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Abundance is the nature of The Kingdom and when you have fully transformed your mind, you will be able to represent Our King properly and walk in GODLY Wisdom!

There is no lack in the Kingdom of GOD.  Our purpose in life is to be measured with abundance for the lane that HE has put us in so that there’s always sufficiency, not only for ourselves, but also for every good work we are called to be a part of.  Wisdom should guide our decisions in all areas.

It is important to state, money doesn’t rule you, you rule money.  As well, relationships don’t control you.  You manage relationships for the Glory of GOD.

It is more important to buy quality than quantity.  If you buy cheap, you will usually soon buy again.  It is all about buying value.  We should allow our stewardship to be a testimony to our neighbors.  We are stewards of another world through all the expressions of how we take care of ourselves, our yards, our vehicles, and our other possessions.  As Dave Ramsey once said, “you may have the oldest car in your neighborhood, but it should be the cleanest, well-kept one.”

We should ask ourselves: What is my lane?  What is the best I’m capable of doing to represent what kind of FATHER I have?  Each of us are at different financial levels but for our station in life, we should represent Our Heavenly Father as best we can.  Additionally, we represent Our Lord by the excellence of our labor.

Wisdom spoke in Proverbs chapter 22:

29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.

Your influence will expand outside of your circle of influence as you pursue excellence in your life.  We are meant to inspire, encourage, and strengthen people around us.  We are to believe in the potential of the people around us and giving ourselves on their behalf.  It is not about money; it is about the prosperity of our soul.

When you know who you are, there is no position too low.  The King of kings had no issue with stooping down and washing the disciples’ feet.  If you don’t know who you are, you fight for status, applause, and recognition.

The word Proverb not only means a wise saying, it also means to rule, to reign in power, to take dominion.

Wisdom spoke in Proverbs chapter 1:

1 Here are Kingdom revelations, Words to live by, and Words of Wisdom given to empower you to reign in life, written as proverbs by Israel’s King Solomon, David’s son.

2 Within these sayings will be found the revelation of Wisdom and the impartation of spiritual understanding. Use them as keys to unlock the treasures of true knowledge.

3 Those who cling to these Words will receive discipline to demonstrate Wisdom in every relationship and to choose what is right and just and fair.

4 These proverbs will give you great skill to teach the immature and make them Wise, to give youth the understanding of their design and destiny.

5 For the wise, these proverbs will make you even wiser, and for those with discernment, you will be able to acquire brilliant strategies for leadership.

6 These Kingdom revelations will break open your understanding to unveil the deeper meaning of parables, poetic riddles, and epigrams, and to unravel the words and enigmas of the wise.

There are 38 parables in the Bible, and in 16 of them, Jesus spoke about money or possessions.  It was on His Mind, so we should deal with it as well.  Jesus sat in the temple and watched the gifts that people were giving.  He was moved by the widow’s mite.  He was moved by the woman who took a year’s worth of wages in ointment and poured over Him as an act of worship.  These acts of generosity were not measured by amounts but measured by generosity of the heart.

If what I give doesn’t move me, it won’t move Our Lord.

GOD is constantly looking for increase.  In the parable of the minas, and the parable of the talents, GOD expected an increase on HIS investment.  GOD was not pleased with the servants who set up their lives to live without risk, without positioning themselves for advancement.

GOD expects an increase of the Kingdom of GOD on earth, and we have that responsibility to be agents of increase.  This is the best investment we can make!  We should be in constant progression of forward motion.  We should position ourselves for the increase of whatever we are called to invest in whether it be time money, or other aspects of our lives.

Abundance is the nature of The Kingdom and when you have fully transformed your mind, you will be able to represent Our King properly!

There is no lack in the Kingdom of GOD.  Our purpose in life is to be measured with abundance for the lane that HE has put us in so that there’s always sufficiency, not only for ourselves, but also for every good work.

There are two Great Commissions: one is to make disciples out of individuals and secondly, is to actually disciple a nation.  This requires us to get our act together in our approach to money.

There are four things about money we need to understand.

The first one has to do with generosity.  The second one is contentment. The third one is excellence in purchasing.  The fourth one is investment for the purpose of increase.

Generosity has three main focuses in Scripture.  It is for the advancement of the ministry of The Gospel, such as supporting missions.  If you can’t go, then you send.  The second focus is to meet human need.  Our kids in need program consistently plants financial seeds of unconditional Love.  We are taking care of people who can’t help themselves.  Thirdly, generosity is the gift to give honor.  The queen of Sheba honored Solomon with gifts representing who she was.  Clearly, Solomon didn’t need her gifts but it was a gift of honor. 

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Kings chapter 10:

10 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

How did Solomon respond?

13 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

The generosity of King Solomon would not be exceeded.  His gift needed to represent who he was.  The gift needed to identify who the gift was for.  His gift was fit for a queen!

The more we understand who we are as kings and priests, the more natural it will be to give out of honor.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:

12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

13 I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me.

Paul learned the secret of being content in lack and thrive in abundance. Paul relied on Christ to strengthen him; we need to do the same.  If my dependence lessens when my resources increase, then I’ve chosen where to level off.  Paul learned in both lack and abundance, in both those realms, it is Christ’s strength who strengthens him.

