the eldership. So they received certain things and heard because they what he spoke, what he taught, maybe what he, you know, in general conversation also what they heard and lastly says what you saw, right? Like how what you observed in my life. These do and the God of peace will be with you. You know, it's it's a statement of humility. It's a statement of it's not an arrogant or boastful statement where, you know, again, he makes a similar statement, right, in Galatians where he says, you know, imitate be imitators of God as dear children and another place where he says, you know, imitate me as I imitate Christ and so on. So here we see that he makes this, whatever you saw, heard, whatever you learned, you know, these do and the God of peace will be with you also. So so this is a so the two things that we can learn, right? So even as we we learn, right, from others, from how our God teaches us through others, these are things that we can, these are avenues by which we receive, right? We learn, we receive, we hear, we see their lives and then we, you know, we learn. And these are ways by which we give to others as well, right? We teach, we give, we speak and through our lives, we impart and people learn, okay? So so these avenues by which we, we impact others, we influence others as well for the kingdom and edify others, right? So Paul gives this very important, you know, instruction or, I mean, exhortation, you do this and the reality is that the God of peace will be with you and the God of peace will be with you, you know, which means that one has to walk in such a way and do this, right? One has to be a practitioner of the word of God, apply the word of God and do this and he says the God of peace will be with you, right? So such an amazing promise. So let's put this of practices in our own lives and and say, okay, God, I want to apply your word. I want to walk in the, walk in the truth. I want to walk in the spirit, live in the spirit and let these avenues, you know, touch others as I teach, as I intentionally do these things, let it touch other, other's lives and may I receive from others in this manner also, right? So that the God of peace, I will experience the God of peace being with me, like fellow shipping with me, communing with me. Okay. So, so let's, let's pray. Father God, we thank you that in all these ways, we can receive from others whom you have placed in our lives. As ministers, as encouragers, as teachers, as ones who guide and lead and point everyone to the truth, we thank you Father God. And Lord, we thank you that your desire is that we also do the same to others. And yes, Lord, as we apply, as we practice this truth, walk in truth, and as we do these things, God, pray that as this word, as the scripture promises that the God of peace, the God of peace will be with you. And Lord, I pray that Lord, may we experience the fellowship of the God of peace, may we experience the power of the God of peace, the comfort and hope that comes from you, God, being the Prince of peace. May we experience, Lord, we thank you. We give you all the praise and all the glory. In Jesus' match, His name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay, we're going to continue from where we stopped last class. Okay. So last class, we looked at God's guarantee. Okay, God's guarantee to prosperous people. Okay, so we looked at four things. You know, does anyone remember what are those four things? How can we be sure? How can we say that, you know, God is guaranteeing, giving His guarantee to prosperous people? Anyone? How can we say that He's can just put it on the chat also? How can we say that God, yeah, there's a guarantee to prosperous people? And, well, you can say prosper me, God is giving a guarantee. So anyone? What are some things that we looked at? God's nature is to bless. Right. Right. So God's nature, we studied the nature of the character, characters of God. Was that mentioned? Okay. So we see that, okay, as revealed in Scripture, you know, that's very important. Right. Yeah, Nikhil. So I see that. So the nature of God is to bless. So the thing is, it's not, you know, an imagination of a person. It's not somebody's creativity and saying, God must be like this. But it's as revealed in Scripture, like that's very important. God reveals His nature, reveals His character in Scripture, in His word. And so as we study it, we understand, this is what it is. So that's why, you know, we can base it on the word of God. Right. So He has, He has promised that this is who He is. You know, many times we see repeated over and over again through Scripture, through the Testaments that this is who He is. Right. Okay. Then what else did we see? What was the other thing that we saw? We learned that Jesus is the Prince of Shalom. Yeah. Yeah, Sean. So He's the Prince of Peace. Yeah. But how does that apply? How does that guarantee His, okay. So the word Shalom itself, right? The word Shalom itself is a wholesome word. It refers to, you know, not just peace or lack of confusion, but it refers to a whole lot of things. It refers to goodwill. It refers to harmony. It refers to health, healing, wholeness, prosperity. Right. So it is there. And since He is, His title is the Prince of Peace, like the source of that. So again, coming back to the nature and character. Right. Okay. Okay. So the general promise of God, the blessings of Abraham, the new covenant of blessings. Okay. Yes. The general promises of God. So we looked at the logos and the reyma. The reyma is the quick end word. So it's something specific for that person. It's a specific instruction for that person in that particular