NeverGoAfterMoney

Dr.LeroyThompsonSr.

EVER INCREASINGWORDMINISTRIES

DARROW, LA

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Contents

PartI.

Prelude

Seeing,Hearing&UnderstandingSowing

TheMysteryofSowing

HowMuchCanGodTrustYouWith?

AGraceforSowing

PartII.

Prelude

NeverGoAfterMoney

TheLoveofMoney

TakeNoThought

“AGreaterThanSolomonisHere.”

PARTI

Seeing,Hearing&UnderstandingSowing

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Thepropheticrhemarevelationofsowingintroducedinthisbookwillsetyouupfortherestofyourlife.Thislessonwillmakesowingsorealtoyouthatit’llstartworkinginstantlyandpowerfullyinyourlife.Youwillbecomearhemasower.Inotherwords,youwilllearntosowliveseeds.You’llreceiveadeeperunderstandingofwhyyoudowhatyoudoasasower,soyoucangetquickerresultsfromthisdayforward.IpersonallywanttoseeGod’speopleriseupinthemanifestationofthis

propheticrhemarevelationofsowing,butyouhaveaparttoplaytoseethathappeninyourlife.Asyouread,expecttheHolyGhosttodosomethingdifferentinyourfinances.Getreadytochangeyourpositionbyseeing,hearing,andunderstandingseedtimeandharvest.You’llnolongerbearegularsowerlivingaregularlife.

SEEING,HEARING&UNDERSTANDINGSOWING

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Sowingcomesbyrevelation.Thinkaboutthatforamoment.Beforeyousow,youneedarevelationofthesoil,andyouneedalive,rhema

wordfromGodonsowing.Thiswilltakeyouintoanotherrealmoffinancialmatters.TofullyworkinGod’skingdomprinciples,youmustfirstknowhowtofunctionwiththeseedandhavearevelationthatyoucantrustGod.InMatthew13,Jesus,theMasterSeedTrainer,startstoteachusaboutthe

seedandsoilandrevealshowwecanmessthingsupwithoursowing.Let’slookatverse14:AndinthemisfulfilledtheprophecyofEsaias,whichsaith,Byhearingye

shallhear,andshallnotunderstand;andseeingyeshallsee,andshallnotperceive:

Matthew13:14Coulditbe,eventhoughwehavesownseedsformanyyears,westillneeda

betterunderstandingofwhatwe’redoingfromtheHolyGhost?TheHolyGhostistheonewhocanrevealrealsowingtous,howtofunctionwiththeseedandhowtotrulytrustGod.Anddon’tyouthinkHe’stheonewhocanrevealthe

rightsoil?Whenyouhavearhemarevelationonsowing,youcanbegintosowpropheticseeds—seedsthatwillpredictthefutureofyourfinances.Let’scontinueinverse15:Forthispeople’sheartiswaxedgross,andtheirearsaredullofhearing,and

theireyestheyhaveclosed;lestatanytimetheyshouldseewiththeireyesandhearwiththeirears,andshouldunderstandwiththeirheart,andshouldbeconverted,andIshouldhealthem.

Matthew13:15It’stimewesee,hear,andunderstandsowingandtheseed.FirstCorinthians

2:9-10provesthatthisisadifferenttypeofseeing,hearing,andunderstandingJesusistalkingaboutinMatthew13.It’sthetypethatonlycomesbyrevelation.ThekingdomofGodisaseedkingdom,sowhateverGodhaspreparedforyouinthefinancialarea,youwillneedtohavearevelationaboutsowingtoreceiveit.WeneedtogotoFirstCorinthians2:9-10tobetterunderstandourmoney,

abundance,andblessingsofGod.Itreads:

9Butasitiswritten,Eyehathnotseen,norearheard,neitherhaveenteredintotheheartofman,thethingswhichGodhathpreparedforthemthatlovehim.

10ButGodhathrevealedthemuntousbyhisSpirit:fortheSpiritsearchethallthings,yea,thedeepthingsofGod.

1Corinthians2:9-10Thisisspeakingtousaboutseeing,hearing,andunderstandingbyrevelation

fromtheHolySpirit.Yousee,thereare“deepthingsofGod”aboutyourfinancesandaboutyounolongerbeingaregularsowerthatyouneedtoknow,buttheyarerevealedtoyoubytheSpirit.Inordertoreallycatchthis,youhavetoseethatsowingisspiritual.It’sjustas

spiritualastakingcommunionbecauseit’sfromGod—it’sabenefit,revelation,

insight,andgiftfromGod.Whenyouputitonthesamespiritualscaleassaying“whatevercomesfromGod,I’mgoingtohonorHimanddowhat’srightwithit,”yoursowingwillbedonespiritually.Whenyouunderstandthatsowingisspiritual,you’llrealizethatitmeansyou

havetobeledbytheSpiritwhenyoudoit.Financially,youhavetoseewhatGodistryingtoshowyou.Todothat,youreyesmustbeopenintherealmofsupernaturalmoneyandtothefactthattherearenofinancialimpossibilitiesinyourlife.

SAYTHISALOUD:

TherearenofinancialimpossibilitiesinmylifebecausemyeyesandearsarebeingopenedandmyheartandunderstandingarebecomingclearbytheHolyGhost.Fromnowon,financialmatterswillbedifferentinmylifebecauseI’mgoingtohavearhemawordaboutsowing.Iwon’tletanyonetalkmeoutofit.I’mgoingtodowhattheHolyGhosttellsmetodo.

InMatthew13:16-17,Jesussays,

16Butblessedareyoureyes,fortheysee:andyourears,fortheyhear.17ForverilyIsayuntoyou,Thatmanyprophetsandrighteousmenhavedesiredtoseethosethingswhichyesee,andhavenotseenthem;andtohearthosethingswhichyehear,andhavenotheardthem.

