FAITHFULNESS IN HANDLING GOD'S RESOURCES

1. ,"HE WHO IS FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST IS FAITHFUL ALSO IN MUCH; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
2. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, WHO WILL COMMIT TO YOUR TRUST THE TRUE RICHES?
3. AND IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS ANOTHER MAN'S, WHO WILL GIVE YOU WHAT IS YOUR OWN?"
   Luke 16:10-12 (NKJV)"

• Being faithful in another man's THINGS, enables you, gives you an access and makes you qualify for your own.

• Faithfulness in what you are trusted with, gives you a lifting in life.
  IF you are lacking in integrity, which is, being honest and upright in character, you might not amount to much.
• Integrity is the foundation for honour and prosperity.
  WHATEVER is built on deceit, falsehood, will surely collapse.
• True and genuine prosperity has integrity as the foundation.
  ANYTHING built on a faulty foundation will surely collapse (Psalm 11:3).
  ANY foundation that is wrong will surely fall.
• If you wanted your life to stand, build yourself on integrity and righteousness.
  YOUR righteousness will Bail you out in the day of Adversity.

• If you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who would commit to your trust the true riches of heaven? (Luke 16:11).
TRUE RICHES of heaven are the benefits of the Kingdom of God.
YOU can experience heaven on earth, and that is God's will for you.

• Material blessings given you by God are not meant to be consumed on your hedonistic desires.
  YOU are a trustee on whatever is given to you by God, you are not the owner.
  ALSO, the Money given you by God has to be spent wisely, judiciously, for God is against waste—thus it should be spent on God's intended purpose.
• If the work of the Kingdom, the Ministers of God, the needy in the household of God are made your priorities in Giving, you will be trusted with the true riches.

• The riches of heaven are things that money cannot buy:

• Money cannot buy good health.
• Money cannot buy godly Wisdom, it is from above: "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy" (James 3:17).
  READ: James 1:5
• Money cannot buy Peace, it is given by Him: "Peace I leave with you, MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU; not as the world gives do I give to you" (John 14:27).
• Money cannot buy blissful home, godly and prudent spouse is from the LORD: "Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, BUT A PRUDENT WIFE IS FROM THE LORD" (Proverbs 19:14); also godly children are given by God: "... He [God] seeks godly offspring" (Malachi 2:15).
• Money cannot buy The revelation in the knowledge of God (Ephesians 1:17).
  YOU may have money to buy different versions of the Bible and other books that can enhance your knowledge, albeit, revelation in the knowledge of GOD is given by Him, God, alone.
• Money cannot buy the Anointing of the Holy Spirit and the gifts.
  A MAN, Simon the sorcerer, who attempted to do that, buy the gift, received a rebuke and a curse: "But Peter said to him [Simon the sorcerer], “YOUR MONEY PERISH WITH YOU, BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THAT THE GIFT OF GOD COULD BE PURCHASED WITH MONEY!" (Acts 8:20).
  READ: Acts 8:14-21

• The power to live above challenges and circumstances of life is given by God.
USE your wealth, money, material blessings, to benefits others, and that will give you eternal benefits: "17 COMMAND THOSE WHO ARE RICH IN THIS PRESENT AGE NOT TO BE HAUGHTY, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 LET THEM DO GOOD, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, READY TO GIVE, WILLING TO SHARE, 19 STORING UP FOR THEMSELVES A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR THE TIME TO COME, THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE" (1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NKJV).
Through your seeds, givings, you can be liberated from whatever oppression of the devil.

• Giving is a means of deliverance.
  YOUR material seeds that you sow would be used by God to fight your battles and defend YOU.
• Death of Dorcas was reversed because of her givings, generosity (Acts 9:36-41).
  THE widows and the needy whom she had blessed would not allow her to die (Acts 9:37,38).
  THEY sent for Apostle Peter and gave the reason why they would not want her to die (Acts 9:39).
  PETER did pray and God honoured the prayer, because she had been a blessing to many (Acts 9:40,41).
• God has given you material Blessing, money, to liberate you from the bondage of the enemy.
  THROUGH the giving of your material things, God will move on your behalf to defeat the plans of the devil in your life.

• You can enjoy heaven on earth and live above sin.

• You can overcome lacks and insufficiencies.
• You can prevail over the powers of darkness, and live completely free from every demonic oppressions.

"HERE'S THE LESSON: USE YOUR WORLDLY RESOURCES TO BENEFIT OTHERS AND MAKE FRIENDS. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home."
Luke 16:9 (NLT)

• You will not die in ignorance in Jesus' name.
Peace!