15/09/2016
Faith For Finance
By Pst. Sam Adeyemi
Text: Gen. 22:17-18
The anchor or the foundation for our trust in God is God's integrity & the covenant that we have with Him. God hasn't left our provision to chance. He has put it within the context of the covenant that He initiated with us & He never fails. All that belongs to Christ now belongs to us. However, the current season has the tendency to birth worry in our minds & even Christ acknowledged this (Mt. 24).
The proof of our trust in God is our obedience to Him in every area of our life; especially in the area of provision.
Obedience is the trigger of God's power, grace & ability on our behalf (Gen. 22:18). God cut a covenant with Abraham after which, though he & Sarah were old, they gave birth to a son, Isaac. God then ran a test of trust on Abraham by asking him to sacrifice Isaac (Gen. 22:1). Abraham was ready to obey God when God stopped him. From Abraham's action we see that his trust & the definition of his identity remained in God & not in Isaac.
In Christ, the oath has already been pronounced on us but each person has to run his or her test & when our part is in place, it is absolutely guaranteed that God's part will kick in.
Disobedience is a proof of lack of trust in God. King Saul, the son of Kish squandered his opportunity for greatness. He shifted his self-esteem from God to the position he occupied. Though he was not from a royal family, Saul became the king of Israel after he was directed to Prophet Samuel while he was searching for his father's donkeys (1Sam. 9). After he became king, God instructed him to utterly destroy the Amalek because of their wickedness against Israel. Saul disobeyed God's instructions. Based on God's leading, Samuel confronted Saul but, he was unrepentant. It was a downhill slide for Saul from then on. In God's eyes, disobedience & witchcraft are the same (1Sam.15). Saul was anointed but he didn't trust God (Jer.17). Lack of trust makes us susceptible to scheming; using our brain to manipulate people & circumstances to get what we want. What you lie to get is not a proof of trust in God.
After God stopped Abraham from offering up Isaac, he looked up & saw a ram that was caught in a bush. On that day, Abraham saw into the spiritual & physical realm; he saw Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb (John 8:56-58). So also, trust in God, evidenced by your obedience, will take you to the place of powerful revelations in God that will secure your future. The widow of Zarephath did not lack in the time of famine after she obeyed Elijah (1Kgs. 17). Consecration sets us apart from other believers & it takes us to the place of much fruit (John 10:17-18; 12:24).
Secondly, Abraham experienced supernatural provision & we have that same grace upon us when we Obey. Trust in God goes beyond using Him to acquire material things; it involves laying down the reins of our life in obedience to God. Taking risks in obedience to God will birth miracles in your life (1Cor.2:9).
During this season, in obedience to God, attempt the impossible & God will show up on your behalf.
You will succeed in this season like never before in Jesus Name!