Monday, 16 December 2013
His Wealth Is Yours
Dr RJ Sing
“But remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your forefathers, as it is today”
Many passages of scripture support the fact that Jesus bore the poverty curse. Let us look at two in particular, starting with 2 Corinthians 8:9. “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” I used to quote the end of that verse as “might become rich”! But the Holy Spirit showed me that it means “might be rich.”
We can become rich and then become poor again, but to ‘be’ rich has a sense of permanence. Jesus took the evil poverty so that we might have the good riches. Jesus took our poverty so that we might have His wealth. Some people suggest that Jesus was poor throughout His earthly ministry, but I cannot accept this idea as accurate.
We need to keep in mind the distinction between riches and abundance. Jesus was not rich in the sense of having a large bank account or great material possessions, but He certainly had abundance.
Any man who can provide food for a crowd of five thousand men (along with women and children) is no pauper! Jesus was never worried or perplexed. He was calmly & completely in control of every situation.
From the December 2013 issue, themed I Will Keep My Eyes on God Who Gives Me Power to Get Wealth.
