THEME : MONEY & THE LOVE OF IT
Memorise :
For the love of money is the root of
all evil: which while some coveted
after, they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows. 1st Timothy 6:10
Read: 1st Timothy 6:6-11
6 But godliness with contentment is
great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this
world, and it is certain we can carry
nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let
us be therewith content.
9 But they that will be rich fall into
temptation and a snare, and into
many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root
of all evil: which while some coveted
after, they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee
these things; and follow after
righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
patience, meekness.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : Joshua
18:1-19:39 and Matthew 21:33-22:14
Message
God knows no lack, and He expects
His children to reach a height of
financial greatness where lack will
be forgotten forever. The one whose
name is El-shaddai can provide for
all of your needs. Gathering wealth
by honest means is the path to
increase. Those who get rich quick
by bribing their way or engaging in
fraudulent means are only digging
their own pit. Wealth gotten by
vanity will diminish. Many are
secretly envying unbelievers because
of their wealth. This is foolishness.
You have to wait upon the Lord to
show you your source of wealth so
that you don’t overrun yourself.
Wealth from the Almighty God is
supposed to be a blessing, but when
the search for wealth is taken to the
extreme, it becomes a curse. You
must never pursue wealth to the
detriment of your soul. There are
many people looking for wealth for
the wrong reasons. Some want to be
rich because they feel wealth
commands respect. For some others,
it is to satisfy the thirst of belonging
to a certain social class. Some
people want wealth so as to use it
as an instrument of oppression or
revenge. God will not support such
motives. The devil is always out to
exploit your insincerity. He will give
you options of getting fast wealth
outside the will of God. Once you
fall for it, you may never come out of
his trap except God decides to have
mercy on you.
Many rich people are never satisfied.
There is something in them that
pushes them to want to accumulate
more wealth for reasons they can’t
explain (Ecclesiastes 5:10).
Contentment is a virtue that cannot
be bought with money (1st Timothy
6:6). If you have contentment, you
can never be trapped in the
deceitfulness of riches. Do you know
that there are many people out in
search of wealth, struggling in places
where God has not put them? Isaac
thought of escaping to Egypt to
avoid famine or scarcity, but God
asked him to remain in Gerar
(Genesis 26:1-2). He obeyed God and
sowed his seed right where he was,
and there was a great harvest for
him. He became so great that the
natives of the land envied his
wealth. All you need to do is to
cultivate the right relationship with
God, and He will always direct you to
where your blessing will locate you.
Another problem for the wealthy is
the temptation of using their money
to buy what will destroy them. You
need to know how much the devil is
taking from many through the
medium of cigarettes, alcohol and
hard drugs. Some people never
planned to have extra-martial affairs
until they started having money. The
kind of wealth that will disconnect
you from God will never come into
your hands in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point :
Father, keep me from wealth that
will lead to my destruction.
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE.
Praise God
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