circumstance. Right. So we looked at that. Then we see that, hey, there is the general thing. There is the logos and which is the principles and the principles themselves. When we study them, we see that it is God's heart to bless people. Okay. So we saw that. Okay. Then we also looked at the blessings of Abraham. Right. We looked at the blessings of Abraham. How was Abraham blessed? We looked at several scriptures and even a servant noticing that God has, you know, blessed my master. Right. So we saw that. And the thing is when we come to Galatians, right, we also see that we have been taken off that curse, right? He took that curse so that we might be blessed with the blessing of Abraham. So very specifically, Galatians 313 talks about that. So the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, like in our union with Christ that we are recipients of the blessing of Abraham. Right. And one of the blessings that Abraham walked in is prosperity. Okay. Success, increase, material wealth and so on. Right. Then we also looked at the covenant of blessing. We looked at the old covenant and the Old Testament saints walked in and material benefits was part of that. Right. And now in the new covenant, we saw that yes, it covers whatever is there in the old covenant and something more. Right. His indwelling presence and His walk with us all the time. So we are in the new dispensation with the new covenant of blessings. Right. So this, this should really be, you know, part of our lives. Anytime we, you know, we faced with circumstances, situations where we see that, okay, you know, God, I'm going through this crisis. I'm going through this, but, you know, I go back to your word. I go back to who you are. I go back to, you know, what I am walking in as a covenant, you know, this is who I am. This is what I am a recipient of. Like we go back to, and that's, that is walking in faith. Right. That is walking in faith based on what God has stated about us based on what God, who God is. Right. And that's walking in faith. And, and that is, that is walking according to His will. Right. That is walking in the spirit, right. Living in the spirit, walking in the spirit and ordering our lives according to that. Right. Okay. So let's look at the next topic having said that, you know, which is, let's look at some of the hindrances. Okay. So hindrances meaning what are some things that, that hinder or stop or block, right? God given prosperity. Okay. So you're saying, we're looking at, yes, this is what God intends for us. This is what God desires for us. You know, but there are, we can hinder His plans and prosper, you know, His plans, His desire for us, His will for us. We can hinder, right? We, we can walk away from Him. We can choose to walk away from Him. We can choose to, you know, not obey Him. And that's what a carnal mind is, right? Really a carnal mind, which is enmity against God, a carnal mind, which is ought to submit to the laws of God. So we know that, you know, even as created beings, well, the Creator is all powerful, but He's sovereign, but He has given us free will. So we can choose to walk away. And in our walking away, we can, we can choose to really hinder what He wants to bring into our lives. We can hinder that. Okay. So the first one that we see that can be a barrier, that can be a hindrance is wrong motivation. Okay. Now, to walk in the blessing of God, to walk in the things that God has for us. Now there are two things, right? You can have a wrong motivation or a right motive or a right motivation, right? Now, if a motive to walk in the, in the blessings of God, right, talking about material, blessing, success, increase, it's God given. Hey, God intends for us. Now, if my motive for walking and even what God wants for me, right, it can, it can be in the area of gifting. It can be in the area of anything, right? If my motive is wrong, then, you know, I'm, I myself that my motive, my intention is becoming a hindrance. Right. It's in, it's becoming a hindrance. Now, James chapter four puts it out very clearly. Okay. It says you lust. Lust is what? Desiring something greatly, intensely, right? To the exclusion of everything else. You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask. Okay. You ask and do not receive because you ask a miss that you may spend it on your pleasures. Okay. So it's, it's very, very clear. First of all, the methods that are used in order to get something. Okay. The methods is saying you are lusting. Okay. Craving, intensely, you know, you are going after things and it's in line with what the flesh desires. Okay. So you lust and you do not have murder. You know, look at the method murdering, coveting. Okay. And you murder, you covet and you cannot obtain. You fight and war. Again, you know, fighting, it's not talking about a spiritual fight. It's talking about a carnal fight, you know, fight with the flesh and blood, which the Bible does not advocate. Right. You fight and war and yet you do not have because you do not ask. Right. So the thing is that God is something that God is someone who desires this for us. We looked at the nature, we looked at the promises he desires for us to walk in, but something is hindering, something is stopping. And he says, you know, these are the wrong methods. Right. The motivation is completely wrong and you are lusting, you are coveting, you are murdering, which means that you don't care about the process. You don't care about what happens to the other person. Right. But you want it for yourself. You don't care. It's, it's something very selfish. You want it, right? You don't care what happens to the other