 Okay, hope everyone's doing okay and hope you know these sessions are changing our idea, changing our idea about God. Yeah, it's meant to do that and also changing our perspective on perspective meaning the way we look at money that also supposed to change because we don't have to hide from money, you don't have to be, you know, you don't have to have double standards about money, right? We can be sure that this is what God thinks about money, therefore I'm going to be confident and this is what I'm going to think also and this is how I'm going to handle money, right? Finances, okay? Okay, why don't we pray and then we'll get started, right? Let's pray. Father God, we thank you for this day Lord, we thank you for bringing us here. Lord, we thank you for the treasure of revelation that's in your word, Lord, that you are quickening to our hearts by your Holy Spirit and I pray Father God that every Lord, every grain of truth Lord, that you are revealing to our hearts Lord, master will remain on good soil Father God and be nurtured and bear fruit Lord 30, 600 as your word says. Father, we pray that that we will be diligent to be doers of your word and not just hearers of your word Father God. I pray that we will take your word and Lord renew our thinking so that our behavior, the way we speak, the way we do things Lord, everything will change Father God. Be transformed by the renewing of our minds with the truth of your word Lord. Lord enable us to do that and enable us to walk with you God. We thank you Lord, we thank you. We give you all the praise at this time and we give you all the glory God. I just pray for those of us here Lord who need, Lord who need some ideas, who need some inspiration especially in the area of finances. Father God we, those who need wisdom, those who need inspiration and those who need strategies. Lord we pray for your anointing, for your grace, to bring that. Just go ahead and open your heart to God and say Lord I receive the wisdom that I need. I receive the strategy. Strategy is a series of steps that enables us to do something, maybe break through, maybe put things in place and also inspiration of the Holy Spirit. So ideas. So let's just open our hearts and say Lord I receive that even as you pour out by the power of your Holy Spirit. Yes Lord, we receive that in our hearts master. May we just bubble up, Lord, these ideas and strategies and inspiration Father God. Yes Lord, I pray that you'll reveal you'll speak to us as you only can. We thank you. We thank you. In Jesus' matchless name we pray. Amen. Amen. So last class we started with principles, right? Principles for divine strategy. Before that we looked at hindrances, like what are the bad years. Now we are looking at principles. The principle is it's a foundational truth, right? It is something very foundational meaning very basic and it's as important as a foundation is for a building. So it's a principle, something that works, something that's laid out in scripture. So we are looking at some of these things which are there in the Word of God, which actually are connected to divine prosperity, right? Okay, so let's look at, I think we looked at some of the principles that God laid down last class. So first thing is to put God first in our lives. To put God first in our lives. What does it mean to put God first in our lives? It means to esteem Him higher than anything else, right? It means that we consider Him as the final authority of wisdom, of ideas, of, you know, of anything, right? We go to Him, right? We are putting God first. It also means that whatever is on God's heart, okay, whatever matters to Him, whatever He honors or whatever, you know, He holds in high regard is what we will also hold in high regard. It's the same thing we will do also, right? So that is when we put God first. You know, it's, it does not simply mean that, okay, I sing a song about putting God first or I lift my hand and worship Him, you know, or I, you know, so many hours I spend in prayer. Yes, all that is good. But putting God first means that daily in our lives, right, all the truth of God's word, right, we, we hold it in high regard, not just as a theory, right? I know this, I know this is God's word. But when do you honor God, when you actually obey and put it to practice in your life? Simple things like, you know, do not lie or do not steal, right? All these things, how do we honor God? How do we put God first? Only when we actually take what He has said and apply it in our lives and use it daily in our lives. Otherwise we are not putting God first. We can say, God, I put you first, God in my life, but actually we are not. In action, we are not. In words, we could be. You could be saying, right, but in action, in lifestyle, we are not, okay? So that's what we see. The Lord Jesus is saying, Matthew chapter 6, verse 33, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added. All these things shall be added. So which means that when I put God first, that