Matthew13:16-17Seeingeyesandhearingearsproduceanunderstandingheart.Youneedto

knowthisbecauseyou’llseepeopleintheBiblewhodidn’tunderstandsowing.Forinstance,JesustellsaparableintheGospelsaboutarichyoungrulerwhodidn’tunderstandthegraceofsowingandmissedoutonahundred-foldreturn.Thediscipleswereevenperturbedwhenasowershowedupintheirreligiouscircleandsowedlikeshewasoutofhermind.Shepouredherexpensive

ointmentfromthealabasterboxoverJesus’head,andtheyquestioneditsaying,“Whatisthepurposeofthiswaste?”Yousee,whenarevelatorysowershowsup,peopledon’tquiteunderstandit.

Theyfailthetestbecausetheylacktherevelationofsowing,andthentheymisstheirreturn.Don’tletthisbeyou!RecognizejusthowimportantitistohaveseeingeyesandhearingearsfromtheHolyGhostwhenitcomestothismoneybusiness.Let’smoveontoMatthew13:23.Buthethatreceivedseedintothegoodgroundishethatheareththeword,

andunderstandethit;whichalsobearethfruit,andbringethforth,someahundredfold,somesixty,somethirty.

Matthew13:23NoticeJesussaysthatthemanwhoreceivesseedintogoodground“hearsthe

wordandunderstandsit.”Youhavetounderstandit!It’snotjustaboutputtingmoneyonthealtarorputtingmoneyinanofferingenvelope.Youhavetounderstandwhatyou’redoing.YourexpectationhastobearrestedbytheHolyGhost.Remember,GodisnotamanthatHeshouldlie.IfHetoldyoutodoit,He’llmakeitgood(Numbers23:19).YouhavetohearGod,understandwhatyou’redoing,andhavetheproper

expectationbyrevelation—notjustbyrepeatingIbelieveGod.BelievingGodisgoodwithinitself,butatsomepoint,youhavetohavearevelationwithyourexpectation.It’samazingtomethatwhenJesuswouldtrainothersaboutsowing(asHedid

inMatthew13),hewouldusethewordsseeing,hearing,andunderstanding.Doyouknowwhy?Becausethatrepresentsthewholekingdom.AsImentionedbefore,thewholekingdomworksbyseed.So,ifyougettherevelationofsowingandreaping,yougotit!You’llhavetheunderstandingoftheentirekingdomofGod.

THEMYSTERYOFSOWING

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Heansweredandsaiduntothem,Becauseitisgivenuntoyoutoknowthemysteriesofthekingdomofheaven,buttothemitisnotgiven.[12]Forwhosoeverhath,tohimshallbegiven,andheshallhavemoreabundance:butwhosoeverhathnot,fromhimshallbetakenawayeventhathehath.

Matthew13:11-12SowingisamanifestationmysterythatopensupthewholekingdomofGod,

andit’s“givenuntoyou”toknowit.WhentheHolySpiritrevealsittoyou,you’llknowwheretosow,howtosow,andhowoftentosow.

SAYTHISALOUD:

HolySpirit,helpmetosee.HolySpirit,helpmetohear.HolySpirit,helpmetounderstand.

AschildrenofGod,eachofusshouldbefunctioninginkingdomfinances.

Therearenolevelsorshortagesinkingdomfinances,andonceyougetintothemysteryofit,youwillneverbeabletothinkbrokeagain.

“Wehavetogetridofthestrokeinbeingbroke.Therearepeoplewho

can’tmovefinanciallybecausethey’reinafinancialstroke.The

Lordwantstotakeyououtofthatbrokestroke.”

That’swhathappenedtome.Ican’tthinkbrokeanymore.Andit’snotbecauseoftheamountofmoneyIhave;it’sbecauseI’veseentheauthorityIhaveovermoney.Onceyougetthisrevelation,moneywillneverhaveauthorityoveryouagain,either.Onceyoucansee,hear,andunderstandbytheHolyGhost,themysteryofsowingwillbeyours.Youhavetohaveadivineexpectationthatyouaresowingpropheticallyandprophesyingtoyourharvest.NoticewhatJesussaysinMatthew13:12:Forwhosoeverhath,tohimshall

begiven,andheshallhavemoreabundance:butwhosoeverhathnot,fromhimshallbetakenawayeventhathehath.Inshort,thismeanswhoever“has”willbegivenmore,andwhoever“hasnot”willhavemoretakenaway.ThisisJesustryingtogetyouintothecategoryof“having.”Hewantsyouto“have”therevelationsoHecanprovidemoreabundantlyforyou.Hewantsyouto“have”itsoHeknowsHecantrustyou.Untilyouunderstandthisrevelation,you’lljustbespinningyourwheel,

gettingnoresults.Youhavetounderstandthatyoucanseehowyourfinanceswillturnoutspiritually.Then,you’llcometoapointwhereyouunderstandthatdebtdoesnotbelongtoyou,andyouwillhavenodesiretobenormal.Peoplewhowalkinrevelationshouldlivedifferently,sotheycaninviteotherstocomeandwalkintherevelationalso.WhenJesussays“whosoeverhath,”whatdoesHemean?Whosoeverhas

what?Therevelationofit.Whosoeverhastherevelationofsowingwillbegivenmorerevelationandmoreabundance.Yousee,seeing,hearing,andunderstandingistheonlywayyouwillenjoythefullbenefitsofbeingakingdomsower.

HOWMUCHCANGODTRUSTYOUWITH?

