Friday June 05th, 2026
Meditate on 1 Timothy 6:17NLT
« Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment »
Read 1 Timothy 6:17-19GWT
17 Tell those who have the riches of this world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, they should place their confidence in God who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
18 Tell them to do good, to do a lot of good things, to be generous, and to share.
19 By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves which is a good foundation for the future. In this way they take hold of what life really is.
One of the major benefits of being a child of God is prosperity.
Deuteronomy 8:18 says that God gives us the power to get wealth.
In 3 John 1:2CEV, He says clearly
« dear friend, and I pray all goes well for you. I hope you are as strong in body, as I know you are in spirit »
One thing is clear from these Scriptures: God wants us to be prosperous.
2 Corinthians 8:9 even says that Jesus became poor so that we can be rich.
The question now is: why does God want His children to prosper ?
Firstly, no father would want his children to suffer.
His children suffering would make him look like an irresponsible father.
- God wants you to prosper simply because you are His child.
Psalm 128:1-2NKJV backs this up
« Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you »
After you have become prosperous however, God wants you to use that wealth to build His Kingdom. Zechariah 1:17ESV said
« Cry out again, Thus says the LORD of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem »
After God has prospered you, He expects you to use that prosperity to spread the gospel of His Kingdom abroad.
He expects you to do things to advance His kingdom on earth and win more souls for Him.
This means that if you are prosperous and not sponsoring Kingdom projects, then you need to have a change of mind.
You need to be more concerned about using your money for God than for any other thing.
David wondered how he could be living in a palace, when his God is being worshipped in a tent, 2 Samuel 7:2.
This made him set out to build a temple for God.
He was so determined to spend for God that even when God told him not to build the temple, he did not keep his money to himself;
rather, he provided everything that Solomon needed to build it.
If you have this kind of heart, you would see how God will promote and bless you even more than you can imagine.
Application – God prospers His children so that they can use the prosperity to spread the gospel of Christ abroad.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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