is the divine order, right? God says, okay, all these things. And if you look at that whole chapter, He's talking about things that Gentiles are seeking. So people who do not have a relationship with God, who do not have the knowledge of God, they are seeking all these things. These are legitimate needs, food, clothing, shelter, right? These are what the Gentiles are seeking, but the Lord is saying, you put first the kingdom of God and seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added, right? Shall be part of your life, right? So that's a very important principle, right? Okay, let's just look at, you know, God's principles. I think we looked at the first one, doing what God wants you to be doing, okay? So we looked at the example of Joseph, Joseph in Genesis 39. The Lord was with Joseph, and Joseph was successful, right? In all that he did, in all that he did, wherever he was, in whatever condition he was, whatever environment he was, now that's very important, right? Whatever environment he was in, whether it's a prison, whether it's a, you know, the owner of the slaves, whether it was that house, or in the palace, he was successful, right? Because God was with him, and he was doing what God wanted him to do, right? He lived in righteousness, right? The second thing, second principle that we look at is to practice righteousness, okay? We know what is right, we know what is the truth, so we sometimes even preach what is the truth, right? But do we practice what is the truth, right? Do we practice righteousness, okay? If you look at Psalm chapter 1, okay, the book of Psalms chapter 1, this is what we see, right? It talks about a man who's planted, who's, yeah, it talks about a man, blessed is the man, who walks not in the council of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful, but his delight is in the law of the Lord. So the first verse talks about, okay, this is how a man practices righteousness, right? This is how he's practicing righteousness, he this is how he's living, how he is walking not, which means he's not living in the council of the ungodly, okay? Which means ungodly council, a council which is unrighteous council, okay, not the right one or not something that is opposite of God's standards, so he does not walk in the council of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, what does that mean? Or stands in the path of sinners, or stands in the path of sinners, does it mean that when a sinner comes and you're there and you don't stand in the same way, what does it mean? I won't use these steps because you walked these steps, what does it mean? Nor stands in the path of sinners. You're not following the sinners footsteps, you're not kind of getting encouraged to follow what he or she is doing. So which means the choices, the kind of lifestyle, right? The decisions, whatever, you know, a sinner, which means that the life is totally against God, against God's standards, that we make a decision, this man makes a decision not to do that, not to do that same thing, having recognized that that is against God, okay? So it says here that blessed is the man, blessed is such a man, right, who walks not, who stands not in the path of the sinners, now sits at the seat of the scornful. Now what is the scornful? These are people who make fun, make fun of everything and especially something that is right and something that is God honoring and God pleasing. He says I will not sit in that, I will not, you know, not even be part of that, you know, that conversation or whatever it is, right? So you're saying, so the son is saying blessed is such a man, blessed is such a person, okay? So when we practice that, there is obviously the blessing that follows, okay? The blessing that follows. So scripture is very clear, blessed is such a man, okay? Now, then why do we fear that? Why do we fear not doing that? Maybe we fear rejection, right? Maybe we fear rejection, maybe we fear ridicule, rejection meaning, you know, hey, this guy need not be part of this group or this person need not be part of this group because he's doing the right thing, he's too righteous, right? So maybe we fear rejection, right? Or maybe we fear ridicule, like what if they make fun of me, what if they laugh at me? You know, saying this guy or this woman is so old fashioned, times have changed. Just open your eyes and look around, times have changed, you are so old fashioned, maybe we fear ridicule and then people laughing, right? People cancelling us in today's terms, right? So maybe because of that, we feel that or maybe because of some kind of persecution or some kind of backlash, right? Something that we might receive because of doing this, because of walking in the path of the righteous, because of not standing in the council of the ungodly. But if you look at verse 2, it says, his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law he meditates day and night. So his delight is in the law of the Lord, his delight is in