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Sowingcarriesstewardshipwithit.Thismeansyouhavetobeastewardoveryoursowing.WhenGodraisesyourfinances,youcan’tstayonthesamelevel.Youhavetotakeyoursowingupwithit.It’llbethethingthattakesyouuptothenextlevel.Thismessageisclear.Whenyouunderstandthatwhateveryouhavebelongs

toGod,you’llbebetteroff.Everythingyouhave,giveitbacktoHim.Don’tgetcaughtupinthethingsonearth.It’stimeforyoutogotohigherlevelsinyourfinances,andthishappenswhenyouhaveabetterunderstandingofyourseed,soil,andharvest.NoticewhatJesussayshereinMatthew25:14-15,ashestartsaparableabout

thekingdomofheaven.

14Forthekingdomofheavenisasamantravellingintoafarcountry,whocalledhisownservants,anddelivereduntothemhisgoods.

15Anduntoonehegavefivetalents,toanothertwo,andtoanotherone;toeverymanaccordingtohisseveralability;andstraightwaytookhisjourney.

Matthew25:14-15

Themangavethemanumberoftalents,whicharelargesumsofmoney,“accordingtotheirseveralability.”Onehadfivetalents,onehadtwo,andoneonlyhadone.Now,Iaskyou:Whatisyourability?Whatnumberoftalentsdoyouthinkyouwouldhavehere?Howmuchtraininghaveyoudone?Howwellcanyousee?Howwellcanyouhear?Howmuchdoyouunderstandaboutsowing?HowmuchdoyoutrustGod’ssystem?HowmuchcanGodtrustyouwith?Themanwhohadonetalentwasn’tgivenmoreforareason.“Accordingto

theirseveralability”meantthatitwasaccordingtohowtheywereabletohandletheamount.Thefurtherwereadintotheparableweseethatthepersonwhohadonetalentcouldn’tevendealwiththeonehehad.Matthew25:16-18reads:

16Thenhethathadreceivedthefivetalentswentandtradedwiththesame,andmadethemotherfivetalents.

17Andlikewisehethathadreceivedtwo,healsogainedothertwo.18Buthethathadreceivedonewentanddiggedintheearth,andhidhislord’smoney.Whiletheothersweremultiplyingtheirmoney,themanwithonewashiding

hisintheground.It’sobvioushedidn’tknowwhattodowithwhathehad.Itwasinhisignorancethathewasonlygiventheonetalenttostartwith.Whenwereaddowntoverse24ofthissamechapterweseehowhestartstolieonGodbecauseofhisresults.Itreads:Thenhewhichhadreceivedtheonetalentcameandsaid,Lord,Iknewthee

thatthouartanhardman,reapingwherethouhastnotsown,andgatheringwherethouhastnotstrawed:

Matthew25:24Inverse25,hefinallytellsthetruth.

AndIwasafraid,andwentandhidthytalentintheearth:lo,therethouhastthatisthine.

Matthew25:25Allalong,hewasscared.That’swhyhehidhismoneyinthegroundand

didn’tsowit.It’slikethatsavingsaccountyouhave;itholdsyoubackfromsowing.GodwastellingthismanthatHeneedsHismoneymovingandnothidingaway.Ifyouhaveasavingsthatyouwon’ttouchtosow,youarejustasthemanwiththeonetalent.YouareafraidandnottrustingGod;you’renotseeing,hearing,orunderstandingtheseed.Thisparableisaboutsomeonewhodidn’tsowwhentheyweresupposedto

sow.Inverses26through28,GodstartstalkingstronglyabouthowHefeelsaboutthissituation.

26Hislordansweredandsaiduntohim,Thouwickedandslothfulservant,thouknewestthatIreapwhereIsowednot,andgatherwhereIhavenotstrawed:

27Thououghtestthereforetohaveputmymoneytotheexchangers,andthenatmycomingIshouldhavereceivedmineownwithusury.

28Takethereforethetalentfromhim,andgiveituntohimwhichhathtentalents.

Matthew25:26-28You’reprobablyaskingyourself(asIoncedid),WhatkindofGodisthis?Is

Hereallysayingtakeitfromthemanwithoneandgiveittothemanwhohadten?Yes,that’showGodfeelsaboutthosewhodon’tsowwhentheyaresupposedtosow.AsIsaidbefore,thekingdomofGodisaseedkingdom.Itallworksbysowing,sotheonlywayoutistosowyourwayout.Let’sreadontoverse29.Foruntoeveryonethathathshallbegiven,andheshallhaveabundance:but

fromhimthathathnotshallbetakenawayeventhatwhichhehath.Matthew25:29

We’retalkingaboutthosewho“have”andthosewho“havenot”again.It’s

sayingthesamethingasMatthew13:12thatreadinthelastsection.Let’sgobacktothat.Forwhosoeverhath,tohimshallbegiven,andheshallhavemore

abundance:butwhosoeverhathnot,fromhimshallbetakenawayeventhathehath.

Matthew13:12He’stalkingaboutthosewho“have”therevelationofsowingandtheseed.If

youthinkit’snotworking,theproblemisnotwiththeseed;theproblemiswithyourunderstandingoftherhemarevelationofit.Youhavenobusinesshavinghardtimesinyourfinances.Hardtimeshavetocometoanendinyourlifetoday.You’resupposedtobeblessedinyourfinances,andyou’resupposedtowearaneasyfinancialyoke.Seeing,hearing,andunderstandingtheseed,thesoil,andtheharvestwillbringyouintothattypeofeasyfinancialyokeyou’resupposedtobelivingwith.ContinuetoasktheHolySpirittohelpyoutosee,hear,andunderstandthe

seed.Onceyouhavethisrevelation,Godwillbeabletotrustyouwithmore.

SAYTHISALOUD:

Father,givemeabetterrevelationofsowingandreapingandseedtimeandharvest.Iwanttoknow.Iclaimnowthatallofmyhardconditionsinfinancesaredestroyed!Fromthisday

forward,Iwillsowandreceivebyrevelation.

