The Bible counsels that you and I, who are genuinely in Christ in this World should not:
LABOUR not to be RICH. Cease from thine own wisdom. (Proverbs 23:4).
Are you surprised? Don't be!
Jesus Christ explains it this way:
No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other. Or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You CANNOT serve GOD and MAMMON (Riches).
Therefore I say unto you, Take NO thought for your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink. Nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is NOT the LIFE more than MEAT (food) and the BODY than RAIMENT (clothing)?
Behold the fowls of the air. For they sow NOT, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father FEEDS them. Are you NOT much BETTER than they?
Which of you by taking thought CAN add one cubit unto his stature?
And WHY take you thought for raiment (clothing)? Consider the lilies of the field, HOW they grow. They toil NOT, neither do they spin.
And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was NOT arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if GOD so clothe the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He NOT much more clothe you, O ye of LITTLE FAITH?
Therefore take NO thought, saying, What shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? Or, wherewithal shall we be clothed?
For AFTER all these things DO the Gentiles GENTILES (unbelievers) seek. For your heavenly Father KNOWS that you have NEED of all these things.
But SEEK you FIRST the KINGDOM of GOD and His RIGHTEOUSNESS and ALL these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore NO thought for the morrow. For the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matthew 6:24-34).
Can you re-read the above scriptural passage again please?
Apostle Paul also explains further this way:
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we BROUGHT nothing into this world and it is certain we can CARRY nothing out.
And HAVING food and raiment let us be therewith CONTENT.
But they that will be RICH fall INTO temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which DROWN men in destruction and perdition.
For the LOVE of MONEY is the ROOT of all EVIL. Which while some COVETED after, they have erred FROM the FAITH and pierced themselves through with MANY sorrows.
But you, O man of God, FLEE these things and FOLLOW after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Fight the GOOD fight of faith, LAY hold on ETERNAL LIFE, whereunto you art also CALLED, and has professed a GOOD profession before many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:6-12).
You LABOUR to be RICH, when you consciously WORK to PLEASE yourself and others in this World.
You LABOUR to be FAVOURED by GOD in Christ, when you consciously WORK to PLEASE God in Christ in this World.
As genuine CHILDREN of GOD in Christ, that is, God's peculiar people in this World, we are called out from the World to the Kingdom of God within the World to show forth the praise of Him (God), who has called us from darkness to His marvelous light in Christ. (1 Peter 2:9,10).
Therefore, we are expected to LABOUR to be FAVOURED by GOD by working to please GOD and not to LABOUR to be RICH by working to please humans. True!
LABOURING to please humans (that is, labouring to be rich) by the CHILDREN of GOD in Christ in the World is what is making many COMPROMISE their WALK (relationship) and WORK (responsibility) with GOD and experiencing several forms of SORROW in Christ in this World, as revealed by Apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 6:6-12. True!
Jesus Christ, our Master says that:
I receive NOT honour from men.
But I know you, that you have NOT the LOVE of GOD in you.
I am come in my Father's name and you receive me not. If another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.
HOW can you BELIEVE and RECEIVE honour one of another and SEEK not the honour that comes from God ONLY? (John 5:41-44).
While Jesus Christ reveals that it is the lack of genuine LOVE for GOD that makes the SAINTS of GOD seeks HONOUR (riches) from humans, Apostle Paul reveals where their LOVE is...the LOVE for MONEY (riches). (John 5:41-44; 1 Timothy 6:6-12).
Remember, what Jesus says:
No man can serve TWO masters. For either he will HATE the one and LOVE the other. Or else he will HOLD TO the one and DESPISE the other. You CANNOT serve GOD and MAMMON (Riches). (Matthew 6:24).
This means that at this moment, you are either genuinely LOVING GOD than RICHES or genuinely LOVING RICHES than GOD. You are consciously or unconsciously currently living for one of them.
But, remember as a CHILD of GOD in Christ in this World, you are commanded thus:
And one of the scribes came and having heard them reasoning together and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the FIRST commandment of ALL?
