Turnaround

If you are a born-again believer, then you already have millionaire status on the inside of you. Now, I know that may be a bit hard to accept, but pay close attention to what I said. I didn’t say you are destined to become a millionaire. What I said was you have 

millionaire status.

By that I mean God not only wants you to be wealthy, He has also done everything necessary for you to walk and live in financial prosperity, and how our being wealthy benefits His kingdom and His purpose.

Look at what Deuteronomy 8:18 says: “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”

First, we must understand what this verse means when it says God gives us “power.” The word “power” in this scripture has nothing to do with strength or authority. It’s talking about our ability. Or, in other words, it’s saying God has placed inside us certain skills, talents or abilities that, when properly applied, can be used to cause us to gain wealth.

But what I really want you to notice is what that verse says before power is even mentioned. It says we are to “remember the Lord thy God.”

Why? Because, according to the Bible, He is our Provider. He is the One who gives us the 

power. That’s the key to this verse, and it’s also the key to walking in prosperity.

You see, before we can ever begin to deal with the power God has given us to “get 

wealth,” we have to first settle the issue regarding the Provider. The power is already there. 

But we can’t just exercise power to get wealth, or anything else for that matter, without first acknowledging the power source. If we don’t, we are headed for trouble because we will mess things up.

Money exerts a great influence on our lives, because it takes us from one level of living 

to another. If we don’t have the proper connection with God, and a real understanding of wealth, then we won’t know how to handle what God has given us.

When we have achieved success (when we’re living in our dream houses or driving our 

nice cars, and have plenty of money in the bank) it’s easy to fall into the trap of pride. We look at all we have, and the next thing you know we’re bragging and boasting about what we did, or how we made things happen instead of giving God the glory.

Sure, our prosperity may have come as a result of exercising our gifts and talents, but that doesn’t mean we can take the credit. God gave us those gifts and talents. We simply put them to work the way He intended, and now we’re reaping the benefits.

Anything short of giving God the glory amounts to pride. And the Bible is strong in its stand against pride. Proverbs 16:18 warns, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” 

God is the source of our power to get wealth. He is our Provider, and we should acknowledge that from the very beginning.

Evangelist Curtis Davidson