Author Archives: God's Favourite House
The Binder
Deuteronomy 12:7 “There you and your families will feast in the presence of the Lord your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the Lord your God has blessed you.”
In the human experience, fun, that is pleasure and enjoyment, is the glue that holds it all together. The glue that holds family, faith, friendships, fitness, finance, and farm together is fun.
Remarkable Things
2 Kings 4:6 “Soon every container was full to the brim! “Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons. “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the oil stopped flowing.”
Imagine this widow’s story, she came to Elisha “empty” but at the end of the day, she came into prosperity. She must have had fun because the Word of God says
Fun Factor?
Psalm 139:17-18 “How precious it is, Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me constantly! I can’t even count how many times a day your thoughts turn toward me. And when I waken in the morning, you are still thinking of me!” (LB)
It is my prayer that God will continue to breathe upon His Word even as you engage it and change your life. I pray that God will open your eyes to see as you ought to see.
Farm. Sell. Invest.
Genesis 26:12 “Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.” (NIV).
As we can see from the diagram inserted – the farm, the produce you have to sell, and the income you have to invest. You have to farm. You have to sell.
Market It!
2 Kings 4:7 “Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children on the rest.” (emphasis added)
Yesterday, I told you about how my mother, like the woman we see in 2 Kings 4, introduced us to work early in life. Even when I was in the university, I was still teaching in her after-school
The Power, III
2 Kings 4:6 “Soon every container was full to the brim! “Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons. “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the oil stopped flowing.”
The things you learn on the farm will maintain your wealth. The character you form on the farm will maintain your wealth. The discipline of waking up early if you are an early riser.
The Power, II
Genesis 31:21 “So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead.”
Our first lesson from the farm is the Power of Income. Our second lesson from the farm is the Power of Location. It is important to note that location also brings its own challenges. However,
The Power, I
2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”
Your capacity to be wealthy and keep farming is what separates you completely from poverty. Isaac was already wealthy in herds, in cattle, and in servants but he continued farming. Why?
The Difference
Ephesians 6:5-8 “Don’t just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily…always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you’re really serving God. Good work will get you good pay from the Master…” (MSG)
Edwin Lewis Cole says, “He who knows how will always have a job, he who knows why will always be the boss”. This statement should push us from just knowing how to knowing why in every area of our lives.
The Why
2 Kings 4:4 “And when you come in, shut the door upon you and your sons. Then pour out [the oil you have] into all those vessels, setting aside each one when it is full.” (AMPC, emphasis added)
Stop trying to be someone else. God is not going to be happy with you because He is going to look at you and say, ‘What a waste’. God created you to be you and the truth is only you can be you.
