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Genesis 26:24 “…I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”
We will kick off today’s devotional still focusing on Genesis 26:12-14 “When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him.
Multiply, You Must!
Psalm 144:13 “May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands”
The second thing you need to do to live on the rest is Multiply. The truth is you cannot multiply what you do not have, what you have not retained. When you have retained it, you need to learn to multiply it.
Deal With It!
Proverbs 11:16 “…strong men retain riches.” (KJV).
God has a plan for you and your financial future. Today, we will be focusing on three things that make holes in people’s pockets. The first is Not Prioritizing God. What is the priority of God for you?
Retain, You Must
2 Kings 4:7 “She went and told the story to the man of God. He said, “Go sell the oil and make good on your debts. Live, both you and your sons, on what’s left.” (MSG)
The first thing you need to do to live on the rest is you must Retain wealth. Again, I pray in the Name of Jesus, that the strength and the capacity to retain wealth Heaven will give unto you.
Live On The Rest?
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 of the rest” (KJV, emphasis added).
The question is, what does live on the rest look like? How can you live on the rest for the rest of your life? How many gallons could she possibly have that she will live on for the rest of her life?
Standing
Deuteronomy 15:6 “For the Lord your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.” (NIV)
We will pick up today’s devotional from our final thought yesterday which is the importance of seeing threats from a distance. Proverbs 22:3 “A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
Far Sight
2 Kings 4:1 “One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”
It is possible to serve God and fear God and still die in poverty. But that will not be your story in the Name of Jesus. The things that pertain to financial prosperity go beyond fearing God and serving God by itself.
Farm vs. Finance
Genesis 26:12-13 “Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.” (NIV, emphasis added).
Your farm is that place you go to plough, work and sow. Then you reap the harvest (so to speak), you get paid and you get a financial reward. The financial reward you get is your finances. The place you work is your farm.
The Fifth
2 Kings 4:7 “Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.” (NKJV)
Beginning today, we are turning our focus to Finance, the fifth “F”. It is God’s will that your family, faith, friendships, fitness, finance and farm, all work together in tandem and that you have fun in the process.
Elastic Limit
Proverbs 24:10 “If you fail, fall apart, fall to pieces under pressure (in a crisis), your strength is too small, you weren’t very strong to begin with, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.” (NLT, MSG, &The Voice).
The first enemy of fitness is Disease, and the second enemy of fitness is Stress. The third enemy of fitness is Laziness. However, God’s heart for us is holistic fitness and strength—physical, spiritual, and mental fitness.
