Tuesday, January 23, 2018

January 23 Thought for the day...becoming wealthy



Stop at any gas station or convenience store, there is always someone purchasing lottery tickets for that chance to become rich. Numerous friends have bought homes to "flip" them to make a quick buck. More of us work hard and try to invest wisely so that we can at least not have financial worries. Many have a dream of becoming wealthy, but if you are a follower of Christ, you are already rich.

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."  Colossians 3:16

The word Paul uses for "richly" means incredible abundance, extreme wealth, enormous affluence, great prosperity, and immense riches. Paul is saying as a Christ follower, surrendering to Him on a daily basis will not only give you what you need but also bless you in the most immense, extreme, incredible, ways.

You will not walk foolishly, but instead with wisdom, understanding the times and seasons, walking in joy, grace, freedom and always looking forward to what God is going to do next.

You see, selling out to Christ can bless us financially. The Holy Spirit will give us wisdom and creativity that can help create real wealth. The fantastic wealth that we can have as Christ followers is an abundance of peace, joy, health, strength, freedom from guilt and shame, wisdom, grace, and an overwhelming sense of love.

We are called to freedom. Rather than choosing wealth, choose Christ and allow Him to bring you all kinds of wealth beyond measure. Stop living below Christ's call on your life. Choose Him, and you will be choosing freedom, wealth and success.

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