Availability, Receivability, Usability

1 In order to tap the resources of the power of God, one must know first of all what is and what is not available from God. There are some things that are not available today; and if they are not available, we can pray until we are exhausted and we still will not receive an answer to our prayers. If we want to effectively tap the resources for the more abundant life, we must find out what is available to us, what God has promised us. In the secular world we constantly apply this principle. Take, for instance, this book which you are reading. Could you have gotten it if it were not available? Certainly not. Spiritually the same is true. We must find out from God’s Word what is available. As an example of availability, III John 2 tells us what God desires for us. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. The will of God is that we may prosper. He never meant for the Christian to be poverty-stricken and down-trodden in any segment of his life. He meant for the Christian believer to prosper. Furthermore, God’s will for every believer is that we “be in [good] health, even as thy soul prospereth.” God never meant for the Christian believer to be sick; sickness is never glorifying to God. He never meant for the Christian believer to be full of frustrations and fears and anxieties. God meant for us to prosper and be in good health. Since the Word of God is the Will of God, prosperity and good health must be available. Let’s check other examples of availability. Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. God’s will is to supply all our need – it doesn’t say greed . If God is going to supply all our need according to His riches in glory, a supply to fill it must be available. If the supply is not available, then He cannot fulfill our need. Look at II Corinthians 9:8. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all suffic