In the spiritual realm as a born-again believer, you have life
and the ability to share it with others. You need to learn how to
give this life to meet their needs. The Word of God says, “How
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15). I wondered
what this really meant until I heard the story of a missionary
and his family who were captured by the Japanese during World
War II. After they were taken captive, they were told that
Washington, D.C. had fallen, that the United States had surrendered,
and that Japan was in control. Well, you can imagine
what this did to those people. They felt absolutely hopeless! The
Japanese dragged them around the country and finally began
killing them because there wasn’t enough food. They took this
missionary’s little girl and shot her. The next day they heard a
deafening roar and saw the sky covered with B-29s! Those people
just went crazy! They had been completely without hope,
laboring under the lie that their country was defeated. Later a
G.I. kicked in the door on their compound and said, “You’re
free,” and when he did, the missionary fell down before him and
kissed his boots! You have the life-giving force of God Himself
residing inside you, and the world is desperate for that life!
Don’t be stingy with it. Freely you have received…freely give.

When you make it your need to get salvation into the hands
of the people, when you make it your purpose to feed the gospel
to the unsaved, God will support what you do. This is true
prosperity! God has obligated Himself to communicate the
message of Jesus Christ to the world. He will move heaven and
earth to do it because, to the man who has never heard it, Jesus
has never died or been resurrected from the dead. To that man,
the sacrifice of Jesus means nothing. The Word says in
1 John 4:17, “…as he is, so are we in this world.” God is feeding
us through Jesus. When you go to the Lord, He has more than
enough to meet the need. Have you ever turned to the Lord
with a problem and had Him say, “Well, that’s new! You’ve
come up with something heaven can’t cover”? Of course not!
God has more than enough to solve the worst problem you
could have. Jesus is the channel to us, and we are the channel
to the world.

True prosperity is the ability to look a man in the eye in his
moment of impossibility and take his needs as your own. Those
who are spiritual are to help those who are not. We are to bear
one another’s burdens. When a brother comes to you with a
problem, join with him in prayer, join your faith with his. Put
pressure on Satan with the Name of Jesus and get him off the
man. Put pressure on the laws of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus. Lean on your righteousness in Jesus Christ. Lean hard on
it! Lean hard on your sonship. Lean hard on the blood of Jesus.
Praise God, they work!

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

In John 14:18-23, Jesus was teaching His disciples and gave
the perfect outline of prosperity:

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet
a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye
see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye
shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I
in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth
them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me
shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not
Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself
unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and
said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words:
and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with him.

This is speaking of a manifestation of God. When God
manifests Himself to you and lives with you, then you are living
in prosperity. You see, God by the Holy Spirit is here in the
world. He is ready to move whenever a sinner makes Jesus the
Lord of his life, but He will not manifest Himself in a person’s
life until that person calls on Him. If God’s presence were
enough, every human being on earth would get saved because
we all are in the presence of the Holy Spirit. He was sent to
earth on the day of Pentecost and is still here today. The manifestation
of God is the important thing. When we operate in the
Word of God, when we keep His Word, then Jesus will manifest
Himself, or make Himself real, to us. He won’t just be there—
He will live there! Do you see the difference? If we put His
Word first in our lives, Jesus will reveal Himself to us. Then
whenever a problem arises in the physical realm, we know the
answer is in His Word. We also know the Great One living in us
will put us over when we act on that Word, no matter how
impossible the situation is.

Some people are waiting for a special manifestation of God’s
grace before they will get saved, but they don’t have to wait at all.
We are born of His Word (see 1 Peter 1:23). If a man will confess
Jesus as Lord and believe that God has raised Him from the dead,
he will be saved (see Romans 10:9-10). It is a simple matter of
believing God’s Word. You don’t have to wait to receive salvation—
it is being offered. You don’t have to wait to receive prosperity—it
is being offered. These things are offered by Jesus in His Word.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

The Bible says God’s Word is established forever, and it is
law (see 1 Peter 1:25). When God speaks, His words become
law in the world of the spirit. Jesus said, “Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God” (Matthew 4:4).

The success formulas in the Word of God produce results
when used as directed. Mark 11:23 says, “…whosoever shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;
and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things
which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he
saith.” Here Jesus introduced a principle—a spiritual law—that
works. It doesn’t make sense to the natural mind that with faith
you can have whatever you say even though it may be contrary
to what you can see with your physical eyes, but Jesus said it
and by the eternal Almighty God, it is so! When you act on it,
mix your faith with it, don’t doubt in your heart, this spiritual
law will work for you!

