God’s Prosperity: It’s Not That Difficult

How do you picture prosperity? In the smile of a young girl?

How difficult, really, is it to enjoy the prosperity that God promises?

Moses reminds us that all the terms and conditions of God’s prosperity have been spelled out very clearly. We cannot say that we lack knowledge of the terms, or that it is too difficult to grasp. The terms are clear and comprehensible and all that is still needed is our commitment to keeping them. We are faced with a simple choice between life and prosperity or death and destruction—true prosperity.

Here are Moses’ words from Deuteronomy 30:9-14

“Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

“Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.”
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The prosperity that Moses’ writes about is, above all, the love of God and the promises of God.

We do not have to engage in heroic exploits to find this prosperity: we do not have to ascend to heaven or venture to the ends of the earth. Prosperity is written in our hearts and in our mouths. This means that God’s will is not beyond reach—it is to be known (heart), declared (mouth), and practiced (life).

Paul quotes this verse in Romans 10:8 to show that righteousness through faith has always been close — not about human effort or distant striving, but about believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth (Romans 10:9-10).

So, do we seek, desire, and have a passion for true prosperity? It is already ours.

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