KFLCC Kingdom Economics

F INANCIAL S ECURITY IN THE L AST D AYS

Jesus died so I could have a nice house and a better car?” That is not the intended meaning of the Lord providing an avenue of provision as part of the atonement. I have made it clear for years that man’s definition of blessing, provision, and even prosperity is not the same definition that the Lord gives. Only when believers understand both the atonement and the Biblical meaning of true success and prosperity can they understand this concept: Christ’s atonement covers all of our needs in life, including our personal needs. To understand the assignment of Christ, we must first look back to the law that Christ lived under before He sealed a New Covenant at His death and resurrection. J ESUS AND THE T ORAH When God established His covenant with Abraham, He promised him a seed (a son), a nation, and a land (Gen. 17:4-6). Generations later, Moses brought forth that very seed of Abraham into their Promised Land that is now called Israel. In order to preserve divine order in the Hebrew nation, God revealed His commandments and principles to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exod, chapters 19-31), giving Moses a set of divine instructions that Israel was commanded to follow. God motivated the nation by initiating the blessings and curses that are found in Deuteronomy chapter 28. If the Hebrew people were obedient to God’s moral, ceremonial and judicial instructions, they would experience blessings in every area of their lives. Their land would produce food and their trees would produce fruit, their businesses would prosper, and their family and animals would be healthy (Deut. 28:1-14). On the other hand, if the people chose to disobey God, they would encounter the disfavor of God and experience curses. The disfavor of God would also permit negative circumstances to arise in their land. Part of the curse included terror in the land, drought, disease, feeble livestock, famine and lack (Deut. 28:14-45). The purpose of these blessings and curses was to motivate the Hebrew nation to completely follow the Lord, and not to follow the idolatry and sins of the surrounding pagan nations. Also, the future Messiah would need a pure linage from a holy nation, and the Hebrews were chosen for this purpose. Therefore, they were prohibited from intermarrying with pagan tribes that would corrupt and pervert the lineage of Christ.

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