the word of God, his delight is in God's ways, God's standards. Now God's desires are something that he delights in, right? His delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law he meditates. You know, he thinks about it, he gives adequate time to think deeply about the word of God, about the ways of God. And it says in verse 3, he shall be like a tree. He shall be like a tree. What kind of tree? A tree that is planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season. Then whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper. Now either this is true or this is false. But we know that God's word is true. It's infallible. So he's laid out a principle saying, this is something that you need to do. This is a principle for divine prosperity. Yes, there could be many shortcuts, there could be many ways by which one can get wealth, right? But saying this is how a righteous person will live, right? And when that person does this, he will be like a tree and he will be like a tree that bears its fruit in season, right? Which means that there is fruitfulness. You know, sometimes we see trees, we wonder, you know, when will this bear fruit, right? There's something defective about the tree or, you know, it's not getting the right nutrition, right? Like back home, there are some coconut trees where we live and these trees, you know, doesn't bear fruit. We're wondering, you know, when and even if it bears, it is very small, right? So because there's not adequate nutrition, nothing has been done to, you know, to make sure that there are enough fertilizers or, you know, whatever infection is there in the tree, whatever infestation is there that is taken care of, you know, maybe, you know, not those adequate care has been taken, right? So it's not really receiving the nutrition in order to bear fruit, but this tree, it's planted by the waters, planted by the reverse. It's bearing fruit and its leaves shall not wither, right? So that is the promise that we have. You know, there are several other scriptures that we can look into and meditate on. Let's move on to the third principle. Third principle is something like a shock. It says, diligent work, hard work, focused, intentional work is also a principle for divine prosperity. Okay, we understand that. It is a principle for divine prosperity, which means that God wants to provide, what is divine prosperity? What is divine prosperity? We looked at it. Somebody looked back at the notes and told me, what is divine prosperity? We looked at the definition, right? God is at the center of it. Yeah, somebody just read out, what is divine prosperity? You found the place? Anyone online? Let's read it out. Yadik Shah, you... What? What God has said in His word. That's a subject we are studying, right? Yeah. Okay. What is divine prosperity? It's there in the notes. It's a fundamental truth for His people to prosper. Fundamental... What is divine prosperity? Let's see. It's there in the notes. Turn, turn. Even before we started with principles, entrances, even God's heart to prosper us, right? And God's guarantee to prosper us. Even before all that, we looked at this God given. Come on. Someone, quickly. Yeah, okay. Gertrude is speaking. No, I can't hear actually. Do we have... Is it on mute? Yeah, I can hear it. Master, divine prosperity is to prosper, to be successful in any venture. So, what is prosperity then? Yeah, but it's there in the notes. Yeah, Gertrude, thank you for that response, but... Okay, Lucy, living and operating according to God. No, it's actually, you know, covers a whole lot of things. Yeah, Lucy, I see that. Experience divine prosperity. Yeah. Okay, Sanjay says page 19. So, somebody turn to page 19. Okay. Oh, they're looking at this. Okay. These notes, okay. Okay. So, what is divine prosperity? Quickly, quickly, someone. Okay, or I'll read it out. Yeah, biblical prosperity, right? Divine prosperity. Oh, sorry. Yeah, it is divine prosperity. Right? Divinely enabled success, growth and increase. Yeah, so, divinely enabled, which means God enabled. Right? When you say divine prosperity, it is biblical prosperity. And it's God enabled prosperity. What is the second one? Sorry, God enabled success, growth and increase through divinely appointed, which means God appointed means or ways or methods, right? For divinely appointed purposes, God appointed purposes. Okay, so, that's biblical or that's divine prosperity. Okay. So, the thing is this, when we look at divine prosperity, we may not connect work with prosperity. So, we may make the connection, okay. I need to work, then I will get money, I will earn, and I will, you know, have some kind of increase, or if I do some business, I will get money. Yes, we know that. Right? But do we understand that divine prosperity or God enabled success, growth and increase, God appointed methods, work is also part of that. Right? Work is also part of that. Whatever labor or work God has for us. Right? That is also one of the