person. Right. And then it says you fight and war and you do not have because you do not ask. The simple thing is asking. And then verse three, you ask and you do not receive, even in that asking, you, when you ask, you ask a miss. Okay. So what does that mean? That means that you do not, you're asking not in line with God's desire, not in your heart is not right. You're asking a miss that you may spend it on yourself or on your pleasures. Okay. Now, and that's a reason. He says that you're not receiving and that's the reason that that you're not walking in something that God actually desires for you. Right. Um, so how do we, when we look at this and when we look at, uh, may go back to, uh, let's say First Timothy chapter six. Okay. Now, First Timothy chapter six and verse 17 says command those who are rich in this present age, not to be hotty. Okay. First Timothy chapter six verse 17, not to be hotty, not to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Okay. So when you, when God gives us some things to enjoy, don't I spend it on myself? Okay. So that's the question, right? So am I not spending it on my, on myself? So if that is the case, then, then how can, you know, God say you're asking a mess that you may spend it on your pleasures? What do you think? Okay. James four, verse three, First Timothy chapter six, verse 17, he's richly giving us all things to enjoy. And so what do you think any answers? Anyone? You can put on the chat also. Let me just minimize the notes. Okay. So, yeah, anyone doesn't that mean see First Timothy six and verse 17 says that he gives us richly all things to enjoy. Okay. Jochen, if he blesses, then there is no grievance. Okay. Yeah. That's true. But, you know, he's, he's, he's desiring. He's giving, right? God gives us richly all things to enjoy. But then here James four says that you're asking a mess because you want to spend it on yourself. You know, when he gives us richly all things to enjoy. Am I not also allowed to spend it on myself? Or what do you think? Sorry. I think, yeah, go ahead. So what I feel is that, so that is true that God has given us all, all things to enjoy. But what he's trying to say in James is that you don't take it to a certain extent that you leave God out of it. You should enjoy that is true. But at the same time, you should also maintain a relationship with God. Maintaining a relationship with God. Don't leave God out. Important point. Yes. Don't prioritize your pleasures over God. Keep God first and then keep your second. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Very important. Don't prioritize. Don't let those things which he's giving you become an idol. You know, don't let that, don't be just captivated by that to that extent that you leave God out. Very true. Very pertinent. Jack in yes, we can spend it on ourselves and be grateful that it can that it came from him. That's yes. So when we look at James four, you know, it says that you ask a miss so that asking a miss is, you know, not not morally right. That's what it means. It means that it is in an you're asking a miss, which means that you're asking something which is not morally physically morally, you know, that is not right. Okay. And that you may spend it in another version says that you may consume it on your lusts. Okay. So consume it something, you know, something sensual, something that is, you know, an appetite, which is not to be satisfied in that way. Right. So that is what it refers to. So, so when we say that, you know, and when James very clearly states that you're asking a miss, it means that, you know, your motive is that it's an immoral thing. It's it's something that is not right in God's eyes. Okay. And you'll just keep on just asking for it. And, you know, how can you even ask, you know, but still here's a situation where somebody's asking for something, you know, and that's a result of deception. That's a result of maybe poor understanding of who God is, right? There's a result of deception where someone feels that hey, you know, like not too long ago, having a chat with someone who actually was living in sin and in sexual sin, right? So that person said that, okay, I actually thought that this was a gift from God, right? So that person's understanding of God, understanding of God's word and also to an extent being deceived where that person thought that, yeah, this is this is from God actually, it's God actually rewarding me, right? So no concept of right and wrong according to God's ways, but can it happen to a believer? Yes, it happened, right? Happened to such an extent where that person thought that, yeah, I'm actually, you know, walking in God ways, God is okay with it, God is right with it, which means that conscious was seared, right? Holy Spirit's voice is, you know, suppressed in a person's life. The person thinks that, hey, you know, this is, this is fine, okay? So you can actually go to God and ask God, give me, give me this, give me this, that you may spend it on your pleasures. It's just you and yourself and spending it on your pleasures, right? So, so that is, that is a scenario, but also I want to, you know, share from one time with the, you know, 6 and verse 17, because when we think that, okay, when you look at James 4, we think that, okay, I should not enjoy good things in the right way, you know, so we feel guilty, right? You know, as, as a child of God, you know, I should not enjoy good things in the right way, right? Sometimes we feel guilty, right? And we, let's say, God blesses us with good things, maybe, you know, you have new things, you have, you know, maybe something that your heart desired and it's right