The rich young ruler in Mark 10:17 was locked into earth-bound, natural thinking and Jesus wanted to bring him out of it. To give on the level Jesus asked of this man was not natural. This man would have to let go of everything he had known and trust and take hold...

What do we see when we look up at the stars on a clear night? Seeing the estimated 6,000 stars visible on the clearest night is all we need to realize that God does things in a big way. And even the magnificence of those 6,000 stars isn’t the whole picture. Science...

The parable Jesus taught in Matthew 25 regarding the three servants each receiving talents of money when their lord was going away is very clear. Upon the lord’s return, the one servant who had only kept his one talent hidden had it taken away from him and given to...

The prophet Ezekiel shed further light on the principle of giving. Notice Ezekiel 44:30: “The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you shall give to the priest the first of your...

There were many people around Jesus who did not understand His perspective of a lifestyle of giving. This is evidenced in the account when a lavish offering was given to Jesus: Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had...

God first spoke to Abram that He would establish an entrance into every nation on earth through a covenant. God was preparing to bring His dream of blessing mankind into reality, and He needed a man to begin this process with. Abram, who would later be called...

God is committed to bring His increase to us and destroy all that Satan has done to pervert His plans for people. We can rise up, cut the root of the enemy’s power, and receive all that God has destined for our lives. To understand how God’s people are going to...

The fulfillment of all the callings and plans that God has planted in the hearts of His people has never been nearer than it is in our generation. One day the Holy Spirit spoke some very startling words to Dennis. He said, “This message of bringing wealth into the...

The natural power of wealth has influenced every society from the beginning of history. Money has been at the center of the rise and fall of every great empire. Whoever controlled the wealth could control governments and nations. The god of this world, Satan, has...

There is another man who had a remarkable experience of receiving the transfer of wealth from the world. Second Chronicles gives us the account of Jehoshaphat becoming king in Israel and receiving an abundance of wealth. Yet, he nearly lost it all when he allied...

One of Jacob’s sons, Joseph, was used by God to bring the wealth of Egypt and other nations in that region to Israel. When Joseph received two God-given dreams foretelling his future position of power he was hated and betrayed by his own family. But by the end of...

Throughout biblical history God has brought abundant wealth to many of His people. When we begin to study it, the pattern becomes very evident. That pattern began with God’s covenant partner, Abram. He was made wealthy shortly after he began to walk with God. In a...