ways in which God wants to bring his prosperity into our lives. Okay? So, many times we look at prosperity or God's ways of blessing me is maybe someone gives, when I don't, you know, expect it or someone gifts something, someone says, you know, this car is yours or this bike is yours or, you know, this much money is yours, and we think that that is the only way by which God can actually bring prosperity into my life. Forgetting that work is something that is God appointed. Right? Work is God appointed. Work is not a bad word. Okay? Because we see in scripture, you know, Genesis 2 verse 15, that God creates man, God puts man and gives man the responsibility to tend to the garden and to keep it. Okay? Do we see that? Right? Then God, the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and to keep it. Which means to work. Right? You work. You plow. You do something. You guard it. Keeping it is that. To guard it. Right? So, when was this done? Was it before the fall or after the fall? Before the fall. Before the fall. Okay? The Hebrew word for tend, which means work and serve and labor, to keep it means to guard and protect. Right? Attend to So, in the eyes of God, work is not something that is sinful. Or work is not something that is cursed. Right? So, God, for God, this is another way, avenue for prosperity. Right? This is another way. We know God's heart for prosperity. Right? For prospering His people. We've kind of journeyed so far in the course and so we know that we've understood that God's heart is to bless. God's heart is to prosper. He's not against prospering His people. Right? Success, growth, increase, which includes finances, material blessings. We looked at the Old Testament. We look at all these people and we looked at their lives and how God has, how God had blessed them. Right? We looked at, you know, and all these examples. So, we understand that's God's heart. But now, we just need to make the connection that work is also God's design. Work is also God's plan and work is important in God's eyes. You know, suppose He gives, you know, you get a job or you get a work, you know, employment somewhere, that is God's way to prosper you. Right? But you might say, okay, you know, but I'm studying in Bible college. You know, why should I go and work? Right? I'm called for ministry. Yeah, maybe. Maybe you call for, you know, a ministry, quote unquote, full-time ministry, maybe in church or maybe, you know, in any organization. Yeah, that's fine, perfectly. Okay. Okay, you know, but you're also doing the work of ministry. Right? You're doing the work of ministry. And maybe God has called you to the, you know, the business world or, you know, God has called you elsewhere, right? To work, you know, to work in some company, some organization, maybe in the government. Well, that has got a pointed way to prosper. So we're looking at these principles and we see that, you know, diligent work is also part of it. So when we are working, when we see that it is the design of God, we're not doing something that is against what God has given. God can bring prosperity and God will enable His plans and purposes to prosper us through that very job or through that employment or through that business. Okay. So that is, that is not something, you know, sometimes we think, okay, that is not sacred, doesn't feel spiritual enough. Well, what did God do in the garden? He said, okay, you look after the garden, right? Do some gardening, plant something, water it. So how should I work? Right? That's, that's something that we need to see. Proverbs 10 and verse four. Okay. Proverbs 10, verse four. Okay. What does it say? Proverbs 10, verse four. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Okay. So he who has a slack hand, meaning slack means lazy and to delay, right? You're just dragging your feet. You're not attentive enough. You're not energetic enough. All right. Doing the work, but then, you know, you're just doing it for the sake of doing it, you know, you're not doing it on time, you're not doing it well. But he who's diligent, it means to be, to put in an effort, to be prompt, to labor, etc. So it says, the one who is diligent, he is rich. He, but the hand of the diligent makes rich, which means that when the person puts in a good work and he's diligent, then the result is different. The result is something that is something that we want. Okay. Let's look at one more scripture. Proverbs six, verse nine. Okay. Proverbs six, verse nine. Actually verse six onwards. This is, this is, you know, this is what we, the instruction to look at some insect. Okay. Something so small, something so insignificant. Okay. In order to learn a lesson. Okay. That's what we see, right? Go to the ant, you slugger, meaning you lazy person. Go to the ant, consider her ways and be wise. So which means you, saying, God is saying, you know, in nature, there are lessons to be learned. In nature, there is a spiritual lesson to be learned. Okay. So you're