in the eyes of God, but still we feel guilty because, you know, we look at it and say, oh, I'm spending it on myself, is it wrong? And you feel guilty and maybe condemned and so on. So just, this verse gives us the freedom, you know, God is the Heavenly Father, you know, as a father, as a parent, would you want your child to, you know, enjoy things responsibly and in the right way, of course, at the right time, in the right manner. Yes, right? So, just wanted to share that as well. Okay. So, yeah, thank you for all those responses. Good. Let's look at another verse. I think we looked at it earlier. Look 12 where the Lord Jesus teaches the parable of the rich man, right? He's, he's, he's done a fantastic job. The field has been good and he's worked hard. Obviously, you know, he's worked hard. He's has some workers. He's been diligent, right? So, the, the, it yielded plentifully. But what did he think within himself? You know, there is no room to store my crops. So I will do this. I will pull down my barns, build greater things. And which is a logical thing to do, right? So to, to, to consolidate the harvest or to, you know, to make sure that the harvest is stored in the proper way. That's a logical thing to do, right? So he's saying, I'll build greater, build bigger barns so that I can store all my crops and my goods. But then he goes on to say, soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink and be merry. And then go, you know, God says, this night your soul will be required of you. Then whose things will, whose will those things be, which we have provided? And more importantly, verse 21 says, so is he who lays up treasures for himself and is not rich towards God. So obviously this person in this parable is a person who is, who is a diligent worker, who is wise in storing the harvest with a good steward, right? I don't want to waste those things which are coming in. I want to store it in the proper way, used to the proper way, but the problem is that he was not rich towards God. It was, it was only his himself and his needs and he was not rich towards God. So obviously that aspect is what was the motive, what was the motivation. So when it comes to a wrong motivation, that begins, that becomes a hindrance, something that God wants and desires for us. Okay. The second thing is, you know, the wrong methods. Okay. So James 4, we saw some of the wrong methods, lusting, murdering, coveting, fighting, right? Wrong methods in order to get those things which are, which are, you know, which are, which are not wrong in themselves, right? But the methods are wrong. Okay. Philip, sorry, Psalm 5 and verse 4. For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, nor shall evil dwell with you. You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, anything wicked, anything unrighteous. God does not take pleasure in it. Okay. Verse 12. For you, O Lord, will bless the righteous. With favor, you will surround him as with a shield. You will bless the righteous, right? And Psalm 23 again, you see that the Psalm is saying that he will lead me, the good shepherd, he will lead me in parts of righteousness for his namesake. So he will lead us in those kinds of parts, you know, those kinds of decisions and processes. He will lead us in parts of righteousness, right? So we could think of good things, but if those good things have wrong methods in achieving those good things, if the method is not God approved, right? Then that is again a hindrance. So whatever riches that are gained through those wrong methods, you know, it's not going to be stable. It's not going to be long lasting. It is going to be very, very uncertain. And worst of it is that he is, God is not pleased because he's not one to take pleasure in wickedness, right? So we see that, well, the method that I use, is it God approved, right? Because there are, you know, some things that people suggest or the world suggests, which are, you know, get quick or get rich quick. You know, this is a shortcut. And when you study the shortcut, when you analyze the shortcut, it is, right? Well, it's not really God honoring. Like it goes against integrity and the ethics of the kingdom, right? So we need to really examine that. You know, maybe God has called you to be a businessman, maybe God has called you to be a professional and working professional. Maybe God has called you to do certain things, some projects in His kingdom for benefiting people. Yes, that's very noble. That's very good. But examine the method, okay? And it's a difficult call. You know, it's a difficult thing because, you know, not everyone wants to walk in that. Not everyone wants to. They just say, okay, this is how it is. You know, this is how the system is. This is how the world functions. So therefore let's do it, you know. But I'm in ministry. Never mind. You know, this is how the system is. I'm a man of God. I'm a woman of God. Never mind. This is how the system is. Let's go with the flow, okay? So the wrong methods come at a price. Wrong methods which are come at a price because God is not pleased. It might yield some success, some amount of success in the short run. But in the long run, it is not beneficial. We begin to reap what we are sowing. We begin to experience the, you know, whatever we have been actually putting, you know, the consequence of that. We begin to experience, okay? So methods, okay? Can God bless the method which is unrighteous? Can you pray such prayers even, right? So God bless this venture. God, I'm going to do this, this. I know it's not right in your eyes, but God, I'm going ahead. Please, you know, will God approve this, right? You know