Blade Devotional
THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM
The blessing of Abraham has never been about money
MONEY MONDAY
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith – Galatians 3:13-14
The modern church preaches the blessing of Abraham as financial wealth. We preach that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross to free us from the curse of poverty so that we might be blessed financially. Acts 3:25-26 says, ‘…saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from thy iniquities.’
The blessing of Abraham has never been about money, it’s not about money now and it’ll never be about money. It’s God’s grace through our Lord Jesus Christ to turn us away from our wicked ways. The church is in error, she loves money and has commercialised the gospel and cheapened it by making it about the temporal things of this world. She has stripped it of its eternal power to save and made it about the uncertain riches of this world. As a result, all kinds of evil have broken out in the church because the love of money is the root of all evil.
The blessing of Abraham is central to the gospel, by making it about money, the church has made the gospel about money, which is dangerous. God does meet all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. However, that doesn’t mean God wants every Christian to be rich in gold, silver and livestock like Abraham. That’s a false doctrine. God loves you and when you ask Him, He’ll give you this day your daily bread. If you seek first the kingdom then He’ll add all these things unto you. But that’s still not why the Lord Jesus Christ came. He came to turn us from our wicked ways. Therefore turn from your wicked ways. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
PRAYER
Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, help your people not to love money. Help us to stop commercialising the gospel and cheapening it by making it a doorway to the uncertain riches of this world. Amen