saying, go to the ant, consider her ways and be wise, which having no captain over seer or ruler provides her supplies in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest. Verse nine, how long will you slumber or slugger? How long, like, when will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler and your need like an armed man. Okay. So a lot of saying, go to nature itself. Go to the things that I have created and learn a lesson about work, learn a lesson about diligent work. So here's something spiritual that God is saying, you know, you look at nature, something of the natural world and learn a spiritual principle, which is you need to work with diligence. You know, you have to keep away laziness and complacency far away from you. So God is not against us resting. We need rest for refreshing. We need rest for our bodies and minds to be recharged and renewed. And definitely God is not against that. In fact, scripture says the Lord gives his beloved sleep and sleep is necessary for us as human beings. We are not machines. God knows that. We sleep, we rest and that's how he has designed our bodies. So he's not against rest, but he's definitely against complacency and laziness. So saying, okay, this is the kind of work we need, you know, diligent work. And diligent work is a vehicle or an avenue or an instrument in God's hands to prosper us. It's a divine principle. So we should never forget that. I'm working, don't think, okay, I'm doing something very less spiritual or I'm doing something that is, you know, that is not God approved. I'm like a second-class citizen. Suppose you, you know, you God's plan for you is to work and then you go and work somewhere and maybe at the same time you're doing ministry. You know, don't look at it like, you know, one who's doing full-time ministry, you know, they are first-class citizens. But for me, I'm like second and third and, you know, somewhere down the line. No, this is God appointed. And this is the quality of work that is expecting, right, to be on time, to have a good attitude, to be productive, to be willing to grow, etc. Right. So that's another principle. Okay, so what is it? What is the fourth one? Another principle is put your faith in God. Right. Very simple. But you believe God. You believe God for a good harvest. You believe God for productivity. You believe God for breakthrough. You believe God for that sale. You believe God for that increase. You believe God. And whatever we have learned as principles of faith, put it to good use. Right. What is it that you have learned about faith? Tell me, what did you learn about faith to exercise faith? Okay, so how does one exercise faith? Sorry, put that into practice. So, yeah, example, we learned about faith, right, last semester. Okay. And I think Sunday after Sundays this year, we've been looking at faith. If you're attending the services. Okay, faith is like a muscle. It needs to be used or exercised. Yeah. So how do we exercise faith? Sorry. Faster we can exercise faith by believing and expecting things that we don't see. Right. So that is one principle in faith, that when you pray, you believe that you've received. Well, these are things that we've learned. Right. You pray, we believe that we've received. Okay. Then bless you saying, speak out, declare. I speak to the challenges, the mountains, declare, make a faith confession. So we know it's not like a mantra that we chant or, you know, some formula, but it comes from a place of intimacy with Jesus, right, from a place of faith in Him, from a walk with Him, intimate walk with Him. And He is said, speak to the mountain. So we speak. Yeah. What else? Faith comes by hearing, like hearing the Word of God. So Romans 10 talks about it. So, so, which means I incline my ear to hear God's Word so that I increase in faith. You know, Romans 4, 4th chapter, when you read about the faith of Abraham, right. So that's a good place to learn. Okay. How do I put to practice? Right. He believed God, it says. Right. He believed when things were hopeless. Right. When, what was contrary to hope, in hope, He believed. Okay. Let, maybe we can just quickly look at Romans 4. Okay. Okay. Romans chapter 4 versus, where do we start? Okay. Maybe we can look at verse 17 onwards. As it is written, I've made you father of many nations in the presence of Him whom He believed. Okay. God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. So He believed God. He understood, this is the kind of God whom I worship. Right. Who calls those things that do not exist as though they were. So you believe God. We get to know Him personally. We get to know Him intimately. Right. Know more about Him. Right. He's creator. He's a miracle worker. Right. He's the deliverer. He's the mountain mover. Right. So you get to know about Him. Okay. Verse 18 says, who contrary to hope, in hope, believed. Okay. So which means not only when I'm, when people are singing praise and worship, you know, when I'm in church and