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How to be Spiritually Rich IX
‘…Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more’ Matt.25:20b
Lesson 6 (cont.): Willingness to take spiritual risks. The truth is that you do not need faith if you are not taking any risk. Check your life, are you taking any risk in your life right now that if God does not show up you will be in trouble? If there isn’t then you are not living with faith. ‘The just shall live by faith’ and ‘without faith, it is Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich VIII
‘…Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more’ Matt.25:20b
Lesson 6: Willingness to take spiritual risks. Spiritually rich people are not afraid to take risks for Jesus. Meanwhile spiritually poor people are soaked in fear. The spiritually rich servant immediately decided to trade with the talents the Master had given to him. If you have done any form of trading or Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich VII
‘To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away’ Matt.25:29.
Lesson 5 (contd.): Form the habit of obeying God immediately. This is the key to spiritual wealth. You need to form the habit of obeying anything that God tells you immediately. This is not something that comes naturally to everyone. As humans we are prone to doing things or wanting our own way. Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich VI
‘After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money’ Matt.25:19
Lesson 5: Maintain good habits. If you are going to be spiritually rich, you must maintain good habits. The spiritually rich know that success is as a result of consistence. If you are going to be successful over the long hull, you have to learn the power of good habits. You have to learn to do things right, no matter Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich V
‘The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’ Matt.25:21
Lesson 4: The spiritually rich love Jesus. The spiritually rich person loves and trusts the Master for who He is. The spiritually poor person is suspicious of Jesus. ‘Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich IV
‘The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more’ Matt.25:20.
Lesson 3: Be deliberate. Spiritually rich people are committed to be being spiritually rich and it is truly amazing. The same thing plays out with physically rich people. The people who are financially rich are committed to being financially rich. The people that are spiritually poor on the other hand wish Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich III
‘The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more’ Matt.25:16-17.
Lesson 2: I need to see possibilities. Just from the story we can see that the spiritually rich people focus on what can be done for the master. They focus on what can be done for Jesus. The spiritually poor people focus on why it cannot be done. The spiritually rich people are constantly looking out for things they can do for God and territories they Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich II
‘He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip’ Matt.25:15
Lesson 1 (contd.): God is not prodigal. Let’s assume that three people go to the ocean to fetch water. One goes with a teaspoon, another with a bucket, and the last man with a tanker. Will all three of them come back home with the same quantity of water? It will be totally impossible for them to come back with the same quantity of water. What will Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich I
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone’ Matt.25:14
Many times we go through life wondering from one post to another and not really taking hold of life on purpose the way God would have us. From the Parable of the Three Servants [Matt.25:14-30], we can learn how to be spiritually rich. Even though this story literally is talking about money, yet we can apply it to spiritual wealth and learn how to become Read the rest of this entry
Make God Priority II
‘Seek the Kingdom of Godabove all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need’ Matt.6: 33.
God is saying the unbeliever is troubled about what he will eat and drink but you don’t worry about that. Concentrate your efforts instead on making God and the things of God priority and He will ensure that all your needs are met. You cannot spend two hours watching TV, spend two minutes reading your Bible, and then expect life to change. Yet you Read the rest of this entry
