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In
the Garden of Eden, after having created all the riches on earth,
God gave the earth to Adam and Eve to take good care of, using the
authority He had given them. However, they gave this authority
over to the devil when they disobeyed God. Despite this incident,
the earth is still God’s property and He gives authority to
those who obey His word.
Those
who are truly faithful to Him, not only stay far away from sin,
but consider the Lord of Hosts to be the Lord of their life as
well.
Also,
when they give God what belongs to Him, the Lord is obliged to
fulfil His abundant promises in their lives. It makes no
difference if the person is intellectually capable, if he was born
rich, if he is black or white, if he’s young or old, married or
single, well educated or not. None of these things are important
to God!
What pleases God is the obedience to His word by faith. The Lord of
Hosts has commanded His army to fight against the devourer that
dares to touch the riches set aside for those who are obedient to
Him. He is ready to defend those who consider Him the Lord of
their lives.
This
is why the people of God are obliged to have control and dominion
over whatever belongs to God. It’s unacceptable that the
children of darkness dominate the children of Light. Is it fair
that the children of God are slaves of the children of the devil?
This
was the situation of the people of Israel in Egypt! In the Garden
of Eden, Adam gave his authority to the devil. But in the Garden
of Gethsemane the Lord Jesus was separated from the Father and
from the Holy Spirit, to take back this authority.
The
tree in the middle of the garden was exclusive to God. It
represented the tithe. When man touched its fruit, he immediately
lost his communion with the Creator. This is what happens when we
use the first fruits which should be returned to God. Once
expelled from God’s presence, Adam and Eve automatically
transferred themselves to the devil’s side. That is, they were
under the yoke of the one who came to kill, steal, and to destroy:
the devourer.
When
someone starts to obey God in his tithes and offerings, he
immediately transfers himself to God’s side. So, God’s will is
then fulfilled: “Return
to Me, and I will return to you.” (Malachi
3.7)
From this moment on, this person has the Army of Angels on his
side to help him take possession of the Kingdom of God and all its
blessings. God
bless you.
Bishop
Edir Macedo
Leader
and Founder of UCKG
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