AGRACEFORSOWING

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Thereisagenuinegraceforsowing,asGod’sfavorisalwaysonasower.Mostofthetime,withsowing,youstartwithnothingandthenyousowyourwayuptohigherlevels.IntheparablewereadinMatthew25inthelastsection,themanwithfivetalentshadprovenhimself.Wecanassumehehadalreadysowntheonetalentandthesecondtalent,sohereceivedapromotion—havingfivetohandlethistime.That’sgrace.InSecondCorinthians8,thegracemessageissopowerful.LikeJesus,the

apostlePaulwasalsoaseedtrainer.Atthebeginningofthischapter,hestartsbysaying:

1Moreover,brethren,wedoyoutowitofthegraceofGodbestowedonthechurchesofMacedonia;

2Howthatinagreattrialofafflictiontheabundanceoftheirjoyandtheirdeeppovertyaboundeduntotherichesoftheirliberality.

3Fortotheirpower,Ibearrecord,yea,andbeyondtheirpowertheywerewillingofthemselves;

4Prayinguswithmuchintreatythatwewouldreceivethegift,andtakeuponusthefellowshipoftheministeringtothesaints.

5Andthistheydid,notaswehoped,butfirstgavetheirownselvestotheLord,anduntousbythewillofGod.

2Corinthians8:1-5First,takeamomenttorecognizethatinverse4Paulsays,“Wewouldreceive

thegift.”TheygavetheirgiftstoPaulandthosewithhim.Thishasn’tchangedwhenitcomestosowing;youwillalwayshavetohavesomeonetosowinto.Thisissomethingyouwon’tbeabletoavoid.Oftentimes,ChristiansreadGalatians6:7(Benotdeceived;Godisnot

mocked:forwhatsoeveramansoweth,thatshallhealsoreap),buttheyoverlooktheversethatcomesbeforeit.Galatians6:6says,Lethimthatistaughtinthewordcommunicateuntohimthatteachethinallgoodthings.Whenhesays“communicate”untothoseteachingyou,he’stalkingaboutgiving.Yousee,mostdon’tunderstandtheprophet’srewardJesustalkedaboutinMatthew10:41,buttheunderstandingofthatrevelationhasmoneystackedupinitforyou.Onceyouunderstanditandbegintoactivateit,it’llpouroutoveryourlife.Let’sjumpbackintoSecondCorinthians8.Paulcontinues,saying:

6InsomuchthatwedesiredTitus,thatashehadbegun,sohewouldalsofinishinyouthesamegracealso.

7Therefore,asyeaboundineverything,infaith,andutterance,andknowledge,andinalldiligence,andinyourlovetous,seethatyeaboundinthisgracealso.

2Corinthians8:6-7Godisaskingyouatoughquestionhere.Howcanyouaboundinallofthese

things,likefaith,utterance,knowledge,anddiligence,butyoucan’taboundinthegraceofabundanceIwantyoutohave?Hewantsyoutoseethatit’sjustaseasytohaveplentyofmoneyasitistoprophesyandworkinallotherspiritualmatters.It’sagrace,allthesame.Now,whatgraceisPaultalkingaboutexactly?Let’slookatthenextverses:

8Ispeaknotbycommandment,butbyoccasionoftheforwardnessofothers,andtoprovethesincerityofyourlove.

Youaredestinedtoberich!

9ForyeknowthegraceofourLordJesusChrist,that,thoughhewasrich,yetforyoursakeshebecamepoor,thatyethroughhispovertymightberich.

2Corinthians8:8-9He’stalkingaboutthegraceofour

LordJesusChrist.Hebecamepoorsothatyouthroughhispovertymightberich.Doyouseewhatthisissaying?Financialprosperityisyourbirthright.Youaredestinedtoberich!Theonlythingthatcanholdyoubackisnotseeing,hearing,orunderstandingsowingwiththehelpoftheHolyGhostonthisfinancialmatter.

***Let’sgooverseveralstorieswementionedaboutthosewhodidn’tunderstand

sowingintheBible.You’llwanttokeeptheminmindsothatyoucanlearnfromtheirmistakes.

InMark10,therichyoungruler,whomostlikelyinheritedthemoneyhehad,didn’tunderstandthegraceofsowing.TheLordwastryingtohelphimreceiveahundred-foldreturn,buthefailedthesowingtest.InMatthew13,wediscussedthemanwhohadonetalentandhidit.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowiththeseedsohealsofailedthesowingtest.InMatthew26,thedisciplesfailedwhenthewomanwiththealabasterboxcameandsowedlikeshewasoutofhermind.ShepouredherexpensiveointmentoverJesus’head,anditdisturbedthem.Theydidn’trecognizewhatshewasdoingandcalleditawaste.WhenJesusfinallyunderstoodhowignorantlytheywerethinking,hetriedtohelpthemseethatshewassowingforhisburial.JudaswhobetrayedJesusisanotherexampleofsomeonewhowentafterthemoneyanddestroyedhimselfbecauseofit.

Youwon’tbefoundinthepredicamentstheywerein.You’reinadifferent

positionnow.Youwillnolongergoaftermoney.Moneywillcomeafteryou!

SAYTHISALOUD:

I’llneverbethesame.Myfinanceswillneverbethesame,andI’llneverbebrokeanotherdayinmylife.Themoneyjustkeepsonflowinginmylifetoblessmeandmakemeablessing.IwanttobeablessingtomychurchandtomymanandwomanofGod.It’llallcomebacktome—goodmeasure,presseddown,shakentogether,andrunningover.I’mnotgoingtoletanyonetalkmeoutofit.ThisisthedivinewillandplanofGod,andIreceiveitnow.I’llneverbethesameinmyfinancialliving.Iwillhavethebest.Iwillwearthebest.Iwill

liveinthebest.Iwilldrivethebest.IwillgiveglorytoGodbecauseHedidit,andHe’sdoingitrightnow!Mylifewillneverbethesame.I’minanewposition,andanewflowisflowinginmyliferightnow.MyfinanceswillneverbethesameafterthisdaybecauseIwillsee,hear,andunderstand

howtowalkintheSpiritinmyfinances.Iwillsee,hear,andunderstandhowtowalkbyfaithinmyfinances.IwillsowaccordingtotheleadingoftheSpirit,andallofmyseedswillbegoodseedsfromthisdayforward.InJesus’name.Amen.