And Jesus answered him, The FIRST of ALL the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord.
And you shalt LOVE the Lord your GOD with ALL your HEART and with ALL your SOUL and with ALL your MIND and with ALL your STRENGTH. This is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this, you shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. (Mark 12:28-31).
So, the FIRST commandment you and I are excepted to keep as genuine and peculiar PEOPLE of GOD in Christ in this World, is the commandment of complete LOVE for GOD in Christ in this World, before the love for ourselves and others. Take note, take heed!
This complete LOVE for GOD includes loving Him with the whole of our heart, soul, mind and strength (body). This including both:
1. Your WALK (relationship) with GOD and
2. Your WORK (responsibility) with GOD.
Your responsibility with GOD in Christ in this World is your specific and unique GOOD WORK (Life Purpose), God has originally ordained for you in Christ in this World to do with Him in this World to better the lives of humanity, spiritually and physically to His glory. (Ephesians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 3:6-15; Matthew 5:13-16).
The Bible calls it, LABOUR of LOVE.
When you are consciously and sacrificially discovering, developing in and delivering (fulfilling) your LABOUR of LOVE. That is, your specific and unique GOOD WORK (Life Purpose), God has originally ordained for you in Christ in this World to do with Him in this World to better the lives of humanity, spiritually and physically to His glory, you are LABOURING for God's FAVOUR. True!
Therefore, the Bible encourages us thus:
For GOD is NOT unrighteous to FORGET your WORK and LABOUR of LOVE, which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints and do minister. (Hebrews 6:10).
Furthermore, the Bible encourages you and I thus:
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be you steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the WORK of the LORD, forasmuch as you know that your LABOUR is NOT in vain IN the LORD. (1 Corinthians 15:58).
Please take note of this words: in the Lord. That means, NOT all LABOUR on Earth are IN the LORD.
However, the Bible reveals that:
In ALL LABOUR there is PROFIT. But the talk of the lips tends only to penury. (Proverbs 14:23).
That means, even unbelievers and sinners will get returns from their investment by God's design of the Earth. But you are not to mind and covet the PROFIT (riches) from their LABOUR, because they are vanity before GOD and if they do not repent before they die or rapture meets them unsaved shall perish forever without eternal life and reward from God, but you will be with God forever and be eternally reward apart from being blessed on earth. True! (Please, carefully read Psalm 73; Luke 18:18-30; Hebrews 12:1-3; 2 Timothy 4:5-8).
Always remember that if you consciously and sacrificially LABOUR to discover, develop in and deliver your ordained LIFE PURPOSE in Christ in this World because you have genuine LOVE for GOD and COMPASSION for HUMANITY, all things will starts working together for your GOOD in Christ in this World. True! (Romans 8:28-30; Jude 1:22).
Many genuine Christians thinks that GOD works ALL things together for their Good according to their own self-determined life purpose, not knowing it is according to His own (God) purpose for them in Christ in this World. True!
Seek and discover God's original purpose for you in Christ in this World. Develop in it and deliver (fulfill) it. It is your proof of your genuine LOVE for Him. It is your LABOUR of LOVE in Christ that qualifies and certify you for His (divine) FAVOUR in Christ in this World. True! (Ephesians 1:3,5; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Colossians 3:22-25; 4:1).
Don't be deceived, your PRAYERS are supposed to be brining down the WILL of GOD for you in Christ from Heaven to Earth for you par time and season of your LIFE PURPOSE journey in Christ in this World, not your own Will. Take note, take heed. This where your FAVOUR from GOD is in Christ for you in this World. True! (Matthew 6:10; James4:2-4; 1 John 5:14,15; Colossians 3:1-4; Ephesians 1:3,4).
Read carefully and prayerfully 1 Corinthians 2:9-16.
God bless you.
MODIBO GODWILL
Divine Destiny Messenger,
Author & Speaker
@ The Purpose-Costal Movement (TEPUM)
Phone/Whatsapp: +234 802 827 8092
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