The Lesson I Learned 30 Years Ago

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The Lesson I Learned 30 Years Ago

The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just (Proverbs 13:22).

The worlds financial systems are going through a massive shakingheadlines scream of a currency crisis. Yet as is so often the case in theBible, when circumstances point to the worst, the conditions for a miracleare forming on the horizon. And your coming supernatural wealth transferwill happen at the worst moment for the world.

The conditions are perfect for your miracle, because God is about to take theworlds wealth and place it in your hands!

Why?

Because the wealth of the world belongs to the righteous!

Lessons from the Old Testament

Remember the great Old Testament superpower called Egypt? It had more gold and silver than any other nation onthe planet. Moses was in exile in the desert while the children of Israel toiled in slavery. Everything kept going as ithad been for years, but suddenly things began to change.

God spoke to Moses from a burning bush and told him to go back to Egypt. Not only did God promise to deliver Hischildren from slavery, but He said to them, When you leave you will not go empty-handed (Exodus 3:21, NIV).

God did exactly as He promised. That was just one of the six times God caused a mighty wealth transfer. He did itfor Abraham (Genesis 12:1013:2), Isaac (Genesis 26:1, 12-14, 16), Jacob (Genesis 31:6-9), Joseph (Genesis41:39-44), the children of Israel (Exodus 12:34-36), and Solomon, who was the richest man on planet earth (1 Kings10:23).

And guess who is next in line?

You (Job 27:13-17)!

Lets talk about the children of Israel. Why did God bless Israel so much?More importantly, what did He ask of them?

Right before the supernatural wealth transfer, God first asked them for anoffering. He told them that every family needed to bring a lamb to sacrifice.Then, after the sacrifice and after the blood was placed over the door and onthe doorposts, God told them to go and receive the wealth of the Egyptians.

The offering triggered the harvest!

What does that mean for you?

The Lesson That Changed My LifeIf we dont obey the Word of God today, tomorrow we will lose. I had to learn this lesson the hard way many yearsago.

During the 1970s I was in desperate need. My ministry, based in Toronto, Canada, was $200,000 in debt. I wasabout to get married, so I went down to Florida. Pastor Roy Harthern, the man who was going to be my father-in-


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law, talked to me about my financial situation, then he gave me a word from God: The reason youre in debt,Benny, is because youre not a giver!

I started to argueWait a minute

He simply looked me in the eyes and asked, How much do you give?

Well, I said, thats between God and me.

He paused for a moment and then firmly said, Youre about to become my son-in-law. Its between God, youandme! I want to make sure that the husband of my daughter is a giver, or you cant marry her. Now, how much do yougive?

I wasnt happy with him, but I told him that my giving amount varied from week to week.

And thats when he told me the truth that would change my understanding forever.

He said: You are an emotional giveryou give when you feel good and you dont when you feel bad. He

continued, Emotional giving is cursed by God.

And I knew he was right.

He then asked, How long have you been saved?

His question stunned me and I wondered, what does that have to do with it? It was 1979 as we spoke, and I told himI received Jesus Christ into my heart in 1972.

Do you know what the Bible says? he asked. It says that you owe God twenty percent as a penalty.

What? I exclaimed. I had never heard of such a thing.

Youve been giving emotionally, he continued, and emotional giving is dismissed as if it never happened. Now,if you want to get out of debt, you must begin to obey Gods Word.

But, I protested, I have bills to pay.

He then answered with words that shook me to my core, Pay Gods bills and then He will pay yours! He said,You go back to Canada and pay what you owe God first, and He will take care of what you owe others.

Get the checkbook out!It felt like I had just received the worst news I could have expected as I headed back to Canada. Little did I knowthat what I had just heard would be the best news imaginable.

I called my secretary in and said, Marian, get the checkbook out!

She was very nervous. For what?

I said, Im going to obey God! I began telling her to write a check for $1,000 to this ministry, and another $1,000to that ministry, and so on. We had $20,000 in the bank, but we owed $200,000. Still I told her to send out twentychecks for $1,000 each.


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My secretary got so scared that after she finished talking with me, she picked up the phone and called my board ofdirectors. All nine members of the board quickly showed up with our ministrys lawyer.

What are you doing? they demanded.

Im just paying Gods bills!

Benny, one of them said, you have bills to pay. Youre going to go bankrupt doing this.

Well, I said firmly, God expects me to pay His bills first.

Seven of the board members resigned that day, saying, We dont want to be part of a bankrupt ministry and a crazyman. Two of them stayed with me.

Of the two remaining, one of the mens lower lip began to quiver, Are you sure God spoke to you? he asked.

Yes! I said with absolute confidence.

Well, if God spoke to you, Ill stick with you.

Those poor men were scared to death as I emptied the bank account. That was Wednesday. I went home and stayedthere until Sunday.

