For a child of God, money is not a reward,it is an inheritance!
The only real instrument of change in people's lives is the word of God.if the propagation of the gospel means anything to you as a believer then you will know that money is important. money is vital in the spread of the gospel.
John1:4 says,"In Him was life;and the life was the light of men." The word translated 'light'also means development.
The gospel is the light.the gospel is what brings development.it is the gospel that eradicates poverty. This gospel is what brings healing and restoration.The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is the wisdom that this world needs(1corinthians 1:23-24) and wisdom needs a voice!
Ecclesiastes 9:14-16(MSG)
- There was a small town with only a few people in it. A strong king came and mounted an attack,building trenches and attack posts around it.
- THERE WAS A POOR BUT WISE MAN IN THAT TOWN WHOSE WISDOM SAVED THE TOWN,BUT HE WAS PROMPTLY FORGOTTEN.(HE WAS ONLY A POOR MAN AFTER ALL.)
- All the same,I still say that WISDOM IS BETTER than muscle,even though THE WISE POOR MAN was treated with contempt and soon forgotten.
Wisdom needs a voice and money gives us that voice!Money gives us platforms and opportunities to declare the gospel! With money we got on the media with the gospel and hold city wide crusades, seminars and conferences! The wisdom of the poor is always despised.In vs. 16 the man is referred to as'the wise poor man's. God did not design for His church to be the 'WISE POOR CHURCH!'He gave us the wisdom to change the world and the money to preach it.This is the reason money is included in the covenant. We are the 'WISE RICH CHURCH.'
God didn't intend for you to have money for yourself alone,He was thinking of the world when He made you RICH in Christ Jesus.He needs you prospering so that the gospel will be propagated! A man of God said that the devil is always afraid of believers who are RICH because it will propagate the gospel and I totally agree.