WEALTH IS A RESPONSIBILITY

“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."
Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)

"AND in thy SEED shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice."
Genesis 22:18 (DARBY)

14 NOW GOD CAN BLESS THE GENTILES [those who are not Jews], TOO, WITH THIS SAME BLESSING HE PROMISED TO ABRAHAM; and all of us as Christians can have the promised Holy Spirit through this faith.
16 NOW, God gave some promises to Abraham and his Child. AND NOTICE THAT IT doesn’t SAY THE PROMISES WERE TO HIS CHILDREN, AS IT WOULD IF ALL HIS SONS—all the Jews—were being spoken of, BUT TO HIS CHILD—and that, of course, MEANS CHRIST."
Galatians 3:14,16 (the Living Bible)

"NOW the promises [in the covenants] were decreed to Abraham AND TO HIS SEED. God does not say, “And to seeds (descendants, heirs),” AS IF [referring] TO MANY [persons], BUT AS TO ONE, “AND TO YOUR SEED,” WHO IS [none other than] CHRIST."
Galatians 3:16 (Amplified Bible)

• Money flows in the direction of power. - Thus getting the divine ability or power for abundance is of paramount importance (Deuteronomy 8:18).

• It is what comes from heaven that makes the earth produces (Psalm 65:9-11; Hebrews 6:7).
• Power to get wealth. It is the divine ability to create Wealth.
• Note these points:
  (i) The covenant you have with God is the foundation. And the foundation is through the New Birth. You are no more a stranger to the Blessing of God, when you accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour (Ephesians 2:11-13).
  (iii) Know that wealth, or abundance, follows covenant. If you have been redeemed, born-again, you are in a covenant relationship with God—through Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:14; Ephesians 2:13).
  a. If you claimed to be a Believer and cannot give, or you find it difficult to give your money as tithes and offerings; to the servants of God, the work of God, missions, projects, and the needy, particularly in the household of faith, you are undoing yourself (Galatians 6:6-10; Hebrews 7:1-8).
  b. If you abide with the terms of the covenant, you experience the Blessings of God (Deuteronomy 28:1-6).
  c. However, failure to do or abide with the terms of the the covenant, brings the other side—a curse (Deuteronomy 28:15).

• The truth is: the terms of the covenant are expected to be done by the Believers.

• In this covenant relationship with God, He can ask you to give the most precious thing to you, the one you cherished the most, to Him. God did ask Abraham to give Isaac, the most precious son of his, as a Sacrifice to Him—God (Genesis 22:1-3).
• Abraham obeyed because he knew the importance and the implication of the covenant. HE did not argue with God!
• A number of Christians argue about tithes and Givings in general. Some, even so-called Believers, have said why should offerings be collected in every meeting.
• Your money, whatever you have, belongs to God. Thus, if you are of God, and Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life, then, He should be Lord of everything you have.

• The terms of the covenant.
(i) Principles of the Kingdom. Obedience to the commandments, or the principles of God is important (Deuteronomy 28:1,2).
(ii) Prayer. Seeking to know the Will of God on every matter of your life (Proverbs 3:5,6).
(iii) Worship. To appreciate the value of God. Adore and appreciate Who He is, the Person of God (Ephesians 5:20; Hebrews 13:15).
WHEN this is done, that is, you appreciate God's value, your person also would be appreciated in value. You will attract favour and Blessings—abundance.
(iv) Sacrificial Giving is a part of worship: "AND Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; AND I AND THE LAD WILL GO YONDER AND WORSHIP, and come again to you" (Genesis 22:5 KJV).
IN other words, worship in the above Bible passage means, Abraham wanted to go and offer the lad, his son, Isaac, as a Sacrifice.
a. When you give to God and His work, it means you worship Him with your possessions or resources or substance.
YOU worship God with your money and whatever you have.
b. You also give to God because you love Him. And you give to God because you are in a covenant relationship with Him.
(v) Impartation. Let the anointing of God on your prophet or pastor rub off on you. This could happen by sowing to the Anointing, you give your money or material things, for the Anointing to be extended to you (Philippians 4:15-19; Hebrews 7:1-4).

• If you walk with the wise, you shall be Wise (Proverbs 13:20).
• Note: If you value your Isaac more than your covenant relationship with God, you may lose your place. The Isaac could even be lost, He gave the Isaac in the first place!
• When God makes a demand, and you obey, it will lead to your lifting.
• God honoured Abraham's obedience and Faith.

• The lifting of God is progressively and systematically done. God will not bless you with all He wanted to, at a time. He will take you a little, and by little (Deuteronomy 7:22).

• God will bless you with a little, and watch you for a time, before He added another. He wanted to see and know your faithfulness with the little given to you.
  IF you are FAITHFUL with the little, He would then add another little, that is, move you to another level (Matthew 25:21,23).
• Whatever you have, which God has blessed you with, is a RESPONSIBILITY. That money in your hand, given you by God, is a responsibility! (Luke 19:15).
• If you did not prove responsible with what He has given to you, that is, you did not use it for His intended Purpose; you indirectly placed a limit on your blessing—your lifting and greatness in Him.
• You are expected to give an account of your stewardship. If you disappointed God, in what He committed to your hands, the money He permitted to pass through your hands, He might not consider you for another assignment of such—whenever He wanted to (Luke 16:10-12).
• He rather would look for someone else, who could be trusted to deliver when assigned for the channeling or disbursement of His resources or substance.
• Can God trust you with the money needed for the project or mission work in your Church?
• Can God trust you with the money meant to be given to your pastor and the needy in your Church?

• God has planned different things for His children, and you are included, if you have accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour.

• God's has the plan to train and prepare a number of people for His work—to be fully engaged in His work.
• In addition, God wanted to train some, among His children, to be financiers of His work—His Kingdom on earth.
• If God trusted you with abundance, money needed for His work, in your local church, or the Ministry He has used to bless you; would you be faithful in giving the money?
• If you could not be faithful in paying the tithes of your present income, how would God be sure you would, if you were blessed more than your present level?
• If in the present, your relationship and fellowship with God is wobbling, you hardly attend church meetings and fellowship; How would God be sure you would not backslide if you were promoted and lifted to higher level of Blessings?
• Be serious in your relationship and fellowship with God, He has something good for you. That however could only be if you did walk in the light of God's Word as you ought (James 1:22,25).
• God intended you to be a financier of His work, but the Tests brought your way have to be passed for you to be what He has purposed.
• I want to enjoin you to cooperate with God that He might accomplish whatever He has purposed to do through your life.

• Note: Treat money well. Wastage disqualified many from walking in abundance.

• If God would make you a custodian of His Blessing; you have to prove to Him that whatever is given to you, the money that would be committed to your hands, would not be wasted.
• That you would be a good steward of His resources (Luke 12:42-44).

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• If you are having any sickness in your body As you read this piece, I declare your healing now in Jesus' name.
• The hold of Affliction is completely broken in Jesus' name.
  Peace!