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Topic 19: Financial stability (2)
Text: Psalm 49:6-11
Memory Verse: Their inner thought is
that their houses will last forever,their
dwelling places to all generation; they
call their lands after their own names
(Psalm 49:11)
Target: By the end of the study, students
should explain the dangers of riches.
Introduction: People that fall within this
category of financial stability are called
the middle class. They earn good salaries.
They have a stable means of income. They
can be landlords or landladies. They have
the money to travel abroad; eat what they
want to eat. They have lands, houses, and
cars because they have stable means of
good income. But they are the most deceived set of people in the pyramid of wea-
lth creation. Anytime their jobs stop, within a short interval of time, they will bec-
ome bankrupt. The deceit is that they think
that there means of income will remain
forever. In order to survive the impending danger of poverty when the means
of income stops, the following should be
done:
A: Understand the dangers of riches
(Psalm 49:6-8): It is dangerous to trustin
your wealth. To trust in a thing means that
you believe in that thing. It is even wrong to
put your trust in man how much less trus-
ting in that which is the handiwork of
man. Anything you put your trust on, has
taken the position of God in your life and
that is idolatry in the sight of God. The
truth is that your multitude of wealth can-
not deliver your brother or give God a ransom for your brother. When one dies,
their wealth is left for the living to enjoy
(Psalm49:10). Riches can give you sleepless nights (Ecclesiastes 5:12) . It makes
one proud (Hosea 12:8). It makes one to be
violent and oppressive(Micah 6:12) . It's
deceitful (Matthew 13:22) . It can make
one to miss heaven (Matthew19:23). It
can influence you not to follow Jesus (Mark
10:22). Understand that your life does not
depend on your riches (Luke 12:15). The
love of money is the root of all evil (1Timothy 6:10). It makes one to be oppressive
(James 2:6) .It brings miseries (James 5:1-2). All these calamities of wealth happen
when you allow money to control you.
B: Make proper use of your money (1Chronincles 29:1-5): Don't lay your treasures on this earth (Matthew 6:19). Laying your treasures on earth is when you don't rightly distribute the wealth God has given to you. The money is not given to you for
your selfish interest, but it is given to you
to put smile on the faces of the downtrodden. The poor will always exist in the land; it is the duty of the rich to lift the poor. Take care of the poor (Matthew 19:21) . Invest in the lives of people by sponsoring their education, empowering them to acquire skills, or establishing them on one business or the other. You can build houses for those that don't have roofs over their heads. The more you give, the more doors of financial flow will be opened. Make friends with your money (Luke 16:9) .Don't be high minded, or trust on your riches; but trust on the living God (1Timothy 6:17) . Don't shut up your bowels of mercy against your brother(1John 3:17)
C: Avoid improper use of riches (Job 31:
24): Be careful how you use your riches,
because that will determine how the wealth
will end or continue. Avoid heaping up riches because you don't know who will
gather them tomorrow(Psalm 39:6). Don't
trust or boast in the multitude of your riches
(Psalm 49:6) .Failure is bound to come
when you trust in your riches (Proverbs 11:
28). Don't get rich by vanity (Proverbs 13:
11) . Despite your riches, trouble is bound to live with you as far as you are wicked
(Proverbs 15:6) . The sinner receives travail despite their riches (Ecclesiastes 2:26).
Lovers of silver and gold will never be
satisfied (Ecclesiastes 5:10) . Don't heap
treasure for the last days(James 5:3) .
Don't sponsor programmes that cannot
give glory to God. Don't sponsor politicians that are wicked because of the gain you will make in the end. Don't invest on things that cannot yield gain.
D: Learn how to invest (Matthew 25: 14-29): To invest means to commit money
in order to earn a financial return. It means to make use of future benefits or
advantages. Don't spend your money on frivolities. Don't waste your money on downward investments. Engage in agriculture, fishery, or businesses that can give turnover. Create ways for constant or regular income in order to survive the dangers of your financial stability. Invest on estates, small or large scale companies depending on your financial capacity. Invest on
properties because money doesn't last for-
ever. Think on what to invest your money
on. Create rooms for financial flow.
Conclusion: In this conclusion, I will introduce the story of the world's most successful financiers. These men met at the
Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. Those present in the meeting were the president of the largest
independent steel company, the greatest
wheat speculator, the president of the New York Stock Exchange, a member of the
President's Cabinet, the greatest bear in
Wall Street, the president of the Bank of International Settlement, and the head of the world's greatest monopoly. According to the source,collectively, these
tycoons controlled more wealth than there was in the United States Treasury,
and for years newspapers and magazines
had been printing their success stories and
urging the youth of the nation to follow their examples. We shall see how miserably these great men failed and why they
failed as we continue on this lesson. Beloved, be careful because you cannot do without God. He has the final say over your
life if truly you belong to Him.
Question: What are the dangers of riches?
