3 John 1:2 says “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth..”
DAILY READING – –Romans 15:1-13; 1 Samuel 27-28; Psalm 70
Billionaire David Green is the largest evangelical benefactor in the world. According to Forbes magazine, he has already given hundreds of millions of dollars to Christian causes. David Green pours his money into the spreading of the Gospel. He has turned his arts and crafts empire into a massive missionary organization, Through foundations he supports, he has already distributed nearly 1.4 billion copies of Gospel literature in more than 100 countries, mostly in Africa and Asia. Furthermore, he sponsors the YouVersion free Bible app, which offers almost 300 different versions of Scripture in 144 languages.
It is however interesting that David Green started out in life working as a stock boy at McClellan’s general store, where he spent most of his time sweeping floors and unloading boxes for 60 cents an hour. His father was a small-time preacher and his family had subsisted on hand-me-down clothes and food donations from the congregation, sometimes going weeks without having meat to put on the table. However one thing Green learnt from his parents was the secret of sowing towards the Gospel. Poverty and hardship did not stop Green’s parents from giving to the work of the Gospel. Following his parent’s diligence and faithfulness would later help Green turn a small business he began into a multimillion venture. And today, God has expanded him to become one of the richest men in America. Yet despite his great wealth , Green remains focused on always seeking God first. His strong foundation in God’s Word, has kept him from being swayed from following Christ.
We are in the season of massive wealth transfer, where wealth be falling like manna upon many believers. But we must be first prepared spiritually so as not to be swayed by the many temptations that accompany such wealth.
Proverbs 1:32 says ‘For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.’ The prosperity of fools destroys them because they are unable to resist the full options of temptations that wealth brings. Therefore in God’s agenda we must first be spiritually established, so that what was meant to aid us does not end us, and what was meant to help us does not harm us.
Proverbs 11:16 says ‘strong men retain riches’. Strong men refers to those who have been strengthened and built up by God’s Word. Such men have built up spiritual strength and tenacity within them and so are able to say ‘No’ when temptation knocks.
3 John 1:2 says “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth..” When inwardly your soul has prospered through feeding on God’s Word, then outwardly you will prosper in wealth and health. If a man has not built his life on a strong foundation of God’s Word, he can become spiritually weak and easily swayed by temptations. Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” It is instruction that leads out of destruction.We must therefore, in this season invest in diligent study of scriptures, so as to be strengthened with might in our inner man. Indeed when we dig deep and build our house upon the rock of God’s Word, despite the rain, wind and storm, we will surely stand and not fall.
PRAYER: Lord please help me to build my life upon the solid foundation of Your Word. I know that when I seek Your kingdom first, then every other thing, including health and wealth shall be added unto me in Jesus Name. .
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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will make you free. – WORDBITE 222.