| It is time for you to go to your next level | | | | her last mite? You should, Jesus remembered |
| in your maturity and walk with Christ, so | | | | her. And He knew exactly how much she gave |
| that means you also get to go to a "new | | | | and how much she had left. His Wisdom saw |
| level" concerning your finances! | | | | the condition of her heart. |
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| In in God's Kingdom Economy, (economy being | | | | |
| God's way for doing things), God wants you as | | | | |
| wealthy as you can wisely handle finances. He | | | | |
| wants you to walk in His abundance and to | | | | It was no chance that Solomon humbly asked |
| show a profit in every area of your life! | | | | for wisdom and got plenty of it - plus, the |
| And you can tell how much you're going to | | | | greatest amount of wealth the world had |
| prosper by how wisely you handle the money He | | | | witnessed up to then. |
| gives to you! | | | | |
| | | | With wisdom, as we sense the Lord leading us, |
| And for what purpose is this? Well, so you | | | | we can take let's say a small amount of |
| can be abundantly blessed and be a blessing | | | | money. Let's say a couple of dollars. We |
| to others; so His Kingdom can grow and | | | | would ask for His direction and then, He |
| prosper; and you would have lack of nothing! | | | | would give it. |
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| Throughout various teachings in the Christian | | | | With a couple of dollars, He would show us |
| world we hear that according to the amount of | | | | where to invest it, first doubling it and |
| money we give as Christians, the more | | | | then re-doubling it. Now, tripling it! You |
| blessings we will have. Sounds good huh? | | | | as a good steward could be setting it aside, |
| Except it's not Scriptural. | | | | once again, let's say in a money market |
| | | | account which bears higher yield than a |
| The amount of the offering has nothing to do | | | | regular pass book savings account. |
| with the condition of the heart. This | | | | |
| principle is nowhere seen more aptly than in | | | | If you had wisdom, and knowledge, and |
| the Scripture verses concerning the widow's | | | | understanding, in no time at all, with a |
| mite. In today's currency exchanges, she | | | | couple of dollars "seed money" you would have |
| gave hardly anything. | | | | accumulated quite a little bundle at the end |
| | | | of the year. |
| But in God's economy, (once again God's Way | | | | |
| for doing things), she gave it all. | | | | A very small beginning indeed, but now you |
| | | | have something saved up for either your tax |
| Wisdom is the yard stick God uses to | | | | money; or a little vacation; or perhaps |
| determine to what degree we are to prosper. | | | | health insurance; or even an account to help |
| If you were a parent, how likely is it you | | | | save for your grandchildren's or children's |
| would give your four year old a Lexus? Not | | | | college fund. You can even begin to tithe to |
| very likely, right? | | | | the Lord as He leads or give to missions |
| | | | or... |
| Okay, before God begins to prosper us | | | | |
| financially He expects to see us walk in His | | | | Do you see? And you did it all with a small |
| Wisdom and He begins to prove us to see how | | | | beginning. Just a couple of bucks. Less |
| well we can manage the finances He has | | | | than a cup of "joe" at Starbucks. You did it |
| entrusted to us. | | | | with a tiny seed, a very small beginning. |
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| As a rule, He will begin with a seed, a small | | | | |
| beginning, and then, as we have passed the | | | | |
| multiple tests, He gives increase. We see | | | | You can always tell how much you're going to |
| this concept both in the Old Testament and | | | | prosper by how wisely you handle the amount |
| the New. | | | | of finances which God entrusts you with. |
| | | | Remember, God made you the Head and not the |
| Remember the widow in the Temple giving of | | | | Tail! Now use your head! |