WANT THE WEALTH OF GOD?
The Bible says, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.” (Psalm 24:1) Haggai 2:8 declares, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the LORD Almighty.” God owns everything and can do anything; he is even able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all you can ever ask or even think. (Eph 3:20) The critical part of this equation is whether our hearts are right with him or not! When money or things become our God, we end up losing everything. God wants us to be able to have his blessing, but he does not want those blessings to possess us! It's all about the heart! God came to Solomon in a dream and told him he would give him whatever he wanted. Solomon asked for wisdom to lead the children of Israel, and God was very pleased! Check this out!
2Chron 1:11-12 God said to Solomon, "Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for wealth, riches, fame or even the death of your enemies or a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to properly govern my people-- I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!”
Solomon’s heart won the favor of God! Just as God wanted to bless Solomon, so he wants to bless you! God indeed wants to bless you, and only he knows whether that blessing will overcome your heart or not. One of the ways to know is if he is first in all that you are, your money, your time, your passions, etc. To be blessed by God, our thoughts must be stayed upon him!
I am praying for you today. I’m asking God to empower you to have a mind that is fully set upon him! May God alone sit as Lord upon the throne of your heart! May he be your God and may nothing even come close to competing with him! When you want what God wants more than you want anything else, you’ll end up experiencing the cliché, “having your cake and eating it too!” It is interesting… What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you! My prayer for you today is that you would obtain all that God has for you by having a heart like Solomon and wanting what God wants more than you…