Object Of Affection
‘No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money’ Matt.6:24.
Jesus is saying when it comes to service you have to choose between God and money. A lot of people are serving money. And a lot of people are only serving God because of money. So who are they serving? A lot of people will only come to church because that breakthrough came through. They will only move close to God because there is a potential financial increase. They will come to church because the church has a reputation for power services. Their Read the rest of this entry
More Than Gold!
‘The Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver’ Job 22:25.
God said to Moses, ‘the promise that I have made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob your fathers the patriarchs. I am about to give you the land that is flowing with milk and honey, houses that you did not build, wells that you did not dig. But Moses, I am not going to go with you because the people are stubborn. But I will give you the land to fulfill My Word so that people will not call Me a lair’ [translated]. Do you know what a lot of people will say, ‘O! But you Read the rest of this entry
Cherish Jesus
‘And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!’ Ps.90:17
The second truth about money is- prosperity does not imply divine approval. A lot of people have ship wrecked their faith because they equate prosperity to divine approval. They believe that because they are prospering financially then God must be happy with them and their idea of God accurate. I am the one paying the bills and calling the shots then my idea of God is accurate. I am sorry but it does not follow. ‘For the turning away of the Read the rest of this entry
Daily Confessions
‘Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth’ 3 John 1:2 [KJV].
Over the next few days, by way of setting a foundation, we are going to be learning seven truths about money. The number one truth about money that you must know is that God really, really wants you to prosper. Say it out loud to yourself ‘God really wants me to prosper’. Some of us need to confess this everyday we wake up for the next one-week because we have been programmed wrongly. God really wants you to prosper. God says that it is His desire Read the rest of this entry
On A Mission
‘There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need’ Acts 4:34-35
On the website called “Global rich list’, if you earn fifty thousand naira a month you are in the top 14.63% richest people in the world. Let me just break this down with this illustration. If your child is in a class of a hundred students and he comes in at the 15th position will you punish him? I don’t think so. Pay attention to all the things you need to be thankful for. If you ask me, I’d say that’s just about everything. If you earn a hundred thousand a Read the rest of this entry
In Trust
‘Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘invest this for me while I am gone’ Luke 19:13
If you examine the words of Jesus, you will discover that He spoke more about money than anything else. Jesus spoke more about money than He did about healing or about heaven. In fact, many times when Jesus spoke about heaven He used money to illustrate. ‘A man was going to a far country and he gave his servants five talents, two talents…’ Talents are silver, the currency in those days. Yet a lot of people have an issue with the church talking Read the rest of this entry
Always Rejoice
‘Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth’ 3 John 1:2 [KJV].
We are trusting God that by the time we are done with this series, money should never be an issue in your life again. If there is something that has been misunderstood largely in the Christian circles it is money. And that has given birth to questions such as; should Christians have money? How can you say you are a Christian and be so wealthy? Should Pastor’s have money? How much money should a Pastor have? Can money buy you happiness?
Steps To Freedom III
‘In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker then you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered’ 1Pet.3:7.
Today we will be learning some very important lessons from the story of a notable man of God. We began yesterday by saying his wife recently divorced him because he had neglected her. During the interview he said that top on his priority list was God, then the ministry, and then family. So God first, after that he attends to the ministry, and if he has anytime left he attends to family. You and I know that there will be no time left because the ministry work Read the rest of this entry
Steps To Freedom II
‘But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves’ Neh.4:9
The third step towards freedom from abuse is to confront the abuser and the abuse. When you are confronting it you have to trust God for the outcome. This is where a lot of people miss it. They want to confront the abuser and they want to control the outcome. You cannot. When you are confronting the abuser and the abuse, you have to trust God for the outcome. The outcome can go anyway if it is a marriage relationship, which is what we are dealing Read the rest of this entry
Steps To Freedom I
‘We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them’ Neh.4:9 [MSG]
The first step towards freedom from abuse is silent no more. One of the traits of an abusive relationship that is sustained is, the victim keeps quiet in an attempt to avoid shame. I pray that you will not die in silence. If he is threatening to beat you up then tell him that if he threatens you ever again you will escalate it. The abuser will continue to abuse you if he knows you are his puppet. But if he knows that he cannot treat you like this and expect Read the rest of this entry
