RICHES ARE BY-PRODUCT OF GOD’S FAVOR!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SARTURDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2021.

SUBJECT : RICHES ARE BY-PRODUCT OF GOD’S FAVOR!

Memory verse: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." (James 1 vs 17.)

READ: Deuteronomy 8 vs 17 - 18:

8:17: Then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.

8:18: And You shall remember the Lord Your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

INTIMATION:

Riches are just a by-product of God's favor. God gives us riches, but riches aren't the real asset in one’s life. It's like the old children's fable about the goose that lays the golden eggs. The golden eggs are not as valuable as the goose that produces them! The goose lays a golden egg every day, and when you have the goose you get all of the golden eggs that come with it. In the same way, riches aren't your true asset. The real treasure is the blessing and the favor of God that produces riches. A lot of people today are focused on gathering golden eggs, and they are completely overlooking the parent force that creates them. The person who owns the goose is going to end up with a lot of more gold than someone who is running around looking for eggs. Likewise.

God is the source of our prosperity, and once you realize that God is the source of prosperity, you understand how pointless it is to chase after riches. Instead, chase faster God who gives favor and power to get riches. In the passage we read today, the Scripture is very clear on the fact that God gives us power to get wealth. God doesn't send us cheques in the mail; He releases an anointing on whatever we do, and causes it to prosper. And the blessing of God is so powerful that it cannot be reversed (James 1 vs 17). In the Scripture. Balaam, the infamous prophet was hired by a foreign King to curse the children of Israel, but he said, "Behold, I have received commandment to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. (Numbers 23 vs 20.)" 

The Lord told Abraham, "I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing" (Genesis 12 vs 2). It was the spoken favor of God on Abraham's life that caused him to prosper. It was God's favor that allowed him to grow rich from grazing his cattle and sheep in a desert. Most people judge their worth by their savings and assets, but those things are just a physical manifestation of the real assets—which is God's favor. This is one reason why Scripture reminds us that the power to get wealth comes from God—not our efforts. Once the favor of God is on your life, it cannot be stopped! The only thing that can derail the blessing of God is your own unbelief, negativity, and broken fellowship with the Lord. As long as we keep believing, and are in fellowship witness Lord, the blessings of God will keep coming. 

Understanding the true value of God's favor on your life will cause you to have a steward’s attitude toward possessions. You can look at all of the things you possess and say, "It's just stuff." You will know that money is merely a tool that helps you accomplish what God has called you to do; it isn't true prosperity. It’s God who gives us everything we have, and it’s God who asks us to manage it for Him. God supplies most people with the personal and financial abilities to respond to the needs of others. If we all realize how God has blessed us, and if we all use our resources to do God’s will, hunger and poverty would be wiped out in amongst us. Wealth is a blessing only if we use it in the way God intended. 

The focus of your life should be your relationship with God, which is what causes favor to be bestowed on you, and wealth to accumulate. God's favor in your life is priceless. Money isn't that significant because riches can be stolen and property can be taken away, but no one can rob you of God's favor. Once you get that same mindset, you strive to become very secure in your relationship with God, and be certain to attract His favor in your life.

Prayer: Abba Father, all things are Yours, and no man can receive anything unless it’s given to him from heaven. Endue me with the excellent spirit that will engender an intimacy with You that will cause Your favor and power to rest upon me, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!