everybody's saying hallelujah and amen. Right. Maybe standing up and applauding and wow, that's it. After you step out of the four walls of the church or the church service, what it is. Okay. So He says, who contrary to hope, in hope, believed. So which means when things are hopeless. Right. In the place of work, in the business, when things are hopeless, He still had hope. What is hope and expectation that something good will happen. Right. He hoped in God. Okay. So in hope, believed. Okay. So that He became. So when He had this kind of hope, even when things were hopeless, He became, He changed and He actually became whom God had told that He will become. What did God say? God said, you'll be the father of many nations. Right. So He became. Then what do we see? Verse 19. Okay. It says, not being weak in faith, He did not consider His own body. By the way, all this we have learned last semester. Okay. I'm just repeating it. Okay. Not being weak in faith, He did not consider His own body already dead, which means that He did not consider the fact. Okay. He did not deny the fact. It says, yeah, He did not consider His own body. He was an old man, his wife, Sarah, Baron for many years. He did not consider the fact. Okay. The fact is this. Doctors report says this. The business, you know, economic times says this. That is the fact. But He went beyond the fact. It says here, He was, He did not, not being weak in faith, which means that He was strong in faith. He did not consider the fact. He went beyond the fact on to God's word. Okay. On to what God was saying. Then verse 20. Okay. He did not waver. What does waver mean? Yeah. Waver means doubt. Sorry. Gautra. Waver means doubt. Yeah. So, which means you, you keep changing your mind, right? You just flip flop, right? One day you think like this, and the other day, maybe, you know, think this, maybe God is forgotten, maybe God does not want this. So, you know, He did not waver at the promise of God. So, God had promised, God had spoken. And at the time we received the promise, it seemed so good. It seemed like we were so full of it. Wow. God has spoken, God has promised. Yes, I know it will come true. But three weeks down the line, God, are you there? Where are you, God? Did you really speak? Right. So, He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief. Yes. You know, we know that He made mistakes, and He listened to, you know, and then He, you know, He birthed something of the flesh that continues to plague humanity and all that. So, we, you know, we know that. But He came back, right? And it says, He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith. That's another thing. He did not waver, but He was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, right? Which means praise and worship. He was just praising God, honoring God. He gave glory to God. And as a result of which, He was strengthened in faith, it says here, right? And being verse 21, this is the last thing. Being fully convinced, fully persuaded, saying, God has said it. He was fully convinced because of praising God and honoring God and coming to that place of walking with God. He's fully convinced that what God had promised, He will perform. He will bring to completion, right? So, we are called to have faith. And this kind of faith is not just for, you know, I don't know, maybe deceiving healing or a breakthrough. It is for the place of work as well, right? For the business, for the place of work, to have faith, right? And to do things in faith so that it can be an avenue for a pathway for God to provide. It's like a tap. It's like a pipe, right? So that God can actually provide our bring about divinely enabled prosperity or divinely appointed work and methods, right? So it's exciting, right? So which means it changes the way we look at work, right? Okay. Any questions? Anything that you want to add? Anything? Okay. So that's diligent work, right? To be a diligent worker, to have faith in God, use the principles of faith. Okay. Then what's the next one? Speak God's word of prosperity over your life. And that's something, you know, that's a principle of faith that we saw. To speak God's word of prosperity over your life. Okay. So we learned all about what God says, what God's thoughts are about prospering you, about prospering me, right? Does God want to prosper you? Are you sure? So how sure are you? Very sure. And what is your surety? I mean, the fact that you are sure, what is it based on? Based on, it should be based on the revelation of God's word, nothing else, not the opinion of man, not because, hey, I heard this in Biblical prosperity class. No, it cannot be, right? It cannot be the words of man, right? It has to be based on the revelation of God's word, which means you, I see the, you know, I see what is written here, but Holy Spirit, can you make it, give me a revelation in my heart? Because we need to base our life on this, we're going to base our life on this, right? And so we need