Psalm 44:3 “for they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but the light of their own countenance, because thou had a favour unto them”

DAILY READING; Luke 21; Genesis 38; Psalm 29

Imelda Marcos was the wife of Ferdinand Marcos, who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. At the height of her reign as First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos was known as the ‘Steel Butterfly’. She was given this name on account of her authoritarian manner and extraordinary glamour. She was often in the News for her legendary materialism and flamboyant lifestyle. She was famous for her collection of shoes numbering about 3,000. She bought her perfume by the gallons rather than by the ounce. She once bought up her favorite perfume from all duty frees racks across the world, simply so that no-one else would smell like her.
Her extravagance was especially glaring because of the crippling poverty in their country, where many families struggled to feed.
Eventually, after 21 years of brutality and extreme poverty under the Marcos regime, the people revolted in 1986, forcing President Ferdinand Marcos and his family to flee for exile in Hawaii.
At the end of their regime, Imelda Marcos’ extravagant lifestyle came under international scrutiny. In 1980, the Guinness World Records credited both Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos for the largest ever plundering from a government, which was between $5 billion to $10 billion. This amount could have paid off the entirety of the Philippines’ foreign debt.

The story of the Marcos regime is only a reflection of the dissatisfaction that marks the world today. We seem to be in an age of greed, where the single word that summarizes the hopes and obsessions of this generation is — More!
People want more money, more success, more luxuries, more gadgets etc. Indeed the hearts of men seem to keep screaming for more, and yet they never seem satisfied. All over the world many people are hotly in pursuit of money because they feel that having enough wealth will bring them satisfaction.

Yet, Solomon who was one of the richest kings in history said in Ecclesiastes 5:10 [NLT] ‘Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!’

King Solomon had everything, yet he came to this conclusion about life: ‘Vanity of vanity, all is wind!’
Indeed outside of Christ all is vanity and chasing after the wind. Only God satisfies, only an intimate relationship with Him can fill the deep hunger and longing in our souls.

When we take time to build a deep foundation of an intimate relationship with God, then we will find life’s true treasure. God will teach us to profit and will open to us the treasures and hidden riches of secret places (Isaiah 45:3).

True wealth is not achieved by greed, struggles or labour, it is gotten by divine favor.

Psalm 44:3 says “for they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but the light of their own countenance, because thou had a favour unto them”

When God’s favor is upon you, then His blessings will make you rich. In the book of Exodus it was the blessings of God that caused the wealth transfer from the Egyptians to the Israelites. And in this end-time, the blessings of God is initiating an unstoppable divine agenda of wealth transfer from the wicked to the righteous.

This is why you don’t need to run after wealth to the detriment of your spiritual life. When you seek God’s kingdom first, then all else will be added unto you. Truly those who seek God meet gold, but those who seek gold miss God. Therefore rather than waste time chasing after mundane things, let’s invest our time in seeking more of God. Indeed when we find Him, we have found life’s greatest treasure.

PRAYER; Lord I thank You for granting me the grace to always seek Your kingdom first. Please fill my heart with the desire and zeal to always seek more and more of You in Jesus Name.

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For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God. – WORDBITE 222