John F Avanzini - Gods debt-free guarantee

This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Rev. John Boden a faithful friend and partner in this ministry. While our friendship was short, the memory of it will last forever.

Contents

My Declaration of Acceptance of God's Debt-Free Guarantee

Gods Debt-Free Guarantee

... the king ... will... make his fathers house free in Israel.

1 Samuel 17:25

Few people realize how big the reward David received for killing Goliath really was. The Word of God tells us that besides winning two other valuable prizes, the king cancelled every single debt David's father owed or ever would owe.

Just think about it for a moment. By simply allowing God to use him, a little shepherd boy received a debt-free guarantee from the highest authority in his nation. Keep in mind that David was a part of his father's house in the same way that David's children would be a part of David's household. Therefore, when David brought an end to Goliath's reign of terror, he brought an end to the bondage of debt over not only his father's life, but his own life as well.

An Extensive Guarantee

Notice that David's debt-free guarantee was powerful because the word of the king backed it up. Let's take a closer look at Scripture and see exactly what the king promised to do for the person who would slay the giant called "Goliath."

... Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make hisfather's housefree in Israel

1 Samuel 17:25

Scripture tells us there would be three rewards for the person who killed the giant. First of all, the king would give the overcomer great financial riches. He would also allow him to marry his daughter. These two rewards meant the overcomer would live like a king. Beyond that, he would receive a prize that would change everything for bis father's family. The entire family of the giant-slayer would live the rest of their lives totally free from the bondage of debt. This is the part of the promise I would like to focus your attention on in this book. I want to show you, step by step, how to lay hold on God's debt-free guarantee and put it to work in your life.

Stripped Naked

Let me now draw your attention to another important piece of information this portion of Scripture gives us. I want you to see the literal meaning of the name Goliath. There is much more to this name than meets the eye.

Upon close examination, you will find that Goliath is not a Philistine name. Instead, it is a name the Hebrews gave to the giant. Strong's Concordance lists it as the Hebrew word #1555. There the spelling is only slightly different from our English spelling. Instead of using an "i," the Hebrew word contains a "y." Goliath comes from word #1540, galah , which the Hebrew dictionary defines as meaning "to denude" or "to make nude."

When it describes the giant Goliath, the literal meaning of the word is "the one who takes captives and strips them naked." This definition is significant because Goliath is a descriptive name the Hebrews had given to the giant. It explains how the Hebrews found themselves after they had come under his control. He had taken them captive, and then stripped them naked!

Debt Will Strip You

If you think about it a moment, you will have to conclude that the name Goliath perfectly describes how the spirit of debt affects its victims. After working hard for your money, then finding that federal withholding taxes have stripped away 25 to 35 percent of your hard-earned pay, does anything describe the feeling more perfectly than being stripped? This feeling doesn't get any better when you realize the taxes you pay are the direct result of a free-spending, debt-hungry legislature that has overspent and borrowed to cover it up for longer than anyone can remember.

As if your taxes aren't enough, then comes the added discouragement of seeing your house payment, car payment, credit-card debt, second mortgages, and other bills systematically strip away the remainder of your paycheck !

Anyone who has been in debt for any length of time at all will quickly tell you how it feels. It is as if you have been taken captive and systematically stripped naked. You can describe debt as a horrible, ripping sensation, one that never stops tearing away at your hopes and dreams.

Dear friend, if you are in debt, you had better pay close attention to the things the Spirit of God has to say to you in this book. There is only one thing that will stop the devastation debt is bringing into your life. You must totally defeat the goliath of debt that has come to feed on your dreams.

Debt is a spirit. It's a ruling spirit whose only purpose is to turn you into a servant. Please don't think I have made this conclusion on my own. It is a truth that comes from the Word of God, for if you are a borrower, the Bible says you have become a servant.

... the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:7

Five Powerful Concepts

The biblical account of David's victory over the giant contains special truth that will help you to lay a firm hold on God's debt-free guarantee. The Word of God tells us when he stepped onto the battlefield to face Goliath, David brought something special with him. In his hand he had five smooth stones. He would use them as ammunition against Goliath. Scripture tells us he took these stones out of the brook.

And he took ... five smooth stones out of the brook....

1 Samuel 17:40

Water is often a type of the Holy Scriptures.

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.

Ephesians 5:26

Without having to use much imagination, you can easily see the brook as representing the Word of God.

Please notice something important about the stones David took from the brook. They were smooth stones. Their condition tells us they had been in the brook for a very long time. The continuous flow of the water over them had worn away all the rough edges. This is the way it is with all the truth that comes from the Word of God.

Everything you find in the Bible is tried and true and has withstood the test of time.

... thy word is truth.

John 17:17

Illustrations from the Bible have worked as inspiration for others throughout the ages, and this one will start working for you today. I am going to show you how to use five proven concepts from the Bible to win your battle with the Goliath of debt you now face. These truths carry with them a promise of God's power to help you in your war on debt.

The Debt-Free Guarantee

Any one of the stones I am about to place in your hand has enough power in it to remove forever the debt you are now facing. However, when you put them all together and faithfully operate them, they will go beyond just getting you out of debt. They will bring you into God's debt-free guarantee.

Now please don't look upon these concepts as if they were my own ideas. Instead, I want you to see them for what they really are. They are God's ideas. The further you read in this book, the more obvious it will become that they could not be the thoughts of a mere man. They are the thoughts of our great God.

High-Powered Truth Awaits You

The five powerful concepts I will put at your disposal are as follows:

Stone #1: Three things you must know!

First, your God is a debt-cancelling God. Second, He is no respecter of persons. Third, He wants you out of debt.

Stone #2: Two things you must start doing!

First, you must start doing the things that will get you out of debt. Second, you must start speaking as if you are going to be debt free.

Stone #3: Create an open heaven!

You must be a faithful tither.