Do you see how this functions? The laws of prosperity
work the same as the laws of salvation, healing and so forth.
We are dealing with the same God, the same Word, the same
Jesus, the same force of faith and the same thief, Satan, who is
trying to steal it away from you! There are many people who
have the world’s idea of salvation, and they will go to hell with
it! It is wrong! Man’s good intentions have nothing to do with
eternal salvation. You can have good intentions to fly, but you
will never get off the ground until you make the proper
arrangements—until you put the proper laws into operation. A
farmer can intend to have a good crop, but if he never plants
the seed, how can he possibly produce a harvest? These laws,
both spiritual and physical, must be followed if you expect to
get results.

The Bible says in Deuteronomy 29:29, “The secret things
belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed
belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the
words of this law.” Any law that God has ever revealed to His
saints will never pass away. It will work every time it is put to
work. Anything God taught Abraham or his descendants about
operating financially will work just as well today as it did several
thousand years ago. If you don’t believe it, you’ve never
met a Jew! The formulas still work, and they always will! Every
law God has given us is recorded in His Word, and He sent the
Holy Spirit as our teacher to lead and guide us in these laws
and show us how they operate for one reason—so that we will
put them to work. Each time one of these laws operates, it glorifies
the Almighty God who spoke it and adds one more defeat
to Satan who said it would not work.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 18:39
KJV—Thou hast girded me with strength unto
the battle: thou hast subdued under me those
that rose up against me.

AMP—You have girded me with strength
for the battle; You have subdued under me
and caused to bow down those who rose up
against me.

Moffatt—Thou hast braced me for the fray;
thou makest my assailants drop before me.

NIV—You armed me with strength for battle;
you made my adversaries bow at my feet.

Psalm 119:114
KJV—Thou art my hiding place and my shield:
I hope in thy word.

AMP—You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.

Moffatt—I await thy promise, thou my shield
and shelter.

NIV—You are my refuge and my shield; I have
put my hope in your word.

Psalm 140:7
KJV—O God the Lord, the strength of my
salvation, thou hast covered my head in the
day of battle.

AMP—O God the Lord, the Strength of my
salvation, You have covered my head in the
day of battle.

Moffatt—Eternal One, my Lord, my saving
strength, who screenest me against attack.

NIV—O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
who shields my head in the day of battle.

Proverbs 30:5
KJV—Every word of God is pure: he is a shield
unto them that put their trust in him.

AMP—Every word of God is tried and purified;
He is a shield to those who trust and take
refuge in Him.

Moffatt—God’s promises are all tried and
true; those who shelter beside him he shields.

NIV—Every word of God is flawless; he is a
shield to those who take refuge in him.

Ephesians 6:10-18
KJV—Be strong in the Lord, and in the power
of his might. Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual wickedness
in high places. Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done
all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your
loins girt about with truth, and having on the
breastplate of righteousness; and your feet
shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace; above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which
is the word of God: Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints.

AMP—Be strong in the Lord [be empowered
through your union with Him]; draw your
strength from Him [that strength which His
boundless might provides]. Put on God’s
whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed
soldier which God supplies], that you may be
able successfully to stand up against [all] the
strategies and the deceits of the devil. For
we are not wrestling with flesh and blood
[contending only with physical opponents],
but against the despotisms, against the
powers, against [the master spirits who are]
the world rulers of this present darkness,
against the spirit forces of wickedness in the
heavenly (supernatural) sphere. Therefore
put on God’s complete armor, that you may
be able to resist and stand your ground on
the evil day [of danger], and, having done all
[the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your
place]. Stand therefore [hold your ground],
having tightened the belt of truth around
your loins and having put on the breastplate
of integrity and of moral rectitude and right
standing with God, and having shod your
feet in preparation [to face the enemy with
the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and
the readiness produced by the good news]
of the Gospel of peace. Lift up over all the
[covering] shield of saving faith, upon which
you can quench all the flaming missiles of the
wicked [one]. And take the helmet of salvation
and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is
the Word of God. Pray at all times (on every
occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all
[manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end
keep alert and watch with strong purpose and
perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the
saints (God’s consecrated people).

