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Justify Pleasure
‘Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time – For strength and not drunkenness!’ Ecc.10:17 [NKJV].
The key thing is that you really don’t need many things. Think about it. How much money does a man really need? ‘Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time – For strength and not drunkenness!’ Blessed are the land, the home, the family, and the marriage where your kings and queens, if you will, eat for strength and not for drunkenness. You Read the rest of this entry
Money Money!
‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering’ Ex.25:2 [KJV]
The second reason why we save money is so that when God calls for a seed we will have something to sow. Typical example is the Jews. When they were leaving Egypt, God blessed them with gold and all the jewelries of the Egyptians. God expected that they retain the wealth. But instead they built a golden calf with it. When Moses saw what had happened, in anger, he melted the calf, mixed it in Read the rest of this entry
Save Money
‘A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches’ Prov.11:16 [KJV].
The second way to relate with money is Save Money. God wants us to save money. God expects you and I to retain wealth. There is a Scottish proverb that says “a fool may earn money but it takes a wise man to keep it”. The Bible says, ‘A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches’. Strong men retain riches; a weak man spends all he has. No matter how much he makes, a weak man Read the rest of this entry
No Excuses
‘The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”’ Prov.22:13.
One characteristic lazy people have in common is excuses. The lazy person always comes up with genuine and nicely packaged excuses. Think about it, someone says there’s a lion in the street and he doesn’t want to go out. If you advise the person to go out, won’t you look like a bad person? That’s the problem with the lazy man. He pitches his excuse so that when you advise otherwise, you look like a bad person.
Make Money
‘Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave’ Prov.12:24.
God doesn’t want us to chase money. Please don’t chase money. God says ‘if you obey Me, these things [money] will purse you and over take you’. Money will be the one chasing you. Over the next few days we will be dealing with the five ways to relate with money. The first way to relate with money is Make Money. God wants us to make money. ‘Go sell the oil’ – go make money. Elisha was saying to the widow, go and make some money, go and sell the oil.
I See A Gift
‘Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it’ Prov.22:6 [AMP].
As a parent, whether spiritual or biological, it is important to be discerning. For some people, the enemy is trying to push their gifting in directions that do not glorify God. This is where you come in as a parent; nurture your child back into the way of the Lord. There was a lady I used to disciple. This lady could lie. She could tell you that it’s dark outside at noon even though you can see its bright outside. And she would shed hearty tears and you will be forced to reconsider that maybe it is Read the rest of this entry
Individual Gifting
‘Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it’ Prov.22:6 [AMP].
I am praying that God will bless you tremendously in the Mighty Name of Jesus. I have learnt that money is controlled by two sets of people. The people that bring value to people and the people that steal from people. If you are born again, you do not belong to the second category. Money starts from value. There are so many things that are of value that you can do but you cannot do everything that is of value. You have to do something that is valuable that you are good at. Beyond that, Read the rest of this entry
Retention Capacity II
‘…Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every container was full to the brim! “Bring me another jar”, she… “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing’ 2 kings 4:5-6.
You need to realize that it is your capacity that is limiting God not God’s ability. It is your capacity – your capacity to believe. You need to increase your capacity to belong. Some of us cannot keep relationships. Some people do not know how to value relationships. You need to increase your capacity to work. ‘…Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled’. That is a lot of work. If she had stopped at vessel number three and said she was tired, her Read the rest of this entry
Retention Capacity I
‘…Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every container was full to the brim! “Bring me another jar”, she… “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing’ 2 kings 4:5-6.
Principle #8 is the capacity principle. The capacity principle simply states that a container cannot retain more than its capacity. For instance, someone has a two-liter container. Then the contents of a hundred liter tank are emptied into the two-liter container. At the end of the day that container will only retain two-liters. So capacity is more important than anything else. You and I need to invest in our capacity. We need to read, stretch our minds, and stretch our capacity. ‘So she Read the rest of this entry
Shut The Door!
‘Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from the flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled’ 2 Kings 4:4
Principle #7 is the closet principle. The closet principle simply states that multiplication occurs in the dark. Children grow while sleeping. Plants grow roots underground. Even reproduction takes place in the dark. ‘Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled”. Shut the door behind you! Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. It is like a house, you mouth is a door – shut Read the rest of this entry