PARTII

NeverGoAfterMoney

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Therevelationintroducedherehastobereadandtakenincarefully.Itwill

bringashiftingandaliftinginyourfinancesswiftly.TheLordhasgiventhistometogoalongwithMoneyCometh.Itwillcovertheentirespectrumofyourlife,notonlyinthechurch.ThisissomethingmostChristiansdon’tknow,butit’llstartaflowlikeyou’veneverseenbefore.

NEVERGOAFTERMONEY

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Nevergoaftermoney.Ever.Notevenonyourjobshouldyouworkjustforthemoney.Whenyoufocuson

workingformoney,you’remakingyourselfsmall.Thismaybehardforsomepeopletoswallow,butit’sthetruth.Stopthe

prostitutioninyourlife.Inotherwords,stoptheenemyfromrapingyou.Nevergoaftermoney.AlwaysgoafterGodandservingpeople,andthemoneywillcomeafteryou.Thereareministerswhodon’tevenknowthisrevelation.Theytrytogetmore

peopleintheirseatsformoremoney,butI’mtellingyounow:Don’tgoafterthemoney.Goafterthepeople.Makesurethepeopleareblessed.Makesureyou’veprayedandpreparedyourselfforthepeople,anddon’tworryaboutthemoney.Again,whenyouonlygoafterGodandservingpeople,themoneywillgoafteryou.Thisholdstrueforanycircumstanceorplatforminyourlife.Youcaneitherbeadreameroraschemer.Youhavetoknowthedifference

betweenthetwo.Josephwasadreamer,buthisbrotherswereschemers(Genesis37).Bytheendofthatstory,whocameoutontop?Ifyou’vereadit,you’llknowthatJosephcameoutontop.Schemerswillneverruledreamers,butdreamerswillalwaysruleschemers.Ifyou’rereallyadreamer,youwon’tlet

Getthemoneyoffofyourmindandget

servingGodandpeopleonyourmind.

moneyruleyou.Ifyougoaftermoney,itwillremainsmallbecauseyoucan’tbetrusted.Notgoingaftermoneyisoneofmysecrets.Ineverhavetoprayaboutmoney

oraboutkeepingabudget.Ijustfocusonthepeople.I’madreamer,notaschemer.Thinkingaboutthemoneyandcountingeverylittlebitissmallthinking.IjustdependonGod,andbecauseofthat,Healwayscomesthrough.Ifyougoaftermoney,moneywillbecomeyourmaster.So,thequestionis:

whoisyoursource?Yourjobnormanisyoursource,sogetthatoffofyourmind.Stopservingmoney,andmakemoneyserveGod.Youcantrytodenyorignorethetruthofthismessage,butyoucan’t.What

wouldyoudoaboutMatthew6:33?Doesn’titclearlysubstantiatethemessageinthisbook?Itsays,SeekyefirstthekingdomofGod,andhisrighteousness;andallthesethingsshallbeaddeduntoyou.WhataboutIsaiah1:19?Itsays,Ifyebewillingandobedient,yeshalleatthegoodoftheland.WhataboutJob36:11?Itsays,Iftheyobeyandservehim,theyshallspendtheirdaysinprosperity,andtheiryearsinpleasures.WhataboutJohn15:7?Itsays,Ifyeabideinme,andmywordsabideinyou,yeshallaskwhatyewill,anditshallbedoneuntoyou.DoyouseewhatGod’ssayingineachofthosescriptures?He’stalkingabout

notgoingaftermoneyandthings.He’ssayingifyoudon’tgoafterit,He’llseetoitthatyouhaveit.AllyouhavetodoisfollowHisstepsandorder.It’sclear;but,somehow,foryears,we’vemissedthisrevelation,especiallywhenitcomestoourjobs.Themajorityofpeoplegotoworkjust

fortheirchecks,whichiswhytheydon’tdotheirjobssufficientlyandwhytheirpromotionshaven’tcomethroughyet.Whenyou’reonlyworkingforacheck,you’regoingtostaybroke.Focusondoingyourworkdiligently.GetthemoneyoffofyourmindandgetservingGodandpeopleonyourmind.Whenyoudothat,moneywillnolongerhavecontroloveryourlife,andyou’llneverhavetogoaftermoneyagain.

THELOVEOFMONEY

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Fortheloveofmoneyistherootofallevil:whichwhilesomecovetedafter,theyhaveerredfromthefaith,andpiercedthemselvesthroughwithmanysorrows.

1Timothy6:10Ifyoukeepgoingaftermoney,you’regoingtoloveitandendupin1

Timothy6:10.Somehow,moneyhastakenGod’splaceinalotofpeople’slives,andinsteadoftrustingGod,they’retrustingtheirchecks,theirjobs,theirbusinesses,andtheirstrategybooks.Doyouthinkyou’llfindabetterstrategyinabusinessbookthanintheHoly

Ghost?Ofcoursenot.Ifyouhavetoomanybookstrategies,theHolyGhost’slibrarywon’tbeabletotalktoyou.TheBibleistheHolyGhost’slibrary.AlltheanswersforthesupernaturalareintheBible.ManyhavepairedJesusoffwithpsychologicalandoptimisticstrategies,and

theyhaven’tgiventheHolyGhostachancetosay,Stumbleoverhere.Igotit.Icansetyouup.Icancallmoneyoutofafish’smouth.Icanmakebreadmultiply.It’stimetoletthestrategiesendandlettheHolyGhosttakeover.FirstTimothy6:10saystheloveofmoneyistherootofallevil.Itdoesn’tsay

moneyisevil.What’sevilisnothavingmoney.That’swhenyoucangetcaughtupingoingafteritthemost.Theversegoesontosaywhilesomecovetedafter,theyhaveerredfromthe

