Deuteronomy 28: 12-13, “The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: ..if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them”

DAILY READING; Mark 8:22-9:1; 2 Samuel 20-21; Hosea 1:1-2:1

Jay Cooke was the first major investment banker in the United States and one of the richest men of the 19th century.
The secret of his success was encountered early in life, when he read a little book on Christian giving. From what he learnt, he resolved to take Jacob’s pledge: “Of all that thou givest me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.” (Genesis 28:22).
This decision to faithfully pay tithes began to open amazing doors of success for Jay Cooke.
From being a 17 years old clerk for a banking firm in Philadelphia, he rapidly rose in ranks. By the time he was 21 years old, he had become a partner in the firm.
Few years after, Cooke left the firm and opened his own private banking house named Jay Cooke & Company in Philadelphia. He began paying tithe of his entire business into an account he titled O. P. J. (Old Patriarch Jacob).
This was in line with his decision to follow Jacob’s Biblical principle of tithing.
Jay Cooke also gave generously vast sums of money to the spread of the Gospel. .
When people inquired of him how he could afford to make such large contributions, he would say: “It doesn’t cost me anything; it is the Lord’s money I give.”
Cooke’s business prospered greatly to the extent that some of the largest financial transactions of the country were entrusted to his firm.
When the American Civil War began in 1861, the state of Pennsylvania borrowed from Jay Cooke’s firm $3 million (equivalent of $90 million today) to fund its war efforts.
Severally the government came to him for help and between February and July 1865, he disposed a total of $830 million to the government which enabled them to pay soldiers during the final months of the war.
Not only was Jay Cooke a financial mogul, he was also a dedicated Christian. On Sunday evenings, after spending the day in church, he taught a bible class from 7:30 to 9 pm in his home and also led Bible studies. He was also known for distributing religious pamphlets and materials to build up people’s faith.
During his lifetime, he provided resources for the construction of churches and gave generously to many Christian organizations and schools.

Through God’s abundant blessings, Jay Cooke, was able to lend money to his nation. He fulfilled the scripture that says ‘thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.’[Deuteronomy 28:12].

In God’s agenda, we have been appointed to be the lender and not the borrower, the head and not the tail.
It is God’s purpose for us to become powerful forces and positive influencers in the affairs of our nations .
However to see this happen there are principles that must be followed. There are keys that must be applied to see the greater open doors destined for us.
Following divine principles is what makes you a principal person on the earth. Making God the center of your life will ultimately make you a central figure in the affairs of men.
When Jacob fled from Esau and was on his way to start a new life, he made a covenant to serve God with his life and income. As Jacob kept to this covenant, God greatly blessed him and established him as a trans-generational influence on earth..
The truth is that life does not get better by chance; it gets better by the choices we make.
When we connect to God’s financial covenant, we will prosper even in the desert. Despite any harsh economic climate, we will see doors open miraculously to establish us as major players in our field and lenders to nations.
Through the covenant of investing into God’s kingdom, we stay connected to a supply line that never runs dry because the covenant is eternally stronger than any condition on earth.
Certainly, as we seek God with all our heart and dedicate ourselves to the expansion of His Kingdom, the Lord will cause doors of breakthrough to open up for us, crooked places shall be made straight and the hidden riches of secret places shall be given to us in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for enabling me to serve You diligently and become dedicated to the promotion of Your Kingdom so that I can experience greater open doors. I know that even right now You are already at work in my life and indeed blessing me beyond measure in Jesus Name. .
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To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222

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