SCRIPTURE: There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. Proverbs 21:20
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: What you have today is meant to handle your tomorrow.
It has been established that the Will of God for His children is for them to exist in financial abundance (Psalm 35:27).
But the truth is, many Christians are still struggling financially. It is important to know that there are scriptural or covenant wisdom for financial abundance.
Today, we shall be looking at one of them, which is decreasing your expenditure and increasing your investment.
For many people, it is their mentality about money that is their major financial problem. When money enters their hands, they look for what to buy. The purpose of money is not expenditure, but investment. Money does not come so you can look for what to buy with it; money comes so you can multiply it. And out of the profit that has multiplied, you can then take care of one or two things for yourself and keep on multiplying it.
You know the difference between Esau and Jacob? Esau was a hunter, but Jacob was a shepherd. And who is a hunter? A hunter pursues an animal, kills it, cooks it and eats it, and starts pursuing another one. He pursues the salary for thirty days, pursues the contract for two months, gets the money, finishes all the money, if not his eyes will not clear.
But Jacob, a shepherd would carry a male animal, get the female animal for it, breed and multiply them. When it is time to eat, he would pick one and eat, and keep on multiplying the rest. So, he had a future, but Esau did not have a future. Where is Esau today? Nowhere! Jacob, Israel is still flourishing today. That is the difference between the poor and the rich.
Beloved, are you a hunter or a shepherd? What you have today is meant to handle your tomorrow (Genesis 41:34-36). If you manage your resources well today, you cannot be stranded tomorrow.
REMEMBER THIS: What you have today is meant to handle your tomorrow.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Maintain a lifestyle of covenant practice. Honour God first with your resources.
- Put aside a percentage of money as savings every time money enters your hands.
- Invest and multiply your resources.
PRAYER: Lord, I receive the wisdom and discipline for financial abundance. Prosper the works of my hands, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: FINANCIAL WISDOM – FROM FINANCIAL STRUGGLE TO FINANCIAL STARDOM.
DAILY BIBLE READING: Luke 10-12.
QUOTE: When God sees that you are a hunter, He will refuse to give you what to kill. But if He notices that you are a shepherd, He will give you more to multiply. Culled from the book, “21 UNCOMMON KEYS TO FINANCIAL OVERFLOW” by Dr Paul Enenche.
AMAZING FACT: Bees possess a remarkable ability to perceive ultraviolet (UV) light, unlike humans.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: Receive the baptism of financial wisdom for kingdom exploits in the realm of finances, in Jesus’ Name.