Youwon’thavetolisten

faith.Inotherwords,bygoingafterit,they’vemesseduptheirfinancialfaith.BytrustingintheiracademicabilitiesovertrustingGod,forinstance,theyhaveerredfromthefaith.Thisiswhyitsaysthey’vepiercedthemselvesthroughwithmanysorrows.Haveyoueverhadmoneysorrows?Haveyouexperiencedtimeswhenyou’re

inthegrocerystoreandyourcarddeclines?Hassomeonesaidthey’regoingtocomethroughforyou,butwhenthemomentcomes,theydon’tcomethrough?Haveyoueverhadtowalkthegrocerystorewithacalculatorinyourhandtomakesureyoudidn’toverspend?I’vebeenthere,butthosedaysarelonggoneforme,andnow,theyareabouttobelonggoneforyou!SeeProverbs10:22:TheblessingoftheLord,itmakethrich,andheaddethnosorrowwithit.

Proverbs10:22ThismeansGodhasyoucovered.Youdon’thavetolovemoneyorchase

afteritandenduperredfromthefaithorpiercedthroughmanysorrowsasit’ssaidinFirstTimothy6:10.YouhavearighttotheblessingsoftheLordwithnosorrow.Let’slookathowit’sdoneintheintroductionofDeuteronomy28.Itreads:

1Anditshallcometopass,ifthoushalthearkendiligentlyuntothevoiceoftheLordthyGod,toobserveandtodoallhiscommandmentswhichIcommandtheethisday,thattheLordthyGodwillsettheeonhighaboveallnationsoftheearth:

2Andalltheseblessingsshallcomeonthee,andovertakethee,ifthoushalthearkenuntothevoiceoftheLordthyGod.

Deuteronomy28:1-2Whenyoudowhat’ssaidinthosefirsttwoverses,theblessingslistedinthe

restofthischapterareyours.Justlikethat,theblessingcomesafteryou.Yousee,theBodyofChristhasn’tfullybeentaughthowtofunctionintheblessingof

tothevoiceofmoneyanymore,becausemoneywillnowlistentoyour

voice.

theLord,orinwealth,withouthavingmoneycontrolthemormakethemhigh-minded.They’vetotallymissedthislesson,butyouwon’t!WhenyoufinallyunderstandthattheblessingsautomaticallyfollowwhenyougoafterGod,yourlifewillneverbethesame.Blessingsonblessingswillstackuponyou.Youwon’thavetolistentothevoiceofmoneyanymore,becausemoneywillnowlistentoyourvoice.

SAYTHISALOUD:

Sudden,immediate,andstraightwaymoneyissittingonmylifetoday.Allofsudden,Icanbeoutofdebt!Allofasudden,allofmyneedscanbemet!

TAKENOTHOUGHT

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InMatthew6,Jesusrepeats“takenothought”multipletimesforareason.He’sleadingussomewhere.Let’sstartatverse24.

24Nomancanservetwomasters:foreitherhewillhatetheone,andlovetheother;orelsehewillholdtotheone,anddespisetheother.YecannotserveGodandmammon.

25ThereforeIsayuntoyou,Takenothoughtforyourlife,whatyeshalleat(that’smoney),orwhatyeshalldrink(that’smoney);noryetforyourbody,whatyeshallputon(that’smoney).Isnotthelifemorethanmeat,andthebodythanraiment?

26Beholdthefowlsoftheair:fortheysownot,neitherdotheyreap,norgatherintobarns;yetyourheavenlyFatherfeedeththem.Areyenotmuchbetterthanthey?

27Whichofyoubytakingthoughtcanaddonecubituntohisstature?Matthew6:24-27

Howmuchhaveyoutakenthoughtforyourlife,finances,andtheeveryday

thingsyouneed?Wehavetogetridofthis.Wehavetostopbeingconformedtothisworldbutbetransformedbytherenewingofourminds(Romans12:2),so

thatwecantakeuponthethoughtsofGod.InMatthew6,Jesuscontinues,saying:

28Andwhytakeyethoughtforraiment?Considertheliliesofthefield,howtheygrow;theytoilnot,neitherdotheyspin:

29AndyetIsayuntoyou,ThatevenSolomoninallhisglorywasnotarrayedlikeoneofthese.

30Wherefore,ifGodsoclothethegrassofthefield,whichtodayis,andtomorrowiscastintotheoven,shallhenotmuchmoreclotheyou,Oyeoflittlefaith?

31Thereforetakenothought(again!),saying,Whatshallweeat?or,Whatshallwedrink?or,Wherewithalshallwebeclothed?

32(ForafterallthesethingsdotheGentilesseek:)foryourheavenlyFatherknoweththatyehaveneedofallthesethings.

33ButseekyefirstthekingdomofGod,andhisrighteousness;andallthesethingsshallbeaddeduntoyou.

Matthew6:28-33DoyouseetherevelationlaidoutforyouhereinMatthew6?Jesusissaying

takenothoughtforallthoseotherthings,onlyseekHimfirst,andallthosethingswillbeaddedtoyou.It’sclear,butmostpeopleintheBodyofChristdon’tbelievethat!Canyouguesswhytheydon’t?BecausetheyseekthosethingsmorethantheyseekGod.Theyseekthe“made”morethantheyseektheMaker.Themadethingscan’tmaketheMakerbuttheMakercanmakethemadethings.Whenyouunderstandthis,yourprayerlife,confessions,andBiblestudyingwillbedifferent.Youwon’tjustreadpromisescripturesnow;you’llread“doing”scriptures.Doingiswhatmakesthepromisesmanifest.Ifyou’reonlyahearerofthe

Word,andnotadoer,youwon’tgettheresults(James1:22).GodisarewarderofthemthatdiligentlyseekHim(Hebrews11:6),notthem(thethingsofthisworld).Youcansayyou’rewalkingbyfaithandinthespirit,butifyou’renotseekingGod,you’rejustwalking.