to be sure, need to be sure, convinced fully, so that we can be persuaded fully to stand in faith, right? So we speak God's word of prosperity. We say, God, this is what you've said. And so God, I speak that, I declare that over my life. I just want to declare God that I am blessed. I am blessed like the tree that is planted by the rivers of water. Yes, Lord, I will bear fruit in its season. My, the leaves will not wither, right? And I will be like that tree, right? And I will walk in victory. I will be like, you know, the, probably 18, what it says, you know, a man shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth, from the produce of his lips, he shall be filled. And the other principle, verse 21, death and life are in the power of the tongue. And those who love it will eat its fruit. So, so you declare and say, you know, I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, right? And I have access to this grace through faith, right? If Christ has already paid the price, he has made this accessible to me, but I have access to it through faith, right? He's already blessed me. And it talks about Galatians. We read about the fact that, you know, he became a curse for me so that I might receive the blessings of Abraham in Christ Jesus, right? So we have all this proof. We have all these verses. So we begin to speak that over our lives. We begin to declare that over our lives, right? And the best time to do that is when things are going fine, right? We're not in a crisis and things are going fine and that's the best time. Emotionally, you are okay, right? That's the best time to start speaking and building strength in our lives and saying, you know, this is who I am and this is what God has promised for me. This is what God has made available for me through his blood. You know, how do we have access to all this? Because of the shed blood of Christ, right? That is what it is. It's the greatest sacrifice which has made all this possible, which has reversed the curse, right? So the blessing of Abraham, I can receive it, right? So speak God's words of God's word of prosperity. It's not man's word. God's word of prosperity, right? And lastly, we look at, I'm sorry, I think there's Samo. We look at, you know, we honor God in our finances and under that we're going to look at, you know, tithing and offering and so on. So yeah, so we're going to look at all that but we honor God with our finances. Sometimes we separate that, okay? Whatever money is there and, you know, how do I worship God with money and, you know, there seems to be a confusion but we need to honor God with our finances. The way we honor God is when we give to the work of God. We give for the work of the kingdom of God, right? Wherever it is, whatever God puts in your heart and, you know, in 2 Corinthians we see Paul writing and this is what he says, you know, let's go there. 2 Corinthians 9 and verse 6, okay? So, you know, we'll be coming back to it next class but this is what he says but this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Now this is a, this is a practical wisdom in agriculture. So you sow more seeds, you get more in return, right? So he states that and then he says, so let each one give. So in the same way, let each one give how? As he purposes in his heart, okay? Not because somebody's telling you to give, not because somebody's saying or forcing you and saying, okay, you know, brother, this is, we need it desperately, we need this for the work of ministry, please give. And then you are like, oh, should I give? Should I not? Oh man, he's asking me over and over again, let me give. No, saying you, as you purpose in your heart, as you decide, right? So let one, let each one give verse 7, as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly. Grudgingly means you hesitate, yeah, you know, you're just dragging your feet, you're taking your time and you're saying, should I not, you know, should I, I don't feel like giving, but because he's asking, I want to give, or he'll trouble me again, so I want to give, not grudgingly or of necessity. Oh, for God loves a cheerful giver, which means you purpose in your heart and you wholeheartedly give and God loves the cheerful giver. Verse 8, and God is able to make all grace abound toward you. God is able, right, make all grace, unmerited favor, abound towards you, abundance, that you having all sufficiency in all things may have an abundance for every good work. Just listen to that, that you having all sufficiency in all things may have an abundance for every good work. You see the heart of God. Again, God's heart for man, God's heart for finances in man comes through. He's able to make all grace abound towards us, that we having all sufficiency for everything that we may have abundance for every good work. So when we honor God with our finances, when we give to the work of his kingdom. So we'll stop here today and next class we'll go on to giving and look more into it. Thank you so much.