Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. - 1 Timothy 1:15

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." - Mark 2:17

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

How to overcome Financial Crisis in Life!!! - by Pastor Benny Hinn

A Mighty Word for you …..
Dear Partner,
Everyone is talking about the financial crisis! It is on the news everywhere. And people all around the globe seem to be afraid of what is happening in the United States as well as the world’s major markets.

I am writing to tell you that all is well for those who believe and practice the word of God!

I am not sending this letter to repeat to you what you already know, nor am I writing to remind you of the frightening news that is bombarding us every day. Nor do I want to go over what the world keeps talking about.

I am writing this letter to personally remind you what God has said to us all along. I want to strengthen you in your faith.

You and I know that financial crisis have come and gone, yet God’s people who truly trust the Lord have prospered both in times of plenty and in times of lack!

In fact, according to God’s Word, His hand is always revealed in times of lack. For example, as recorded in Genesis 26, Isaac prospered supernaturally and miraculously, while king Abimelech and the Philistines all around suffered great loss and famine. Isaac was not affected, not even for one minute!

Look at Genesis 26:14: “For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the philistines envied him.” That happened after Isaac sowed seed during famine, an unnatural thing to do, yet he received a hundredfold harvest within months! And king Abimelech and the philistines experienced financial disaster daily. They were so envious that finally the king came and asked Abraham’s blessed son to leave: “And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we” (Genesis 26:16).

After Isaac left, the philistines realized more than ever how much Isaac had been blessed. And without the blessing upon him, they would have lost their own lives. King Abimelech and the leaders came to him:

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, Seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD” (Genesis 26:27-29)

What God did for Isaac, He did with Abraham previously; then He did it again with Jacob afterward and repeatedly with His people Israel.

As a result, we are told, “He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword….At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh” (Job 5:19-20, 22).

The righteous laugh in the face of famine!

The Bible declares that God will satisfy us financially and physically, even in times of famine and financial chaos: “The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil tme: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied” (Psalm 37:18-19).

What God has done, He still does. What God has done, He will continue to do. This is not the time to fear! This is the time to trust and rejoice in the LORD, for his promises are “yea and amen” –they cannot fail.

The Bible goes on to tell us, “Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God” (2 Corinthians 9:11).

God Almighty wants to prosper and bless you. That is God’s plan for you. All he is looking for is your obedience. As you trust only in the LORD, the Bible tells us:

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7-8)

Did He not promise that He would open the windows of heaven “that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10)?

Did not the son of God Himself also tell us, “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” (Luke 6:38)?

These are not promises of lack. These are promises of supernatural abundance that are beyond our comprehension!

And the door to supernatural provision, even during famine and chaos, is through obedience and faithfulness to God’s word. As long as believers support the work of God, they have nothing to fear; but those who do not support the work of God and the spreading of His Gospel do not enjoy that same protection and have much to fear.

Giving to the work of the Lord-I repeat!-giving to the work of the Lord is the secret to abundance! When we join hands with Jesus Christ and give to his work-spreading His Gospel to the ends of the earth-He has guaranteed that we cannot and will not lack financially! The same cannot be said of those who do not give to His work, so I encourage and urge every believer to protect yourself and your family by being generous with the work of God.

All you have to do to secure your present and future is give to the Lord’s work and let your faith be established in God’s Word. The Lord even promised to bless and prosper and protect your children and your children’s children.

When you give to God, you build a wall of protection around you and your family. You cannot lose! It is impossible for you to lose, for your guarantee comes from the highest authority in heaven and on the earth.

I am sending you this letter to remind you of God’s promise and to tell you that as long as your trust is in the Lord, you stand on solid, unmovable, unshaken ground!

Do not let the world or the news weaken your faith in the mighty God of heaven and earth. God is not a man that he should lie. His promises are eternal, and your life and future are safe. You will be safe forever as long as you trust the Lord.

So today, as you obey His precious Word and give to His glorious Gospel, He promises to increase you “on every side” (Psalm 71:21). Remember, every time you give, the Gospel will be preached, for it is your giving that enables me to preach the Gospel around the world, with the Holy Spirit confirming His word with signs following.

Proverbs 3:9-10 declares, “Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall they barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”

Give today to the Lord, for surely He will fulfill His Word! Honor Him today with your substance. Honor Him with the first-fruits of all your increase. And He promises in His eternal Word that your barns will be filled with plenty and your presses will burst out with new wine!

Listen to this wonderful promise and apply it to your life-in fact substitute your name as you read it: “He [you] shall be like a tress planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his [your] fruit in his [your] season; his [your] leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he [you] doeth shall prosper” (Psalm 1:3).

So today, sow your seed for the work of the Lord and for the Gospel of His Son, our most beloved Lord Jesus. Then go to peace and tranquility that passes all understanding. And when you wake in the morning, you will awaken with a song in your heart, for the Lord rejoices over you in singing.

Sow your seed today, and the God who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask and think will surely prosper you, bless you, and increase you without measure!

Remember that your greatest days ahead. Your future is healthier than your past, brighter than your past, and more prosperous than your past!

Thank You for being my precious partner.

We know it is “ not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6)…
Preaching the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ,
teaching the unchanging word of God,
and expecting the mighty and miraculous
power of the Holy Spirit,
Benny Hinn