Even Money Has Purpose in the Kingdom
Where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable~~Dr. Munroe. I believe that most of us have heard that quote in Kingdom teaching. We think of it in terms of our purpose and assignment. But in God's Kingdom everything has a purpose and is used by the Lord God to fulfill His Will; and that includes money--His financial provision. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is Yours, O Lord, and this is Your Kingdom. We adore You as the one who is over all things. Wealth and honor come from You alone, for You rule over everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and at Your discretion people are made great and given strength.
O our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name! But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to You? Everything we have has come from You, and we give You only what You first gave us! 1 Chronicles 29:11-14 NLT
Have you ever received money unexpectedly? Money that was above and beyond your paycheck. Sometimes they call that a windfall--a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money. Yes! Have you ever received a windfall? Or, found that your bank account balance was higher than you thought? I have learned and can testify as a Kingdom citizen, that when that happens God has a specific purpose for it. And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 AMP And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT God is not random and He does not do things randomly.
There is always a purpose. His unexpected financial provision has a purpose. The Lord has made everything for His own purposes... Proverbs 16:4a NLT
When God's Kingdom and His righteousness are your first priority, you are a Kingdom citizen and He knows your needs before you do. He promised that if we would seek His Kingdom and His righteousness, He would supply all that we need.
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to Him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:24-34 NLT
Our focus is never to be on what we need or what we feel we lack, but only on God's Kingdom and His righteousness. When we are His citizens, He always provides. We need to understand the purpose of the money He sends. If we do not properly discern its purpose, it will be abused and misused!
I can testify to this, as it has happened in my life several times over the years. Recently I was handed a few thousand dollars unexpectedly from a source I would never have expected. I would definitely call it a "windfall". Our human nature will begin to think of things we can do with this "extra money"--something we've been wanting to buy or maybe a little vacation. But I have been through this type of situation enough times to know that if my Father sent it in such a miraculous way, there is a specific purpose. About a month later, I was presented with an unexpected expense that had to be paid right away. It was for almost exactly what I had been handed the month before. God is so good...so loving and kind! He knows our needs even before they appear and makes a way where there was no way! Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 NKJV
When we don't know God's purpose for the finances--or other provisions--He gives us, we will abuse it. We will use it for our wants. Then when that surprise bill shows up, or there is a medical emergency or the job is taken away, we find ourselves in lack and must scramble to make ends meet in our own strength. In that situation, we find ourselves wishing we had held on to it! We may even wonder where God is in this crisis. God already provided but we didn't see the purpose at the time and misused it!
When you seek after money--how to get more and what you can buy with it--you will not see God's purpose for money.
Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God!” And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.” Mark 10:23-25 NKJV
When I was younger, I was happy for the "windfall", I did not see its purpose, happily spent it, and later regretted it. But in the past twenty years, I am thankful that I have grown to recognize the purpose of the money and provisions that the Lord God sends. I know that something is coming on the horizon and He has already prepared the way. As God's Kingdom citizens, we aren't called to strive and struggle. We are called only to seek after His Kingdom and His righteousness. Our focus is to be more like Him. When we do that, it will become easier to see God's purpose for all the money and provisions He sends to us.
Yes, in God's Kingdom, money has a God ordained purpose in our life. Know it and walk in His victory. I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned or his descendants pleading for bread. Psalm 37:25 AMP
Money is a tool, just like a hammer, knife or saw. Each of these items has a purpose, when used in the right hands. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Proverbs 23:4-5 ESV
The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense. The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10:21-22 NLT
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV
Deborah Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
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O our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name! But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to You? Everything we have has come from You, and we give You only what You first gave us! 1 Chronicles 29:11-14 NLT
Have you ever received money unexpectedly? Money that was above and beyond your paycheck. Sometimes they call that a windfall--a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money. Yes! Have you ever received a windfall? Or, found that your bank account balance was higher than you thought? I have learned and can testify as a Kingdom citizen, that when that happens God has a specific purpose for it. And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 AMP And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT God is not random and He does not do things randomly.
There is always a purpose. His unexpected financial provision has a purpose. The Lord has made everything for His own purposes... Proverbs 16:4a NLT
When God's Kingdom and His righteousness are your first priority, you are a Kingdom citizen and He knows your needs before you do. He promised that if we would seek His Kingdom and His righteousness, He would supply all that we need.
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to Him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:24-34 NLT
Our focus is never to be on what we need or what we feel we lack, but only on God's Kingdom and His righteousness. When we are His citizens, He always provides. We need to understand the purpose of the money He sends. If we do not properly discern its purpose, it will be abused and misused!
I can testify to this, as it has happened in my life several times over the years. Recently I was handed a few thousand dollars unexpectedly from a source I would never have expected. I would definitely call it a "windfall". Our human nature will begin to think of things we can do with this "extra money"--something we've been wanting to buy or maybe a little vacation. But I have been through this type of situation enough times to know that if my Father sent it in such a miraculous way, there is a specific purpose. About a month later, I was presented with an unexpected expense that had to be paid right away. It was for almost exactly what I had been handed the month before. God is so good...so loving and kind! He knows our needs even before they appear and makes a way where there was no way! Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 NKJV
When we don't know God's purpose for the finances--or other provisions--He gives us, we will abuse it. We will use it for our wants. Then when that surprise bill shows up, or there is a medical emergency or the job is taken away, we find ourselves in lack and must scramble to make ends meet in our own strength. In that situation, we find ourselves wishing we had held on to it! We may even wonder where God is in this crisis. God already provided but we didn't see the purpose at the time and misused it!
When you seek after money--how to get more and what you can buy with it--you will not see God's purpose for money.
Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God!” And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.” Mark 10:23-25 NKJV
When I was younger, I was happy for the "windfall", I did not see its purpose, happily spent it, and later regretted it. But in the past twenty years, I am thankful that I have grown to recognize the purpose of the money and provisions that the Lord God sends. I know that something is coming on the horizon and He has already prepared the way. As God's Kingdom citizens, we aren't called to strive and struggle. We are called only to seek after His Kingdom and His righteousness. Our focus is to be more like Him. When we do that, it will become easier to see God's purpose for all the money and provisions He sends to us.
Yes, in God's Kingdom, money has a God ordained purpose in our life. Know it and walk in His victory. I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned or his descendants pleading for bread. Psalm 37:25 AMP
Money is a tool, just like a hammer, knife or saw. Each of these items has a purpose, when used in the right hands. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Proverbs 23:4-5 ESV
The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense. The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10:21-22 NLT
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV
Deborah Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed. Thank you