that He won't, okay? So the wrong methods. Okay, then the third thing is disobedience when it comes to finances, okay? This is, again, closely tied to wrong methods because once you receive the blessing, what you do with it, okay, disobedience. Look 16 and verse 10 says, He who is faithful in what is leased is faithful also in much. But He who is unjust in what is leased is unjust also in much. Okay, so what does that mean? That means that faithfulness is not about just being faithful in the big things, okay? Faithfulness and being just is also in the small things, right? Especially in the small things because here in Luke 16 is talking about, you know, the Lord is teaching and He's saying about faithfulness, about good stewardship and saying that, yeah, He who is faithful in the small things will be faithful in the big things also. And it's not the other way around. It's not that the person who is faithful in the big things need not be faithful in the small things, right? It starts with the small things. Are you faithful in it, right? So am I being faithful when it comes to finances, when it comes to God, you know, entrusting me with it? Am I being a good steward of it? Or am I being wasteful? Am I being faithful in the instructions that He's giving me? Okay, so Malachi 3, let's turn to Malachi chapter 3, talks about Malachi 3, chapter 3 verse 9. It's talking about, you know, tithing. You are cursed with a curse for you have wrought me, even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be food in my house. And try me now and this says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough for it, verse 11. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, says the Lord of hosts. And all the nations will call you, blessed for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of hosts. So you see that the whole thing is linked to people's heart and attachment with material things. So Lord is saying, you know, everything belongs to you. But he's instituting this whole principle of a tenth of it that we bring an offer to God as an act of worship. It's not that he requires it, he needs it, but he's put that in a principle so that we can come and we can bless God and we can worship him and acknowledge, you know, a lot of things, acknowledging that he is the provider, acknowledging that everything, you know, he is the one who blesses us. So it's a joyful act, right? Look at it that way. We come joyfully and bring the tithes and offerings and so he says in tithes and offerings are two different things. So we're going to, you know, after the section, we're going to look at, we're going to do a study on tithes and offerings, tithes, offerings, arms, you know, what is it, some arguments for it, some arguments against it and so on. So we're going to look at, you know, scripture and look at it so that that is clarified for us. People have questions. Where should I give my tithes? Should I do this? You know, is it okay if I don't, you know, have offerings and give offerings and so on. So, so disobedience when it comes to finances. Well, in this word, yes, yes, put down certain things it's actually for us to be blessed. If you look at it, you know, every commandment that he has put in, you know, every commandment, every instruction, it is to keep us safe. It is to bless us. It is to bring increase into our lives. It is so that at the end, we benefit out of it. It is that we are safe. It is that we have a long life. It is that we don't open the doors to the enemy. Anything that you look at. Now, you might say, God, you're a spoilsport God. You know, why can't I do this? Why can't I do that? But if you look at every commandment, every instruction, it is so that we might be kept safe. It is so that we might be blessed. So also when it comes to, you know, tithes and offerings, I will open the windows of heaven and pour out such blessing into your life. Okay. Then he says, I will rebuke the devourer for your sake. Right. So this is the Old Testament. Yes, it's an Old Testament principle which holds good across, you know, testaments. We're going to look at, you know, scriptures and we're going to see that as well. Right. Okay. So when it comes to obedience in finances, well, God desires to bless, but when it comes to disobedience, that acts as a hindrance. Right. That becomes a stump, that becomes a ceiling and that's a hindrance to walk in God given prosperity. Okay. Then also the opposition of the enemy. Okay. If we open those, like Maraka 3 talks about the devourer, 311 talks about the devourer and how what does the devourer do? He goes about destroying, you know, he says here, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field. So the devourer's only mission is to devour, is to make sure that, you know, whatever you worked for, the harvest is devoured, is destroyed. Okay. And the Lord is saying that, you know, I want to protect. I want to protect so that you get what you do, what is due to you, all the effort that you put in, that there will be fruitfulness. Right. So his promise is you will not destroy, the devourer will not destroy the fruit of the ground. So we see that there is the enemy who is real and he, his intention is to destroy. John 10, very clear, the enemy comes, the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. So destroy everything that God intends for us to walk in. Praise God that he is a defeated and he has, God has given us all authority, all authority has been given to him and he has vested that authority, delegated that authority to trample on serpents, scorpions and all the power, all the powers of the enemy. Right. So if we open the door for