Kenneth Copeland - The blessing of the Lord : makes rich and he adds no sorrow with it

Preface

When The LORD first revealed to me the magnitude of THE BLESSING, He instructed me to mark my thinking by writing it in capital letters whenever I referred to it in print. I am following that instruction throughout this book. I believe it will have the effect on you that it has had on me, and will help renew your mind to the full power and scope of THE BLESSING.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Prologue

Someone asked me, Why did you title this book, THE BLESSING of The LORD Makes Rich?

Well, the whole book is about THE BLESSING that began in Genesis 1-2. Gods last work of Creation was to bless man. Genesis 1:1 says, In the beginning God.....

You cant get any closer to the beginning than that.

THE BLESSING is the very creative force of God. It created all we see. Weve lost the power of the word blessing, which means to empower. Its Gods empowerment, His power that established the universe. He put the same creative power and anointing on Adam and his wifemankindwho were created in His image, and told them to replenish the earth, be fruitful and dominate it in love.

God rested the seventh day after He finished His work of Creation. His last work was not the creation of manit was THE BLESSING of man. Then, He sat down. After man sinned, however, God had to go back to work, and thats what this book is about: Gods restoration of THE BLESSING on mankind, where it belonged, through His blood covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, passing it down the line, until Jesus was born out of that covenant.

Even when sin erupted and the earth was destroyed in the Flood, God continued THE BLESSING through covenant with Noah: And God BLESSED Noah and his sons (Genesis 9:1). God started it all again. How did He do it? The first thing He said was, Be fruitful and multiply, which is exactly what He said to Adam.

Centuries later, when Jesus was crucified and made a curse for us (Galatians 3:13), God made the way for THE BLESSING of Abraham to come, not only on the natural descendants of Abraham, but also on the gentiles. Because of Jesus redemptive work on the cross, we also can walk in THE BLESSING. It is now back on the sons of NoahHam, Japheth and Shem. Ham and Japheth followed Adams lead, which resulted in the creation of the Babylonian systemmen trying to meet their own needs without THE BLESSING of God. But, Abraham came out of Shem, and Jesus out of Abraham. Now, through Christ Jesus, we who were once known as gentiles which means outside the covenant of Godare grafted in (Romans 11:17). He has, once again, provided for us a Source!

If you want to see THE BLESSING at work, look at Job. Take a look at what had Satan so upset. He said to God: Does he [Job] serve You for nothing? You have BLESSED him and all that he has, and Youve built a wall around him. And look how rich he is! (Job 1:9-10, paraphrase, King James Version, New Living Translation)

Well, doesnt Proverbs 10:22 say, THE BLESSING of The LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it? The word sorrow is translated toil. THE BLESSING cancels out toiling for a living. You dont have to toil in exchange for THE BLESSING of God. He didnt put a price on it. Whether youre working for minimum wage or God has called you to manage a bank, youre a citizen of the kingdom of God, and the Bible, the constitution of His kingdom, says THE BLESSING will work in your behalf.

Notice that the important part of Proverbs 10:22 is, THE BLESSING of The LORD, it makes..... The world tries to meet its own needs without THE BLESSING. They say, Weve got to make a living, I make deals, We make appointments. But Gods constitution, The WORD of God, says, THE BLESSING makes...

When we seek and live in THE BLESSING by faith in Gods WORD, then it makes all these things to be added to us.

If God assigns you to be a janitor in a church, for example, or an apostle, or a car dealer, or whatever it is, He needs you there.

And every workman is worthy of his hire (Luke 10:7)but youre not limited to that hire, because of THE BLESSING. The employer may be a channel God uses, but hes not your source. Only God, through THE BLESSING of Abraham that came on us through Christ Jesus, is our Source.

When you look to that Source, you become a joint-owner of the kingdom of God. When God says, I want you to go over there, dont expect those people to pay you anything. Gods going to pay you. Do you remember what He told His disciples? Dont bring any money. Dont bring any clothes. He wasnt telling them to be poor. He was telling them, Quit bringing your stuff. Youre working for Me . Ill take care of you.

This is a timely message to a hurting world. THE BLESSING is the answer.

I want to share something The LORD said to me in October 2008. All this economy mess was just at the beginning of its crash. The Babylonian system has been attacking, particularly, the United States for the last 110-115 years, although it attacked the whole world within that time frame in some respects, erupting into the Bolshevik Revolution in Eastern Europe in 1917. Though the Babylonian system has been operating since the tower of Babel, this was the time it began to be called socialism, communism, Nazism, and all the isms that government, attempting to meet mans needs without God, were coined. Those systems have always failed because only God gives increase. But men continually want to create systems with rules to keep God out because they want to be in control. Their lord, the devil, is the one whos behind their attempts. Hes after that BLESSING any way he can get it. Jesus said of him, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy (John 10:10).

The WORD of God is the source of THE BLESSING because The WORD is the source of faith (Romans 10:17). And, They which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham (Galatians 3:9). It is still the connection for THE BLESSING in our lives today, and brings into manifestation from the spiritual world, material goods, healingwhatever needs to be changed in the natural world, and it destroys the curse. The anointing is part of THE BLESSING, and the power of the anointing is what strips out the curse. It removes burdens and destroys yokes (Isaiah 10:27).

The LORD said to me that day in October 2008:

Dont pay attention to or make any plans based on what the media says or what [politicians] say. Stand on My WORD in John 16. Pay attention to Me . I [the Holy Spirit] will obey verses 13-15. I will show you things to come. I will lead you through troubled times. I already have THE plan for you, and its very good. Follow it. It will not only get you through, it will place you in a very high placea rich placea strong place of victory.

See what God is saying? Were in this world but were not of it. Were citizens of the kingdom of God. Jesus said if you will seek this kingdom first, inquiring of God and His kingdom about every word, deed and plan, all the things you need will be added to you. They come out of the Kingdom, not the government, not your job.

God has a plan. Hell place you, and when you obey and follow Him, you dont need to pay attention to what it looks like. Just go on and do what He said to do because He has a plan, and your provision is part of it. Dont pay any attention to what the world has or doesnt have for you. Let God take care of that.

The LORD said:

You will have to discipline yourself and be diligent to listen to Me . All the other voices will have a plan...