HowmanytimeshaveyoutoldGodthatyoudon’twantanythingbutHim?Evenwheneverythingisn’tgoingright,doyouspendtimeseekingHimandnotthethingsyouwant?Insteadofrequestingearthlydesiresandneeds,doyoueveraskHim,“Lord,isthereanythingyouwantmetodo?Isthereanyoneyouwantmehelp?Isthereanyoneyouwantmetoforgive?”Ifyouarereallypayingattentiontothissecret,yourmoneyischangingatthisverymoment.Ithasto.Bythetimeyoureachtheendofthisbook,youwillknowyouhaveauthority

overmoneyfortherestofyourlife.Moneywillneverrapeyouagain—tellingyouwhatyoucan’thaveorwhereyoucan’tgo.MoneywillobeyyouasitobeyedtheMaster,Jesus.DoyourememberwhenJesuscommandedmoneytobeinthemouthofafish

(Matthew17:27)?Hewasn’tgoingfishing,althoughthat’swhatwe’vebeendoing.HecommandedthemoneytobeinthefirstfishPetercaught.Thesameway,theLordhaspreparedyourfish,andyouonlyneedone.You’vebeenfishingformoney;workingtwoorthreejobsand,mostofthetime,stilldon’tcatchanything.I’mheretostopallofthisfishingformoney.Let’scatchtherightfish.ThefishJesuscommandedthemoneytobeinsideofhadnochoicebuttoget

onPeter’sline.I’msureotherpeoplewereouttherefishing,butitdidn’tmatter.ThisfishhadtocometoPeter.It’sgoingtoworkthesamewayforyou.Youonlyneedonefish—thefishJesuscommandedtobiteyourhookandhandleallofyourmoneysituations.Theacrobatswe,astheBodyofChrist,havebeengoingthroughwithmoney

isallbecausewe’vebeenfishing.Thathastoendtoday.Takenothoughtforwhatyoushouldeat,drink,wear,oranythingelseyou

needmoneytohaveinthisworld.Stopworrying.Nevergoaftermoney,andmoneywillalwayscomeafteryou!Ifyoutapintothisrevelation,you’llcomeoutofallofyourmoneysorrows.Now,everybillthat’sbeenholdingyoudownhastobowdown.You’velearnedhowtofishinthespirit.Moneywillobeyyou,justasmoney,thefish,andthebreadobeyedJesus.

Moneyisreadytomultiplyinyourlifeatthisverymoment,andifyoufollowtheprinciplesandtheleadingoftheSpirit,Hehasawaytomultiplyyouatthis

moment.Youwillmoveintoanewfinancialpositionimmediately.Theenemywilltrytousemoneyignorancetorapeyou,makeyouhustle,ormakeyoutrytofindyourway,butdon’tfallforhistricks.Youcannowoperateinthepropheticrhemarevelationonsowingfromthis

dayforward.Yourseedwillbealive.YouwillhearGod’svoiceaboutyourmoney,activatewhatHetellsyoutodo,andmoneywillcomeafteryou.

“AGREATERTHANSOLOMONISHERE.”

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It’stimetoputyouinyourrightfulplaceandshowyouhowSolomon,themanwhobecametherichestpersonintheworldduringhistime,didit.InFirstKings3:3-4,weseehowSolomonfirstgotGod’sattention.

3AndSolomonlovedtheLord,walkinginthestatutesofDavidhisfather:onlyhesacrificedandburntincenseinhighplaces.

4AndthekingwenttoGibeontosacrificethere;forthatwasthegreathighplace:athousandburntofferingsdidSolomonofferuponthataltar.

1Kings3:3-4Solomongaveathousandburntofferings!Youmaynotthinkyoucangivea

thousanddollars,butgetyourmindoffofthat.Don’tletyourignorancehinderyourrevelationofthismessage.Thefireisburning,thewindisblowing,therainisfalling,thedoveshavelanded,andtheriversareflowinginyourliferightnow.Godhasbeenwaitingforyoutohearthis!He’sbeenwaitingforHischildrentosee,hear,andunderstandsowingandthepoweroftheseed.Hewantsyoutoknowthatyourhustlingdaysareover!Godissayingtoyou,WalkinMytruth.Thistruthwillmakeyoufinancially

free.TheblessingoftheLordmakethrich.Don’tgoaftertheriches;thericheswillcomeafteryou.AfterSolomonsowedathousandburntofferings,weseewhatGodsaidto

himinadreaminthenextverse:

5InGibeontheLordappearedtoSolomoninadreambynight:andGodsaid,AskwhatIshallgivethee.

1Kings3:5Godsaid,“Ask.”Let’sstopthere.Don’taskforthewrongthing.LettheHoly

Ghosttrainyoutoaskfortherightthings.Whysay,“Lord,Iwantatwo-storyhouse?Or,Lord,IwantaPorschewitharagtop?”Whatisthat?It’snothing.Askingforthewrongthingswillkeepyoubroke.Remembertotakenothoughtforthosethingsandnottoworryabouthowall

ofthatisgoingtohappen.I’mtellingyounowwhysomethingshavenotbeenhappeningforyou.It’sbecauseyou’vebeengoingafterit.ManyChristiansaredoingthis,butallGodwantsHischildrentodoisserveHim.Then,He’llpouritoutonyou.Theproblemisthatwe’veparkedtoomuchaskingforthings—mainly,askingforthewrongthings.Thesystemhastaughtustogoaftermoney,butasIsaidbefore,youhaveto

knowthedifferencebetweenbeingadreamerandbeingaschemer.Neverputmoneyfirst,andneverdoanythingjustforthemoney.Doyou

rememberthestoryintheBibleaboutAchan,whogothimandhisfamilydestroyedbecausehewentaftermoney(Joshua7)?DoyourememberGehazi,whodidn’tfollowtheprophet’sorderanddestroyedhimandhisfamilywithleprosybecauseofmoney(2Kings5)?Don’tforgetaboutJudaswhowalkedwithJesusbutbetrayedhimformoneyandhunghimselfbecauseofitattheend.Thosestoriesareexamplesofwhereyoudon’twanttoendup.StayinlinewiththethingsofGod.Again,don’tgoafterthemoney!Let’sgofurtherintothestoryofSolomon.Seewhatheaskedforandhow