My Last Ten CentsI drove my two-door Pontiac, white with a red top, to church. I had exactly ten cents in my pocket and nothing in mybank account. When they passed the offering plate, wouldnt you know it? God told me to give the ten cents I hadleft!

I was stunned!

You must be kidding, Lord! I said silently. I just gave You thousands of dollars on Wednesday, and now Youwant me to give You my last ten cents?

I fought against it as the offering plate approached, but I knew it was His voice. By the time I placed the ten cents inthe plate, I was actually trembling. My hands would hardly let go of the money. It was such a small amount ofmoney, but it represented the fact that now I had absolutely nothing. I was sick to my stomach. And I even had nogas in my Pontiacs tank.

By Monday morning I hated going into the office. I was miserable. When I got there, Marian was as gloomy as Iwas. She told me there was a letter from a fellow evangelist on my desk. This news made me even gloomier, for thisletter was from an evangelist who didnt like me. He had told me so to my faceI dont like you. And I had toldhim, I dont like you, either!

So I picked up the letter, thinking he was going to tell me off in writing. It was the only letter I had, so I figured Imight as well get it over with. Imagine my surprise when I opened it and saw a check for $1,000!

His letter said, The Lord spoke to me today to send this to you. I dont know why, but Im just obeying Him.

The postmark showed that it had been mailed on Wednesday, the same day I obeyed God.


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Completely Out of Debt!That was just the beginning. We started receiving check after check. Each letter said pretty much the same thing:The Lord told me to send this to you.

We were completely out of debt in six months!

I am telling you that the God we serve is a God of miracles. I am still doing what I am doing today because I wasobedient so long ago, even when it cost me everythingdown to my last ten cents!

I am going to ask you to do something today that can change your life, just as it changed mine. This could be aprecious moment for you because my heart is filled with faith for you and your family. My faith is strong that Godwants to bring you out of the financial pressure you are under. God gave me a mighty miracle nearly 30 years ago,and I have faith that the same miracle will happen for you today.

Your Challenge

In the same way that I sowed $1,000 into 20 ministries, I am asking you sow $1,000 as a seed of faith into what Godis doing through this ministry.

I know you may have other plans for that $1,000, but obey God, for He has a divine destiny for that seed. And asyou sow it into the Lords work, He will get you out of your bondage.

All you have to do is obey Him.

Obedience is the key to positioning yourself for the coming supernaturalwealth transfer. It may look impossible to you today, but the Lord we servethe God of miracleshas a miraculous plan designed especially for you.It is obedience that moves His hand. Trust Him for your wealth transfer, forthe God we serve will surely do it!

So I ask you to simply listen to Him, plant your seed sacrificially, and obeyGods Word today with your $1,000 seed. Then watch how His miraculouspower will begin working on your behalf. If you dont have $1,000, send thebest gift you can and watch what God will do!

As you give, I am going to be praying in agreement with you that God will do the mighty and miraculous in yourlife. In fact, I want to pray over your seed at our upcoming Fire Conference in Detroit (April 2425, 2008) while theanointing is present. Send me your seed and I will be praying for your wealth transfer with the thousands who attendthe conference. There will be a mighty anointing during that conference, and I believe you will see the breakthroughyouve been praying for.

Thank you for all you are doing for the kingdom of God, for we know that it is not by might, nor by power, but bymy spirit, saith the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6).

Preaching the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ,teaching the unchanging Word of God,and expecting the mighty and miraculouspower of the Holy Spirit,


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Benny Hinn

P.S. Circumstances in the news point to financial crisis, and that is why the time is perfect for God to do a mightymiracle in your life. A lesson I learned 30 years ago can change your life forever. And my faith is strong that God isabout to bring you out of the financial pressure youre under. Sow your seed of $1,000 (or the best gift you can give)

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Few ministers have had such an impact on the destiny of the nations of theworld as Dr. Cerullo. God has used him to pioneer overseas ministries andopen the doors to many countries that were previously considered closed tothe Gospel. His life has been dedicated to training and spiritually equipping

pastors, evangelists, and believers of all walks of life to reach their nationsfor our Lord Jesus. And his ministry is accompanied by powerfulmanifestations of Gods miracle power.

The ProphecyTen Years Later

What an anointed time we spent on This Is Your Day! On the show, Dr. Cerullo shares a prophecy he was given in1998 about the coming dark clouds of financial calamity. (If you didn't see the programs, you can watch them intheir entirity by clicking on the links below.)

While he points to the growing financial shaking that is going on all over the world, he also talks about the season offinancial outpouring that is coming for believers who understand Gods timing and direction during these amazing

days.

On the program Dr. Cerullo explains how God desires to pour out a supernatural financial harvest upon believers sowe can take the life-changing and miracle-working power of the Gospel to the nations!

