Beloved Ones, the enemy is a thief who comes not only to try to steal your heavenly treasure by robbing you of the honest reward of your labors of love in the earth, but also to usurp every resource I have given you…material wealth, health, time, energy, relationships, truth…or any of the other “all things” that My divine power has given to you for life and godliness. On the surface it may seem that there are worldly “investments” that will yield you a quick and worthwhile return on investment, but the reality is that the devil has been given authority in the earthly realm and uses it for his own deceptively thieving purposes. The truth is that I AM the safest place for you to “invest” your resources for a good and lasting return. It’s like “spending” verses “banking”. When you “spend” your resources, you have something tangible to see in the present moment. When you “bank” your resources, you cannot see, smell, hear, touch, or taste them presently, but they are kept in reserve for you with interest.
Recognize that your members are at war because of your desires for pleasure. The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit lusts against the flesh. They are contrary to one another. Friendship with the world is enmity with God. Whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. My Spirit Who dwells in you yearns jealously. Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Cleanse your hearts of double-mindedness.
My mercy has born you again to the living hope of an incorruptible, imperishable, undefiled, and eternal inheritance reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith. Take a step of faith today and let me “keep” your resources in the only safe that is impenetrable by the enemy. Make some investments out of the “all things” of your God-given resources today into My heavenly bank and you will have a lasting reward. How can you live simply so that others can simply live?
1 Peter 1:3-9, 5:8; 2 Peter 1:2-4; Galatians 5:16-26; James 4:1-9
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