Godrespondedtohiminthenextverses,here:

6AndSolomonsaid,ThouhastsheweduntothyservantDavidmyfathergreatmercy,accordingashewalkedbeforetheeintruth,andinrighteousness,andinuprightnessofheartwiththee;andthouhastkeptforhimthisgreatkindness,thatthouhastgivenhimasontositonhisthrone,asitisthisday.

7Andnow,OLordmyGod,thouhastmadethyservantkinginsteadofDavidmyfather:andIambutalittlechild:Iknownothowtogooutorcomein.

8Andthyservantisinthemidstofthypeoplewhichthouhastchosen,agreatpeople,thatcannotbenumberednorcountedformultitude.

9Givethereforethyservantanunderstandinghearttojudgethypeople,thatImaydiscernbetweengoodandbad:forwhoisabletojudgethisthysogreatapeople?

10AndthespeechpleasedtheLord,thatSolomonhadaskedthisthing.11AndGodsaiduntohim,Becausethouhastaskedthisthing,andhastnotaskedforthyselflonglife;neitherhastaskedrichesforthyself.(Thismanbecametherichestmanintheworldbutdidn’taskforit!),norhastaskedthelifeofthineenemies;buthastaskedforthyselfunderstandingtodiscernjudgment;

12Behold,Ihavedoneaccordingtothywords:lo,Ihavegiventheeawiseandanunderstandingheart;sothattherewasnoneliketheebeforethee,neitheraftertheeshallanyariselikeuntothee.

13AndIhavealsogiventheethatwhichthouhastnotasked,bothriches,andhonour:(Themoneycameafterhim!)sothatthereshallnotbeanyamongthekingslikeuntotheeallthydays.

1Kings3:6-13Solomonbecametherichestmanintheworldatthattimebuthedidn’taskfor

it.HeaskedforanunderstandingheartandGodblessedhimwiththatandmore!Hereceivedbothrichesandhonorlikenootherduringhistimehere.But,now,let’sfastforwardtotheNewTestament.InMatthew12:42,Jesusstoodupandsaid,“AgreaterthanSolomonishere.”

(Doyouunderstandthemagnitudeofthisstatement?)Atthisverymoment,thattextisstandingupinyou.The“greaterthan

Solomon”livesontheinsideofyou!“YouareofGod,littlechildren,andhaveovercomethem:becausegreaterishethatisinyou,thanhethatisintheworld(1John4:4).”ThismeansthosewhoareasrichasSolomoninthisworldarestillwaitingon

youtoriseup.FirstKings10givesyouanevenbetterideaofwhatI’mprovinghereandofwhattrulybelongstoyou.FirstKings10:1-5says:

1AndwhenthequeenofShebaheardofthefameofSolomonconcerningthenameoftheLord,shecametoprovehimwithhardquestions.

2AndshecametoJerusalemwithaverygreattrain,withcamelsthatbarespices,andverymuchgold,andpreciousstones:andwhenshewascometoSolomon,shecommunedwithhimofallthatwasinherheart.

3AndSolomontoldherallherquestions:therewasnotanythinghidfromtheking,whichhetoldhernot.

4AndwhenthequeenofShebahadseenallSolomon’swisdom,andthehousethathehadbuilt,

5Andthemeatofhistable,andthesittingofhisservants,andtheattendanceofhisministers,andtheirapparel,andhiscupbearers,andhisascentbywhichhewentupuntothehouseoftheLord;therewasnomorespiritinher.

1Kings10:1-5AlthoughtheQueenofShebawasveryrich,shecamereadytosow.Shesaw

hiswisdomandthehousehebuilt,themeatonhistable,hisservants,hisapparel,hiscupbearers,andallhisotherpossessions.Then,shefellout.Solomonwasthatgreat.Shecouldn’thandleit,andjustlikethat,thepeopleofthisworldwon’tbeabletohandleyou.WhenJesussaid,“AgreaterthanSolomonishere,”hewastalkingaboutyou.

You’reherewiththegreateroneontheinsideofyoutoday.Youneverhavetogoaftermoney.GoafterGod,Hiswill,HisWord,andHis

way,andthemoneywillkeeponcomingafteryou.Withthis,you’llneverbebrokeanotherdayinyourlife.

SAYTHISALOUD:

Iwillnotgoaftermoney.IwillgoafterGod,Jesus,andtheHolySpirit,andtheywillseetoitthatIwalkinmypromises.Allyokesaredestroyedoffofmyfinances.Allburdensareliftedoffofmyfinances.Allofmydreamsanddesiresarecomingthroughatthismoment.EverythingtheLordhaspromisedmeiscomingmywayrightnow.Everyblessingthat

Godwantstobestowuponme,Ireceiveitrightnow.I’mblessedinthecity,andI’mblessedinthefield.I’mblessedgoingout,andI’mblessedcomingin.Bills,youhavetobow.I’mcomingoutofdebt.Allofmyneedsarebeingmetrightnow.I

willshoutandgiveGodtheglory.Thisismymoment.Mytimetobefinanciallyfreeisnow!