Why is the wealth of the sinner laid up for the righteous?
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22 (NKJV)
There is therefore coming a time when the wealth of the sinner will be transferred into the hands of the righteous. The question is, what is the purpose of the wealth transfer?
To preach the Gospel of the Kingdom
Jesus gave us the great commission to go into all the world and teach all nations the good news about the Kingdom of God before the end can come.
To go into all nations requires the calling and the anointing, but also finances. In these end times, God wants to bless His children financially so that we can use it to preach the gospel about the Kingdom, so that millions of souls can enter the Kingdom before the second coming of our Jesus Christ:
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 24: 14 (KJV)
To bless the poor
Jesus said that we will always have the poor with us and He wants to use us, His children, to bless those who are in need. You cannot bless someone financially if you are also in financial need. Therefore the purpose of the wealth transfer is so that we can have enough to bless those who are in need:
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Isaiah 58:7 (KJV)
Prayer:
Dear Lord, please show me how to get ready for the coming wealth transfer in Jesus name.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30
We are told that he who wins souls is wise. Why is winning souls so important to God?
God desires everyone to be saved
God loves humanity so much that He was willing to offer His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17
God desires that everyone will know the truth
God desires that everyone will be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth of Who Jesus Christ is:
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:4
Winning souls is God’s number one priority
Winning souls is God’s number one priority on earth. Jesus said the harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. He therefore encouraged us to pray to the Father to send workers into the harvest:
Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into His harvest.
Luke 10:2 (KJV)
Prayer
Dear Lord, please give me wisdom to win souls for You on a daily basis in Jesus name.
In the past few weeks we have been studying the book of Joshua and learning about how God used him to lead the children of Israel into their promised land.
We have learned that as followers of Jesus Christ, our promised land is not on this earth, but it is the New Jerusalem which is coming down out of heaven from God.
Today’s scripture tells us those who will enter into the New Jerusalem:
Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 21:2, 27 (NKJV)
What is the Book of Life?
In the New Testament the Book of Life refers to God’s list of those destined for eternal life. Believers are written in the Book of Life from eternity:
The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is
Revelation 17:8
Who can enter the New Jerusalem?
Only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life can enter the New Jerusalem. The Bible tells us that on the Day of Judgment everyone will stand before God, both great and small and the books will be opened. And another book will be opened, which is the Book of Life. Everyone who is not found written in the Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:12, 15).
How can we be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life?
We can only be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life when we have washed our robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb:
Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”
And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb
Revelation 7:13-14
Why must we wear robes?
A robe is a long-fitting gown that is worn as a mark of dignity. A robe is worn by kings (Jonah 3:6), priests, and persons of rank: Mark 12:38; Mark 16:5; Luke 15:22; Luke 20:46; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 7:9, 13, 14. As believers in Jesus the Bible tells us that we are kings and priests before God:
And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen
Revelation 1:5-6
How do we wash our robes in the Blood of The Lamb?
Firstly in order to wash our robes in the Blood of the Lamb, we must believe that while we were yet sinners Jesus Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). Before we accepted Jesus, our own righteous acts were like filthy rags before God (Isaiah 64:6). Once we accept Jesus we exchange these filthy rags for the robe of righteousness as we develop a right relationship with God and we become the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour it is His Blood that cleanses us from all sin:
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin
1 John 1:7
Secondly we must repent from our sins knowing that the Kingdom of God is at hand:
Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.
Matthew 3:2 (NLT)
Why white robes?
White represents purity. When we accept the death of Jesus on the Cross and repent of our sins and follow His way, it makes our garments white because our conscience is clear and our soul becomes pure:
“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool”
Isaiah 1:18
To enter the Promised Land, we must do the following:
We must exchange our filthy rags for the robe of righteousness. In other words, we must have a right relationship with God which is through Jesus Christ;
We must wash our robes in the Blood of Jesus by believing that Jesus came to die in our place and that Blood cleanses us from all our sin;
We must make Jesus the Lord in our lives. Believe alone is not enough, because even the demons believe and tremble (James 2:19), we must completely surrender our lives to Jesus Christ and make Him Lord over our lives (Acts 16:31);
We must repent from our sins and turn to God because the Kingdom of God is near (Mark 1:15)
Prayer:
Dear Father, I come to You now in Jesus name. I want to make the New Jerusalem my eternal home. I repent of all of my sins and I know that You are faithful and just to forgive me of all my sins and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Please help me to daily wash my robes and make them white in the Blood of The Lamb. Please write my name in the Book of Life and if there is anything in my life that will prevent me from inheriting eternal life please remove it with the Blood of Jesus, in Jesus name, amen.
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This book of the lawshall not depart out ofthy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success (Joshua 1:8)
Just like Joshua, God has a promise land that He has placed before all of us to possess, however before we can go in and possess the land and have good success, there are certain principles that God wants us to follow:
What does God want us to do?
Keep the Word of the Lord in your mouth
This means that we must speak the Word of God whether circumstances are favourable or not. For example when we are weak the Lord wants us to declare that we are strong (Joel 3:10). This doesn’t deny the fact that we are feeling weak, but we are declaring the outcome that The Lord will make us strong. Speaking the Word of God is important because that is how our faith will increase:
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17)
Meditate on the Word of God day and night
According to Strong’s Concordance, to meditate is to “moan, growl, utter, speak and muse”. In other words when you meditate you ponder on and then declare the Word of God. You don’t just do it in the morning but also in the night. When you do this the Bible tells us that you are blessed:
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night (Psalms 1:1-2)
Observe and do according to what is written in the Word
To observe means you pay a close attention to what the Word is saying and then you do it:
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves (James 1:22)
Why should we meditate on The Word of God?
You shall make your way prosperous
To be prosperous in all your ways refers to well-being, having favour with God and man and being wealthy. It means that when you ponder on and declare the Word of God you will flourish in your spirit, soul, body as well as in your finances, and God take pleasure in making His servants prosperous:
Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause; and let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant” (Psalm 35:27)
You shall have good success
Success is achieving all of what God has ordained for you with excellence. Successful people have wisdom and understanding, and are skilful in what they do. Success comes when we obey the commandments of God:
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man (Proverbs 3:1-4 ESV)
So in summary, we meditate on the Word of God so that we can be prosperous and have good success. You can also listen to this message on YouTube here:
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