Who do we serve, GOD or mammon?
The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ is sufficient to not only meet our needs but to provide an abundance for distribution to others. The adversary is in full opposition to FATHER’S Grace and sufficiency.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 8:
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
In other Words, you have experienced the extravagant grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although He was infinitely rich, He impoverished himself for our sake, so that by His poverty, we become rich beyond measure.
Did Paul include exceptions to us being rich? When did Jesus become poor? It was when He hung six hours on the cross. Until then, He had all power and authority in operation to meet the needs of all who He encountered.
Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5:
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Was Jesus cursed for 33 ½ years? No, He was cursed only for the time He spent on the cross. By Jesus going to the cross for you and me, He opened the door for us to be in union with FATHER and access all the benefits of being Sons and Daughters including all provisions needed for our individual callings.
Jesus paid for our sins, sicknesses, and poverty. That is the FULL Gospel. Shouldn’t we accept His payment for ALL three?
Jesus had provision for His calling which arrived while He was a babe.
Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in Matthew chapter 2:
11 The Magi entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Magi or “astrologers” were known as dream interpreters. They were wealthy priests who traveled with an entourage for protection. King Herod and all of Jerusalem were deeply disturbed when he heard of their arrival. It is estimated that they traveled 1,500 miles to present their treasures to the Newborn King.
In essence, they funded Jesus’ trip to Egypt and provided for years of support for Him upon His return to Israel. In those days, if you had assets of substantial value, you needed a treasure chest and armed guards.
The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 13:
29 Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.
You don’t need a treasurer if you don’t have a treasure! The disciples would not have assumed that Judas was departing to assist the poor if that was not normal during Jesus’ ministry. Clearly, there was an abundance in the treasury to help the poor.
Jesus had more than enough resources to feed twelve disciples for 3 ½ years of ministry.
What is preventing us from walking with the same provision as Jesus walked? Paul explains by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:
17 So with the Wisdom given to me from the Lord I say: You should not live like the unbelievers around you who walk in their empty delusions.
18 Their corrupted logic has been clouded because their hearts are so far from God—their blinded understanding and deep-seated moral darkness keeps them from the True Knowledge of God.
19 Because of Spiritual apathy, they surrender their lives to lewdness, impurity, and sexual obsession.
20 But this is not the way of life that Christ has unfolded within you.
21 If you have really experienced the Anointed One, and heard His Truth, it will be seen in your life; for we know that the ultimate reality is embodied in Jesus!
22 And he has taught you to let go of the lifestyle of the ancient man, the old self-life, which was corrupted by sinful and deceitful desires that spring from delusions. 23 Now it’s time to be made new by every revelation that’s been given to you.
24 And to be transformed as you embrace the glorious Christ-within as your new Life and live in union with Him! For God has re-created you all over again in His perfect righteousness, and you now belong to Him in the realm of True Holiness.
25 So discard every form of dishonesty and lying so that you will be known as one who always speaks the Truth, for we all belong to one another.
We are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. These writings are meant to transform our minds and begin experiencing the blessings from Above in the area of provision.