All people know they need help when they are in lack.  Rarely do people realize that they need just as much help, if not more, if they are in abundance.  It’s the dependency on The Lord for increase.

Abundance is the nature of The Kingdom and when you have fully transformed your mind, you will be able to effectively access it for every good work!

There is no lack in the Kingdom of GOD.  Our purpose in life is to be measured with abundance for the lane that HE has put us in so that there’s always sufficiency, not only for ourselves, but also for every good work.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 9:

6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God Loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

9 Just as the Scriptures say about the one who trusts in Him:

Because he has sown extravagantly and given to the poor, his kindness and generous deeds will never be forgotten. (referencing Psalm 112:9)

10 Now may He Who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

Said another way, this generous God Who supplies abundant seed for the farmer, which becomes bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. First He supplies every need, plus more. Then he multiplies the seed as you sow it, so that the harvest of your generosity will grow.  You will be abundantly enriched in every way as you give generously on every occasion, for when we take your gifts to those in need, it causes many to give thanks to God.

You owe the world around you an example of being blessed by GOD.  When FATHER’S reality affects how we think, what we value, the decisions we make, the relational parameters that we live by, when it is Kingdom reality, it is transferable to every part of society.  Whatever you participate in will thrive and flourish.  I have seen this time and time again.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Haggai chapter 2:

6 “For thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land;

7 and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts.

8 ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the LORD of hosts.

9 ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD of hosts.”

Jesus, the King of all kings, is The Desire of All Nations and they want Him to rule in His gracious and righteous authority.

There are two Great Commissions: one is to make disciples out of individuals and secondly, is to actually disciple a nation.  This requires us to get our act together in our approach to money.

FATHER’S Kingdom is based on supernatural increase!

As Sons of GOD, you rule with the heart of a servant, and you serve with the heart of a king.  A king has the country’s assets at his disposal and is meant to properly administer those assets on behalf of those in need.

GOD will not give you an oak tree but instead will give you the acorn to produce a forest of oak trees.  Most of us have wanted to bypass the seedtime and simply expect the harvest to be given to us.  The Kingdom of GOD is all about growth, not scarcity.  Typically, our prayers are answered in seed form, not the final harvest.  Often, we don’t see the oak tree inside the acorn.

Proper stewardship brings for exponential increase!  Everything in the Kingdom is about increase and growth.  The smallest touch on your life becomes a river.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 7:

37 Then on the most important day of the feast, the last day, Jesus stood and shouted out to the crowds—“All you thirsty ones, come to me! Come to me and drink!

38 Believe in Me so that rivers of Living Water will burst out from within you, flowing from your innermost being, just like the Scripture says!”

A drink becomes a river, an example of supernatural increase.  When we live a life of full surrender TO HIM, then what HE deposits in us places us in a position for multiplication.  GOD is very interested in righteous increase among HIS Sons and Daughters.

Jesus spoke a parable in Luke chapter 19:

11 At this time Jesus was getting close to entering Jerusalem. The crowds that followed Him were convinced that God’s Kingdom would fully manifest when Jesus established it in Jerusalem.

12 So He told them this story to change their perspective: “Once a wealthy prince left his province to travel to a distant land, where he would be crowned king and then return.

The Prince of Peace became King of Kings!

13 Before he departed he summoned his ten servants together and charged them, ‘I am entrusting each of you with fifty thousand dollars (10 minas) to invest while I am away. Trade with it and put the money to work until I return.’

14 “Some of his countrymen despised the prince and sent a delegation after him to declare before the royals, ‘We refuse to let this man rule over us! He will not be our king!’

15 “Nevertheless, he was crowned king and returned to his land. Then he summoned his ten servants to see how much each one had earned and what their profits came to.

16 “The first one came forward and said, ‘Master, I took what you gave me and invested it, and it multiplied ten times.’

17 “ ‘Splendid! You have done well, my excellent servant. Because you have shown that I can trust you in this small matter, I now grant you authority to rule over ten cities.’

It is all about trust.  As He can trust you, He will entrust you with more.

18 “The second came and said, ‘Master, what you left with me has multiplied five times.’

19 “His master said, ‘I also grant you authority in My Kingdom over five cities.’

20 “Another came before the king and said, ‘Master, here is the money you entrusted to me. I hid it for safekeeping.

21 You see, I live in fear of you, for everyone knows you are a strict master and impossible to please. You push us for a high return on all that you own, and you always want to gain from someone else’s efforts.’

This servant lived in worldly fear and really didn’t know Jesus Christ.  This man listened to the world’s opinion rather than the Truth of who Jesus Christ is.

22 “The king said, ‘You wicked servant! I will judge you using your own words. If what you said about me is true, that I am a harsh man, pushing you for a high return and wanting gain from others’ efforts,

The servant’s own words brought forth his judgment.

23 why didn’t you at least put my money in the bank to earn some interest on it?’

Earning interest at least meets the minimum requirements set by The King.

24 “The king said to his other servants, ‘Take the money he has and give it to the faithful servant who multiplied my money ten times over.’

