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How To Get Wealthy
“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor put their
hope in wealth…” (1 Timothy 6:17)
“…Not many among you were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful,
not many well-born” (1 Corinthians 1:26)
The early church also included people of wealth.
Phoebe, a woman of high standing, (Romans 16:1-2)
Lydia a merchant of purple cloth, (Acts 16:14)
Erastus, the city treasurer of Corinth. (Romans 16:23)
They “put their hope in God” (1 Timothy 6:17) becoming benefactors of God’s movement, sharing God’s wealth –
“The riches of God’s glory found in Christ Jesus…” (Philippians 4:19)
Learn The True Source of
Satisfaction and Contentment
For only “…Godliness with contentment is great gain. People who want to get rich fall
into a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin
and destruction”(I Timothy 6:6; 9)
“I wander through the bazaars and
markets because my heart rejoices at the sight of all
the things I do not need!”
Too many of us “…have nibbled so long at the table of the world that our soul is
stuffed with small things and there is no room for the great.”
John Piper
Be Rich in Good Deeds, Because of the Greatest
Deed:
The Generosity of Jesus
“Do good to be rich in good deeds… Generous
and willing to share” (1 Timothy 6:18)
“The grace of our Lord Jesus, who
though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, so that through his
poverty we might become rich,
excelling in the grace of giving…”
(2 Corinthians 8:9)
“Mary took about a pint of pure
nard, an expensive
perfume, and poured it on
Jesus’ feet, wiping his feet with her hair. The whole house was filled
with the fragrance of the perfume”
(John 12:3)
For as Matthew 25:45 reminds us, when we pour out our best on the ‘feet’ around us: the least, lost, and lonely, we emulate
Mary, pouring out our lives to Jesus. For when we serve the least, lost and
lonely, Jesus clarifies in Matthew 25:45,
“You did it for me.” (Matthew 25:40)
Generosity Does Have A Huge Fragrance and Impact, Not Just For Today, But For
Eternity.
For as we do good, becoming rich in good deeds, sharing generously, we
lay up treasure for ourselves and those we serve; not just for today but
also as “A firm foundation for the coming age, so that indeed, all may
take hold of the life that is truly life. (1 Timothy 6:19)
“Our quest for wealth, our security, should be invested in the things of God, ultimately expressed in the life to come, so that you may be sure of holding a share in the life
which is permanent” (1 Timothy 6:19)
All that pleases
is but for a moment.
All that troubles is but for a moment.
Nothing is important, save that which is
eternal.
Seek the wealth of God, investing in “the riches of God’s
glory found in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19)