Saturday, 3rd February
MONEY AND MISSIONS
(Deuteronomy 8:18 KJV)
“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”
Yesterday we looked at how God gives us money, and we determined that it is by all the abilities that He had deposited in us. We considered it the power in us to make wealth. But that scripture did not stop there; it went further to say that the reason for the power or ability is so that “He may establish His covenant which He swore to our fathers”. And what was that? It was the covenant of reaching the entire world with His goodness, as was promised to Abraham; “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV)
We understand today that this blessing comes by the gospel of Jesus Christ. God wants everyone to hear the gospel, but they will only hear it when people are sent to preach it in places of the earth. Hear how Paul puts in the book of Romans; “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:13-15 KJV).
There are preachers every where, there are people that have been called to do this work, but the missing link is with the senders. Sending is done by money. That is money on a mission right there. Part of the reasons God blesses us with money is so we can send the gospel to the ends of the earth, by way of missionaries, radio, television, crusades, welfare and medical missions, prison and hospital missions, etc. All these cannot be done unless there is an empowerment from God’s people. The gospel may be free but not cheap. It is very expensive to get it out there.
The message from God to you is that you begin to see His provisions for the gospel in every income that comes into your hands from now on, and you will see much more abundant flow of resources in Jesus Name.
Action Points
i. Determine today to set aside your tithes, offerings and mission support from your income. It is better done by percentages, no matter how small.
ii. Ask God for consistency in this practice.
iii. Promise God that you will not stop the practice even when the money increases in Jesus Name.
Prayer
-Lord please cause me to become souls conscious in Jesus Name.
-Lord please entrust me with massive wealth so I can be a blessing to your church, your work and the least out there in Jesus Name.
Nugget
Begin to see God’s provisions for the gospel in every income that comes into your hands from now on, and you will see much more abundant flow of resources.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Psalm 81, 1Thessalonians 2
EVENING
1Samuel 21
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