the enemy to walk in, if we are ignorant of the schemes of the enemy and if we willfully, you know, walk in rebellion against God, we are obviously you know, inviting the enemy to work in our lives. So, so then this happens in the opposition of the enemy and because of which he devours the fruit of our labor. Okay. So, so these are some, some, some more, some reasons, lack of wisdom. Okay, these last two things are quite practical, but some things that we do not associate with with God given prosperity. Okay, say that, okay, if God wants to give, he will give. Right. And the reason I'm not experiencing this is because God does not want me to have it. You know, if I have it, if God wants me to have it, I will never have it, but the thing is, you know, there are these things, there are these factors which really prevent or hinder God from pouring into our lives. Okay, one is lack of wisdom. Okay. Lack of wisdom, meaning when God brings into our lives, we need to have wisdom to handle it in the right way. If God brings success into our lives, how do you handle success? If God brings fruitfulness in ministry into our lives, how do we handle that? If God brings financial increase into our lives, do we have the wisdom to handle that? Okay, just think about this. Look at this verse, Proverbs 24 Okay, through wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established. By knowledge, the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Now we know that everything is tied to material finances. How is a house built? We know it's stone, cement in our day or wood. And how is it established and made strong? There are earthly materials. Okay, when you precious stones or pleasant things and good furniture or everything, how is it? Isn't it because you acquire it through whatever means, you buy it. But here it's very clear you know, it says wisdom it is built by wisdom, by knowledge the rooms are filled. Okay, it says a wise man is strong which means a man walks in wisdom who applies wisdom is strong. Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength. Okay, so knowledge wisdom is tied to finances is tied to the use of material wealth and the access to it as well. Okay, so wisdom right, so we can actually you know, people can put a lot of money into your hands but it just takes some time for it to all disappear. Right, because if you continue to use it, even if it's a big pile of money, one day it will become zero. If we don't have the wisdom how to use it, how to invest it how to save, so that it can be utilized over time. Right, so this lack of wisdom is something that can actually deplete whatever God is putting into our lives whatever God is bringing into our lives so that's something to seriously consider. Right, and the best part is again in James we see that if any of you lack wisdom we can ask God who gives to all liberally and that without ridicule. Let me just read that exact verse let him ask in faith without no doubting. So verse 5, if any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God who gives to all liberally and without reproach and it will be given to him. So wisdom is key. Wisdom is required, we need wisdom. Wisdom is tied to wisdom and knowledge is tied to strength strategy in war everything. Wisdom, by wise counsel you will wage your own war in a multitude of counselors there is prosperity. Now the last one if you look at this insufficient effort now what does that God to do with God given prosperity so does that mean that I need to work in order to receive God given prosperity well that is what God says the fact that God has different avenues of bringing prosperity into our lives and you say different avenues different means by which God brings wealth into our lives or finances into our lives so if there is insufficient effort in the sense that whatever he is entrusted to me if I do not work if I do not put in effort that means that flow is actually reduced and even stops look at Proverbs 10 verse 4 he who has a slack hand becomes poor but the hand of the diligent makes rich Eglises 9 verse 10 whatever you hand finds you to do it with all your might for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going so if you look at the wisdom of it say do it with all your might whatever your hands find you to do it he who has a slack hand becomes poor but the hand of the diligent makes rich which means that in all labor there is reward and we need to understand like the way God provides for us many times we think supernatural provision means that there is a knock on the door I open the door and the person stands there and he has an envelope which has a lot of cash he is just saying take somebody giving it to you well that is one scenario yes God does provide that way the other scenario is also you go to an interview and you attend the interview and you get an appointment letter in that particular organization whatever ministry you work with all your might faithfully work hard diligently at end of the month there is provision coming into your life so your employment or your work is also a means by which God supplies which God provides we should never forget that because we think that God provision is always it needs to be this way I don't ask and then people give or we need to understand that in effort, in labor God has given us some skills and abilities and is asking us to use that and in using that there is a reward for that labor okay we will stop here we will talk about tithes and offerings and arms and other things and also if there are any questions from this section we will look at that as well okay so thank you God bless, we will meet again bye bye