Deuteronomy 8:18 – ‘You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth…’

Some people seem to have this incredible knack for generating wealth. Do you know of someone who has amassed a fortune by 30 years of age? Or perhaps you’ve read about the 21 year old who has just purchased their fourth investment property?

There are those who can naturally make sales or wise investments. I believe however, if we desire to generate wealth to build God’s kingdom and we’re willing to listen to Him, he can help us learn to generate wealth. We can learn skills that will slowly and steadily generate a return that can be given back to God.

After all, it’s the same God who has made us all. It is not beyond his power to help us accumulate wealth. But we have to be willing to do things on God’s terms. Rick Warren, author of the Purpose Driven Life outlines a simple but effective concept for wealth builders:

1. Acknowledge that it is God who gives us the ability to generate wealth. Give him the credit for it.
2. With your business skill, use it to meet the needs of others and to spread the Gospel.
3. Give a tithe of your earnings back into the church as an act of worship. (Don’t feel you have to limit your giving to 10% though!)



Don’t ever feel that you cannot produce wealth. If you are able to have money coming in, then you have the ability to save and it goes from here. How much you earn is up to you and God. Likewise, how much you save is down to using your finances wisely – which can be guided by God. Remember always, it is God who
gives you the ability to produce wealth. Ask him to help you in this area, but remember always to acknowledge him in your earnings.

It is my prayer for you:

• That you will be excited by the fact that it is God who grants you the ability to generate wealth, no one else.
• That you will always acknowledge where your wealth comes from.
• That you will desire to be a good steward of all finances entrusted to you.

Today’s prayer:
Lord I thank you that generating wealth isn’t solely down to me – you grant me the ability! Help me to be wise with my finances and to make wise decisions with regards to work and opportunities to earn and save.

Actionable ideas:
Be proactive six days a week to bring in income, develop residual income and increase the value of your property. Rest on the seventh day knowing you have been hard working and that God not only ordains, but insists on His people resting so they don’t burn out.

*these posts are from Wealthy Christians, a 30 day devotional.  You can download it free on Smashwords.

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Matthew 25:28 – ‘Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.’

You can read over the whole parable of the talents in Matthew chapter 25. If we do not use the talents and finances that God has blessed us with, then our talents will decrease and our money will be lost. If however, we use what we’ve been given, God will increase it. Our skills will develop and improve. Our finances will grow and earn interest.

It really is as simple as use it or lose it. As was shown in the parable of the talents and the three servants – those who used what they were given were able to generate more. Because of this, they were seen as faithful and were given even more.

God wants us to use what we’ve been given – our skills, our passions and our finances. He wants us to use them for His glory. We can acknowledge that he gave us these attributes and because of him, we’re able to do things we enjoy and are good at; we’re able to earn income. In return, we should share him with everyone we can. We should be good examples of hard working, ethical people. We should use our finances to give back to him, a little of what he’s given to us.

For the one servant who was fearful, he did nothing with his talent. And the master questioned when he returned – why didn’t you at least put it in the bank? Are you using your talents and finances or are you digging a hole in the ground and burying them because you don’t want to risk failure or loss?

The irony here is that you are failing to do what God has asked of you. And you are losing many opportunities to give to those in need, to shine God’s light and to do something you love and are good at! Use it or lose it. Your talents are not just for you and neither are your finances – they are to bless others. Don’t be the person who is robbing others of a blessing because you won’t use your talents or finances.

It is my prayer for you:

• That you will acknowledge that your talents and finances aren’t given to you just for you; they have a role to play in blessing others.
• That you will be motivated to use what you have to hone skills and to generate income.
• That you will acknowledge the skills and talents that are special to you, which could be used for God’s glory.

Today’s prayer:
Lord I thank you that you have made each and every one of us unique with varying skills, talents and financial circumstances. Help me to use all that I have for your glory.

Actionable ideas:
Establish a separate bank account for your child. If you put away $10 a week for 18 years, this totals $9,360 dollars for a deposit, education or something else. If you invested $10 a week for 18 years at 5% interest, this would total in excess of $14,600 at the end.

*these posts are from Wealthy Christians, a 30 day devotional.  You can download it free on Smashwords.

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Malachi 3:8 – 10 – “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

Can you imagine the impact we could have on the world if more Christians were to accumulate wealth? They would need one other quality in their lives for this to make a difference. They would also need to be obedient to giving. It is of little value to be Christian and to acquire great wealth, if you will not use it for God.

We’ve had a look at setting up a savings account and saving regularly. We’ve also looked at our budget in detail and discovered where we can cut back or make changes. The ability to generate further income has also been explored. Now I want to focus on giving.

There are many things that cannot be done in this world without money. Churches often struggle because their whole congregation is not obedient to giving.

Everything that we receive comes from God. It’s a pretty generous God who gives to us and then asks that in return we provide him with a tenth of this, to carry out his works on this earth. Ten percent seems like a small amount to me – but at the end of the day if everyone was tithing or providing offerings into God’s house, so much more could be done than is currently achieved.

It is my prayer for you:

• That you will grasp the concept that all money comes from God and is given to you as an act of love and stewardship.
• That you will endeavour to give a tithe or offering into your church regularly.
• That you will find it within your means to give more than the ten percent that is talked about in regards to tithing.

Today’s prayer:
Lord I thank you that you have entrusted me with finances. Help me to give back to you that which is rightly yours, by investing in your church. Help me too, to pray for wisdom for the people who handle your finances in churches around the world.

Actionable ideas:
Be clear on payment terms before undertaking a job so that you know where you stand; don’t set yourself up to be dissatisfied if you learn someone else has better terms than what you agreed upon.

*these posts are from Wealthy Christians, a 30 day devotional.  You can download it free on Smashwords.

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