Category Archives: Guidance
Guard Against IV
‘So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.’ Rev.3:18.
The third challenge of being rich is you have a greater responsibility. ‘Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life’ 1Tim.6:17-19. This portion of Scripture lists the things that the people that are rich Read the rest of this entry
Guard Against I
‘This was the last thing the official expected to hear. He was very rich and became terribly sad. He was holding on tight to a lot of things and not about to let them go’ Luke 18:23 [MSG]
From the story of the rich man it is clear to see that being rich comes with certain problems we must be aware of and guard against. When you are rich, it is harder for you to depend on God and that’s the truth. If you don’t believe me or you are saying that is not possible, it is because you’ve not tasted real money. But you will not only taste, you will own real money. And this is why I am cautioning you in advance. I Read the rest of this entry
A Question Of Ownership
‘When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God! In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”’ Luke 18:24-25
You are looking very rich this morning. If after reading this first sentence, your thoughts immediately went to the state of your finances, then it means you still have not embraced the fact that you are rich. So again I say you are looking very rich today. Now accept it – accept it. This is not a prosperity teaching; this is the word of God. If this message infuriates you in anyway then perhaps you want to welcome the Read the rest of this entry
Fact
‘And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God’ Ecc.5:19.
The fact is you are rich so stop saying that you have nothing. If you earn fifty thousand naira monthly, you are among the top 21% richest people in the world. There are 6.7 billion people in the world so you are richer than 5 billion people. You are rich! For you perhaps, fifty thousand is what your husband gives you as your weekly allowance and you are complaining. God will forgive you. Say amen. The truth is you Read the rest of this entry
How To Be Rich
‘Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment’ 1Tim.6:17.
Over the next few weeks, we are going to be learning about How To Be Rich. Note, we are not learning how to get rich but rather we are learning about how to BE rich. This message was originally preached by Andy Stanley and then by Craig Groeschel. I find it very interesting and apt for where we are right now so we’re going to go learn how to Be rich together. Read the rest of this entry
Tell Someone Else
‘David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? …What David said was overhead and reported to Saul, and Saul sent for him’ 1 Sam.17:26 &31 [NIV]
Be a wise visionary and tell your vision to the right people. He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before’ 1 Sam.17:30 [NIV]. Was it that David didn’t hear the first time? You meet an opposition in your vision, maybe you shared it with your brother or sister and you are discouraged. They discouraged you and you just want to sit down there? Just move on Read the rest of this entry
Locating Oil
‘Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what have you [of sale value] in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house except a jar of oil’ 2 kings 4:2 [AMP]
Still on the oil principle, the second thing you must remember is that the solution is easily disdained [ignored]. The widow said ‘I have nothing at all except for this worthless flask of oil’ [translated]. So how can you locate your oil? Simple, your oil must be something that will be of value to men and glorify God. Fraud is not of value and it does not glorify God so it cannot be your oil. In locating your oil, the Read the rest of this entry
Even You!
“What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” “Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied’ 2 kings 4:2
The fourth thing you must remember even as this year progresses is the oil principle. The oil principle simply states that everybody has oil. No one is born empty. The Bible says that a widow of one of the members of the prophets came crying to Elisha for help. Her husband had passed on and left her and her two sons in debt. And a creditor had come threatening to take her sons as slaves. [Please read 2 kings 4:1-7]. You would expect that Elisha will just give her some cash but instead Elisha asked her Read the rest of this entry
Not Without Gratitude
‘Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation’ Ps.100:4-5
The third thing you need to know about gratitude is you cannot be all you are made to be without being grateful. In other words, you cannot fulfill your destiny if you are not grateful. Gratitude is very important because it is your environment that determines what grows and what dies in you. If you put a grain of corn on top of your fridge and you check years after, it will still be a grain of corn. But if you put that same grain of corn in fertile Read the rest of this entry
Verbalize Gratitude
‘Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy’ Ps.100:1-2.
The second thing we need to know about gratitude is that silent gratitude is of no value to anybody. In fact, silent gratitude is ingratitude. Verbalize your gratitude. A mother needed to teach her son a vital lesson in gratitude. After every meal she would say to him, “You have not said thank you”. The mother wanted her son to always say “Thank you” when he eats so that he doesn’t take things for granted. And the boy would say, “Why Read the rest of this entry
