August 10

The Key to Prosperity!

You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God (2 Corinthians 9:11).

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:11-15

Song: “Fill My Cup, Lord”

A man in Australia was swindled out of more than $100,000. He had invested in a ranch in Mexico. The ranch owners promised to crossbreed snakes and cats and sell the fur these special critters would then shed.

Huh? Nothing seems to attract more attention than a truly crazy “get rich quick” scheme. And there is no lack of people ready to be taken in.

The Bible has its own version of a “get rich quick” scheme. Yet few seem ready to invest. After all, it’s not for the greedy, not for the self-centered, and it’s not about accumulating this world’s wealth. On the contrary, it’s all about giving wealth away.

Do you want to be generous more than you do rich? Do you want to give more than receive? Do you want to supply for others rather than store for yourself? If so, this plan is for you.

God’s promise is that those who truly desire to help others will prosper. The motive cannot be to gain a lot in order to give a little. But those who want to give, those who delight in helping others, will receive the necessary means to do so. In other words, you will be rich. Rich enough to give.

Lord, help me to spend less time seeking things that don’t satisfy and spend more time on Your blessings that do. Help me to seek riches only that they might allow my generosity to flow more freely toward those in need. Through Christ, amen.