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Jeremiah 20 :11
KJV—The Lord is with me as a mighty terrible
one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble,
and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly
ashamed; for they shall not prosper.

AMP—The Lord is with me as a mighty and
terrible One; therefore my persecutors will
stumble, and they will not overcome [me].
They will be utterly put to shame, for they will
not deal wisely or prosper [in their schemes].

Moffatt—I have the Eternal on my side, a
dread and doughty champion! My persecutors
shall collapse and miss their aim; bitter shall
be their shame over their failure.

NIV—The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior;
so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced.

Zechariah 2:8-9
KJV—Thus saith the Lord of hosts…He that
toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them,
and they shall be a spoil to their servants.

AMP—Thus said the Lord of hosts…He who
touches you touches the apple or pupil of His
eye: Behold, I will swing my hand over them
and they shall become plunder for those who
served them.

Moffatt—The Lord of hosts declares (for he
who touches you touches the apple of the
Eternal’s eye), I will swing my hand over them,
and they shall be plundered by their victims.

NIV—This is what the Lord Almighty says…
“Whoever touches you touches the apple of
his eye—I will surely raise my hand against
them so that their slaves will plunder them.”

2 Samuel 22:33-34
KJV—God is my strength and power: and
he maketh my way perfect. He maketh my
feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my
high places.

AMP—God is my strong Fortress; He guides
the blameless in His way and sets him free.
He makes my feet like the hinds’ [firm and
able]; He sets me secure and confident upon
the heights.

Moffatt—God is my stronghold, God is a
perfect guide to me. He makes me nimble as a
deer, and sets me on the height.

NIV—It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet
like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand
on the heights.

Psalm 3:3
KJV—Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my
glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

AMP—You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my
glory, and the lifter up of my head.

Moffatt—Thou shieldest me, O thou Eternal,
in triumph, thou whom I do glorify!

NIV—You are a shield around me, O Lord; you
bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

Psalm 18:35
KJV—Thou hast also given me the shield of thy
salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me
up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

AMP—You have also given me the shield of
Your salvation, and Your right hand has held
me up; Your gentleness and condescension
have made me great.

Moffatt—Thou hast shielded me with thine
aid, thy right hand holds me up; thine answers
to prayer have raised me.

NIV—You give me your shield of victory, and
your right hand sustains me; you stoop down
to make me great.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Deuteronomy 3:22
KJV—Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your
God he shall fight for you.

AMP—You shall not fear them, for the Lord
your God shall fight for you.

Moffatt—Fear them not; it is the Eternal your
God who fights for you.

NIV—Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your
God himself will fight for you.

1 Samuel 17:47
KJV—The Lord saveth not with sword and
spear: for the battle is the Lord’s.

AMP—The Lord saves not with sword and
spear; for the battle is the Lord’s.

Moffatt—The Eternal does not save by sword
and spear—the fight is in the Eternal’s hands.

NIV—It is not by sword or spear that the Lord
saves; for the battle is the Lord’s.

2 Chronicles 20:15
KJV—Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid
nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude;
for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

AMP—The Lord says this to you: Be not afraid
or dismayed at this great multitude; for the
battle is not yours but God’s.

Moffatt—The Eternal’s message to you is this:
“Fear not, falter not before this vast army; it is
for God, not for you, to fight them.”

NIV—This is what the Lord says to you: “Do not
be afraid or discouraged because of this vast
army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”

Exodus 14:13-14
KJV—Fear ye not, stand still, and see the
salvation of the Lord, which he will show to
you today…. The Lord shall fight for you, and
ye shall hold your peace.

AMP—Fear not, stand still (firm, confident,
undismayed) and see the salvation of the
Lord which He will work for you today…. The
Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your
peace and remain at rest.

Moffatt—Have no fear, stand firm and watch
how the Eternal will deliver you to-day…. The
Eternal will fight for you, and you have only to
keep still.

NIV—Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will
see the deliverance the Lord will bring you
today…. The Lord will fight for you; you need
only to be still.

Deuteronomy 1:29-30
KJV—Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
The Lord your God which goeth before you,
he shall fight for you.

AMP—Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
The Lord your God Who goes before you, He
will fight for you.

Moffatt—Dread them not, have no fear of
them. The Eternal your God who goes in
front of you, he will fight for you; he will do it
all for you.

NIV—Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of
them. The Lord your God, who is going before
you, will fight for you.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries