Bible in one year Lk 22-24
Memorise: "Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich" (Prov 28:6)
Read: Psalm 37:1-9
Gathering wealth by honest means is the path to increase. It may take quite some time, yet, give it all it takes. The little you earn from your legitimate source of livelihood is far better than the millions earned by the fraudulent, greedy or covetous fellow (Ps 37:16). Isaiah 28:16 says, "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste". One race you have not been called into is the rush to get rich quick. If you cannot wait for God's appointed time, you will definitely sin. Believe it or not, God has a time-table of wealth for each of His children.
When your brother is getting blessed, thank God and rejoice with him because your time will come. If your day tarries, it is because God wants it to come when it will be best appreciated and needed. Whenever it comes is God's right time. Just wait on Him in faith, patience and in righteousness.
Like the Psalmist, many are secretly envying prosperous sinners, but this is rather unfortunate. Those who get rich quick through bribes, fraudulent means and pact with Satan or any of his cults find it difficult to retain such wealth. Why? Proverbs 13:11 says, "Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase". God has ordained that we shall eat out of our sweat. But those who want to eat without doing legitimate work will observe that the so-called wealth they have gathered will grow wings and fly away. As bad as poverty is, God says it is better to be poor than tell lies to get riches (Prov 19:22). Some people will go into a business with others, but along the line, out of greed, they would break their agreement with their brother because they want to have all the money to themselves. Such wealth will diminish. It is either you are getting the wealth that will glorify God or the one the devourers will feed fat on. At the end of the day, you cannot account for it. Some Christians still find themselves in this trap. They cannot tell what they do with their money. For some, one way or the other, there is mysterious disappearance of money. If you have been experiencing this, find out whether you are bringing evil money to add up to the 'clean' money with you. Let your money always be clean!
Action Point
Money is like a magnet attracting things and people to it. If you have blood money, it will send an invitation to hell.
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