The King took his own resources back and appropriated those assets to the most prosperous of the ten servants.

25 “ ‘But master,’ the other servants objected, ‘why give it to him? He already has so much!’

26 “ ‘Yes,’ replied the king. ‘But to all who have been faithful, I will give even more to them. And for the ones who have nothing, even the little they seem to have I will take from them.

27 Now, bring all those rebellious enemies of mine who rejected me as their king—bring them here before me and execute them!’ ”

Those who reject Jesus Christ as King will be harshly but righteously judged.  If you do nothing for The Kingdom, you will suffer loss.  However, if you invest on behalf of The Kingdom, you should expect increase.  You must have the proper mindset of surrender to THE LORD to show yourself trustworthy of the supernatural increase.  A 10X increase can be expected for those who meet this expectation!

Our trust in GOD brings down strongholds!

The word stronghold means: a place of security such as a castle or a fortress; anything on which one relies; of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant endeavors to fortify his opinion and defend it against his opponent; anything that sets itself up against the knowledge of GOD.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 10:

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

In essence:

We are empowered by HIS Grace (enablement) and with the Gospel to dismantle strongholds.

We demolish arguments, opinions, theories, and philosophies.

We take captive every thought to insist that it become obedient to the Mind of Christ with a fully renewed mind.

We stand ready to wage war and defeat the enemy.

Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 21:

22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold.

A city has walls created by the enemy to create a stronghold.  Wisdom enables a man to rise up against an insurmountable object and pull down the strongholds of a city and convert the city of its lifestyle.  A stronghold is whatever people trust in other than GOD.  It is always a trust issue throughout Scripture.  Who or what do we trust in?

Without faith, it is impossible to please GOD!  It is essential to our walk with THE LORD.  The element of trust is the focus of THE LORD.

Wisdom tells us in Proverbs chapter 3:

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

In other Words, trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on HIM to guide you, and HE will lead you in every decision you make.  Is there anyone more trustworthy than Our Heavenly Father?

It is a violation of creation to not trust the One Who is worthy of trust!  We are to reflect GOD’S faithfulness through our trust IN HIM.

Jesus spoke this warning in Mark chapter 10:

23 Jesus looked at the faces of his disciples and said, “How hard it is for the wealthy to enter into God’s kingdom realm.”

24 The disciples were startled when they heard this. But Jesus again said to them, “Children, it is next to impossible for those who trust in their riches to find their way into God’s Kingdom.

25 It is easier to stuff a rope through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

26 But this left them all the more astonished, and they whispered to one another, “Then who could ever be saved?”

27 Jesus looked at them and replied, “With people it is impossible, but not with God—God makes all things possible!”

It is not impossible, but next to impossible.  The issue is trust.  How much money is too much?  Answer: It is the amount that replaces trust in GOD.

Jesus focused on trusting GOD when He spoke in Mark 12:

41 Then Jesus sat down near the offering box, watching all the people dropping in their coins. Many of the rich would put in very large sums,

42 but a destitute widow walked up and dropped in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

43 Jesus called his disciples to gather around and then said to them, “I tell you the Truth, this poor widow has given a larger offering than any of the wealthy.

44 For the rich only gave out of their surplus, but she sacrificed out of her poverty and gave to God all that she had to live on, which was everything she had.”

The widow had greater trust in FATHER than the rich who relied on their wealth and only gave of their surplus.  Selah!

You will be judged according to your unique gifts and callings!

Do not compare yourself to others.  In the end, it is about what percentage of your calling produced righteous results.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 25:

14 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a Man traveling to a far country, Who called His own servants and delivered His goods to them.

15 And to one He gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.

18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his Lord’s money.

19 After a long time the Lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, You delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’

21 His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’

22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, You delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’

23 His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’

Both servants received the same level of reward and appreciation because both increased the Kingdom by the same percentage- 100%.

24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew You to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

26 “But his Lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

27 So you ought to have deposited My money with the bankers, and at My coming I would have received back My own with interest.

28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

What will be the final judgement of the wicked and lazy servant?

30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Sadly, there will be those who talk the talk of being a believer but they have nothing to show for their life.  They did nothing for the Kingdom.  They leave all the work for those who are perceived as having greater talents and callings.  They made the mistake of thinking that they had nothing to contribute themselves.

Every believer is expected to serve on behalf of The Kingdom of GOD, no exceptions.  Everyone has some level of ability to produce, and it is according to his own level of ability, not to be compared to others.

This parable focuses on financial stewardship.  Each of us is to steward at our own level of finances.  Jesus was more impressed by the widow contributing two mites than those who had greater resources.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 12:

41 Then Jesus sat down near the offering box, watching all the people dropping in their coins. Many of the rich would put in very large sums,

42 but a destitute widow walked up and dropped in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

43 Jesus called His disciples to gather around and then said to them, “I tell you the Truth, this poor widow has given a larger offering than any of the wealthy.

44 For the rich only gave out of their surplus, but she sacrificed out of her poverty and gave to God all that she had to live on, which was everything she had.”

At Servias, we appreciate every contribution no matter what the amount.  THE LORD will reward you according to your own circumstances for He looks at your intent rather than the amount.