When I asked him about this impending financial turbulence, he said, We are absolutely coming into the time of theworlds greatest financial crisis, the biggest financial meltdown that the world has ever known. But the beautifulthing about it is that you and I, as Christians, can know that prophecy is never given to scare us, but it is given toprepare us! God desires that His children know what is going to come to pass.

A Time to Prepare

What we see on television every single day continues to fulfill that prophecygiven to Dr. Cerullo in 1998. I am more convinced than ever that though weare surrounded by a growing financial shaking, a powerful season offinancial outpouring is coming for believers who understand and obeyduring these amazing days.

Now is the time to be prepared, and not to fear. Your financial harvestwill come through supernatural means. God wants to pour out His financial blessing on His children. The reason?
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He wants to pour out this supernatural financial harvest upon believers so we can take the life-changing and miracle-working power of the Gospel to the nations.

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Dr. CerullosFinancial Breakthrough Spiritual Warfare Bible is such a powerful Bible! I love the in-depthteachings on the Lords feasts and their significance today. It also contains a wealth of study materialson givingand receiving, poverty, wealth, tithes, offerings, sacrifices, prosperity, Gods cycles of supernatural provision, Godsprovision even in the midst of financial famine, and our Lords principles of giving.

TheFinancial Breakthrough Spiritual Warfare Bible is unlike anything I have ever seen. Once youve examined it, Iam sure you will agree that Dr. Cerullo has been anointed to compile this unique resource.

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Best of all, I believe this Bible is perfect for today as God prepares the hearts of His people for what is about tocome!

As Dr. Cerullo says:

The financial conditions of the day are signals for believers to understandand do certain thingsto be prepared! We need to see with the eyes of theHoly Spirit. God does not want His children to be taken by surprise. Amos3:7 tells us that He will do absolutely nothing unless He first reveals thesecrets to His servants, the prophets. We known that when anything of anend-time or heavy spiritual nature is about to happen, God will reveal it toHis prophets. We know that there is a calamitous financial crisis coming. Itwill be worldwide! But as God told me back in 1998, God wants us to beprepared.

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I have been telling you that a glorious, supernatural wealth transfer is on the way, and Dr. Cerullo has included anauthoritative teaching on that very subject in this Bible. The Word of God makes this clear to us:

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors.... Though he heap up silver as thedust, and prepare raiment as the clay; He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide thesilver. (Job 27:13, 16-17)

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith theLORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall begreater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.(Haggai 2:7-9)

We are told that the earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein (Psalm24:1), and we know that He owns the cattle upon a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10).

God is about to pour this abundance into your hands, just as He did with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, the

children of Israel, and Solomon. As I have said many times in recent days, you are next, for the Word of Godclearly states, The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just (Proverbs 13:22). Also, In the house of the righteousis much treasure (Proverbs 15:6).

So today, I want to place thisFinancial Breakthrough Spiritual Warfare Bible into your hands. It will be atremendous help and inspiration to you in the coming days!

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For your gift of $100 or more to this ministry, I will rush this special Bible and powerful reference libraryall-in-one, leather-bound masterpieceto you. Ive consulted this Bible many times, and it has been such a blessing to me,not just regarding finances but spiritual warfare and victory in every area of life.

Sow a gift today and receive a Financial Breakthrough Spiritual Warfare Bible. As you do, you also activate

the law of the financial harvest that is coming your way! Sow your seed with mighty expectation for today

and the future!

Your greatest days are ahead. Your future is healthier than your past, brighter than your past, and more prosperousthan your past!

Ill never forget what Dr. Cerullo says on one of the This Is Your Day! programs:

We are living in the last days. God tells us to expect to see supernatural manifestations that will parallel what He didin the Old Testament. God said that He is going to have the final word! It will be different from anything we haveseen or read. There is a fresh, new anointing coming. I have experienced new anointings, but this one that is comingis unlike anything we have ever heard about. And God has told me to tell His people that the anointing coming is afinancial anointing!

I want you to be ready for this supernatural wealth transfer, for the amazing financial anointing! Spend time inGods Word. Understand all that He has prepared for you.

I urge you to order Dr. Cerullos Financial Breakthrough Spiritual Warfare Bible today. What a powerful Bibleit is! It contains a wealth of study materials on a variety of subjects that will help prepare you for the comingfinancial crisis and teach you how to thrive even in the midst of economic, physical, and spiritual famine! Youllwant to order extras to use as gifts for your loved ones!

Thank you for all you have done for our precious Jesus.


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We know it is not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6) . . .

Preaching the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ,teaching the unchanging Word of God,and expecting the mighty and miraculouspower of the Holy Spirit,

Benny Hinn

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