Two of the greatest areas of concern in life are wealth and health. As we age, these become even more important. In light of this, the Epistle of III John has a very interesting verse.

3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Think about this: it is nothing for us to talk after fellowship or church about things that affect our health and nutrition and then to study nutrition during the week. But the subject of finances has been stigmatized for hundreds of years to the end that most Christians don’t speak much about it.

Our adversary, the devil, has attacked the subject of health, to the end that many Christians believe it is God’s will for them to be sick. This enemy also, through devilish doctrines, has caused many Christians to believe that if you have much money you must have gotten it through shady means, and that you are greedy. The devil has put forth that the most humble people are poor.

A good friend of mine, Rev. Mike Verdicchio, wrote a book and produced a CD on healing that are very good. The book shows that it is God’s will for you to be whole – that by the stripes of Jesus Christ, you were healed.

Some people feel that prosperity and health are inextricably interwoven:

• Great wealth but bedridden?
• Great health but in poverty?

God wants us to have both together. Great health AND prosperity. These are two of the biggest areas of concern in many people’s lives. It is the desire of God that we are all prosperous and healthy.

If both health and prosperity are part of God’s will, then both should be acceptable to study.

Christianity has taught that if you speak of money then you are greedy. If to desire great health is to desire God’s will for your life, then to desire great prosperity should be just as acceptable as part of God’s will for your life. A steady diet of teaching from God’s Word, listened to every day, could prosper your soul, increase your believing, and increase your understanding of God’s Word.

Could that, then, have an impact on your prosperity and health? Change your life?

This subject of prosperity should be part of our life as much as any other part of walking with and for God is. My goal is to help get to the root of what God promises about prosperity and then believe that.

As you read my book Poverty vs Wealth and find things you can use, think on this:

Psalm 119:97-100 MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients because I keep thy precepts.

Notice that the Psalmist says he meditated on God’s Word all the day. Because he did that, God gave him wisdom above all his enemies. And that as he meditated on the scriptures, he had more understanding than all his teachers. Last of all, he says that because he kept God’s precepts or God’s Word, he had more understanding than the ancients. WOW!

As you read and think and read and think, ask God to teach you. He will. Your understanding will grow and grow. As you put His Word into action, He will teach you even more. Understanding is a growing process. You may not get it all the first day or even the first year. Being faithful to thinking on His Word and incorporating it into your life will bring great understanding and will be of great profit to you and the family, and the house that you are building.

This learning is all part of The Prosperous Life.

Pro 14:1a Every wise woman buildeth her house….