Who do we serve, GOD or mammon?
Money can’t buy happiness, but neither can poverty. People who say money can’t buy happiness simply haven’t given enough of it away.
Wisdom recorded in Proverbs chapter 14:
21 He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
And in chapter 16:
20 He who heeds the Word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.
You can’t help the poor if you don’t have any resources yourself. Our mindsets must change if we are currently unable to give to the poor. This is not meant to condemn anyone. It is all about aligning our minds with FATHER’S willingness to provide for HIS Sons and Daughters so that they can represent HIM fully and completely.
And in Proverbs chapter 25:
21 Is your enemy hungry? Buy him lunch. Win him over with your kindness.
22 Your surprising generosity will awaken his conscience and God will reward you with favor. TPT
It is hard to be generous without the resources needed. Start small and know that favor begets more favor for it is a facet of seedtime and harvest.
Money can’t buy the fruit of THE SPIRIT such as joy or peace. However, it can spread The Gospel. We need to keep in perspective that money is simply a tool. You cannot go into all the world if you can’t afford to go to the store.
There is no such thing as the prosperity Gospel, but there is the Gospel of The Kingdom that prospers.
Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 4:
16 So Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And He was handed the Book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me
To preach the Gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
20 Then He closed the Book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Jesus named a negative condition, then He gave the solution to that condition. If you have blind eyes, He will open them. If you are oppressed, He will liberate you. If you are brokenhearted, He will heal you.
The solution to those who are poor is The Gospel. The Gospel can pull you out of poverty.
How did poverty come to the earth? It was a curse as recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 3:
17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.
19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”
Thorns, thistles, and sweat are aspects of the curse. Jesus took the thorns and thistles as a crown on his forehead, and blood on His brow to break the curse of poverty.
Let us not think that living in poverty is a blessing. Jesus’ death on the cross is meant to deliver us from poverty in all areas of our life.