God and your money (7)

“That you…might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 NKJV

The Bible assures us that God isn’t poor. “‘The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ saith the Lord” (Haggai 2:8). “Every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills” (Psalm 50:10). Now ask yourself, if you were a billionaire, would you be happy seeing your children running around ragged and hungry? No? Well, neither is God! Paul wrote, “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). Maybe you’ve read this Scripture and thought Paul was talking about being spiritually rich but not financially rich. Let’s read the verse in that context and see if it makes sense: “He who was spiritually rich, for our sakes became spiritually poor, that through his spiritual poverty, we might become spiritually rich.” That’s not what it said! Question: when was Jesus ever spiritually poor? No, the verse says what it means and means what it says: “That you…might become rich.” Now, the word rich means different things to different people. In some countries, you’re considered rich if you have a roof over your head, three square meals a day, and a bicycle to ride to work. In fact, right now would be a good time to discuss the much abused and widely misunderstood Bible word prosperity. Prosperity simply means “having enough to do the will of God.” Does God have a will for your life? Yes. Does He want you to have enough money to fulfill His will for your life? Yes. That’s God’s plan for your life!

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