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He was not going to give them everything at once, but little by little. The same principle stands when you convert this to pursuit of success and increase.

It is important to put this sequence in place and not to be jumpy about power. Going back to Paul in Philippians 3:10, he sought to know His person first before desiring to taste the power of His resurrection.

Those who know God deeply are not only free of intimidating forces of hell, but they also have what it takes to fulfill their mission on earth.

The knowledge of God does not come through rigorous scrutiny of scientific facts; it is by revelation.

Those who desire to know God beyond mental assent should rely on the spirit of revelation.

He further argued that there is nothing any of us can lay claim to that is not a product of God’s benevolence. We made nothing, God made all things. We own nothing, God owns all things.

We are not left in the dark about the meaning of the rivers, it is the Holy Spirit indwelling the believers. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the guarantee of real joy. 

Simply put, success is meeting the expectation of God. Success is not having things; it is not becoming something or looking like another person.

In other words, Jehoshaphat tried to make a man (and a wicked man at that) his backbone or his support. It was a misguided trust.

When favour is at work, rules and norms are sometimes set aside, even if only temporarily.