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Chapter 1
A Blessing or a Curse?
Prosperity. Is it a blessing or is it a curse?
The answer should be obvious. But oddly enough, in the
minds of many people, it’s not.
The reason is simple. Satan has spent years trying to confuse
the issue. And, for the most part, he has been successful.
He has frightened people into believing there’s something
inherently evil about money. He has promoted poverty by
spreading lies. “Poverty is noble,” he has said. “Poverty will
make you more pious.” “Poverty is God’s way of teaching you
a lesson.”
How many have been taken in by his deceptions?
Millions.
In fact, in some way, those lies have affected all of us. That’s
why it’s so important for us to go back to the Word of God and
find out what He has to say about the subject. Because until we
do, we’ll never be completely free to prosper. Never.
So let’s get it settled right here, right now. What’s the real
truth about poverty and prosperity? Which is the blessing?
Which is the curse?
You can find the answer to that question in Deuteronomy 28.
Beginning with verse 15, let’s read what God has to say there:
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto
the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his
commandments and his statutes which I command thee
this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and
overtake thee: [Now notice here God is about to list
curses, not blessings.] Cursed shalt thou be in the city,