We all love money to a certain degree, not necessarily for the wrong reasons, and we know it cannot buy redemption for us or our brother that is why our confidence is in the Lord. I know most all of us know this and even realize wealth cannot bring about the joy we experience in the Lord, only Jesus Christ brings joy & wealth to our hearts, families, homes, relationships, work and everything we do and have in this life here on earth. The Bible says that our flesh is never satisfied though we chase after everything under the sun we cannot find satisfaction in the pleasures of our eyes, trusting in riches that perish can lead to our destruction…
Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied (Proverbs 27:20 NKJV).
My dad came to realize towards the end of his three years of terminal cancer in his mid-fifties that one of the greatest gifts God gives us is at our arms length, meaning our families and that is a great wealth from the Lord that we should all value and appreciate as an awesome gift of Gods love for us. But the Greatest Gift is Jesus Christ who gave Himself as ransom for our sins. Being wealthy in the things of the world does not save anyone, but being rich in the fact that we have the Savior makes us rich in Him, so because of His wealth of love for us we are redeemed by Gods vast wealth of love for us- His Son Jesus Christ.
I know there are many a men that are in the world and that are very wealthy in the things of this world and with that wealth there comes a thinking liken to- that they have it made and that all of their family and them will be blessed in everything they have and do until these thoughts turn to eternity and only when they do turn their thoughts to eternity then they can no longer justify that line of thinking. Then there is a reckoning when folks think of eternity, there has to be in hearts & minds you can’t get past this at least in our human minds. Our minds and hearts cannot reckon beyond this life on earth and it is only through Jesus Christ that we can go further in our thoughts and think in and hope on eternity. The Bible says there is only One Way to the Father through His Son Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6 NKJV). If any of those whose trust is in their wealth of the things of this world comes to this realization, then they will have to also realize their assessment of wealth will also have to change significantly if they want to get to the wealth of eternity that we have in Christ. Their wealth evaluation becomes completely reverse because it is no longer their wealth that they think will save them or their families or make them happy. But the wealth of love that our Savior has for them by coming and dying on the cross in their place. The value of that wealth is greater than all the wealth this world has to offer of which will burn- but the wealth of Jesus Christ coming & living in your heart is for eternity that makes us believers extremely wealthy. And the awesome part is this great wealth that we have in Jesus Christ is free for the asking, believe and receive. Peter showed us in the book of Acts that he didn’t have the wealth of the world but he had the Greatest Gift and Greatest Wealth the world has ever seen…Then Peter said, Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk (Acts 3:6 NKJV). Riches didn’t save the lame man that was healed, but Jesus did heal and save Him that day! Imagine getting healed like that after being disabled your whole life and being able to walk, run & jump up and down for the first time ever in your life… I can only imagine this was one of the most incredible experiences anyone could have, a total awesome miracle. And then to find out that not only did you get a miracle in the fact that your lame feet have been made whole but you find out there’s more, much more, there’s another gift even more awesome than the gift of healing- eternal life in heaven with Jesus this is one wealthy bro this former lame man… Greatest and most valuable gift in the whole universe salvation from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ- amen!
One thing for sure no rich man can afford the ransom to redeem his brother; the redemption of their souls is costly. And Jesus is the only One that can bankroll their redemption and the whole worlds redemption because He paid for your sins, my sins and all the sins of this world with His life, by His blood- He is the only One that has that kind of wealth, He’s the only Price that can be used to pay for our redemption nothing of monetary value or any other god, only Jesus Christ can and did do this for you & me, this is a fact. The only One who has the wealth to pay for you, me and our brothers is our Jesus Christ Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8 NKJV).
But the day is coming when He is coming back and soon then this free Gift of Wealth paid for by the Blood of Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvarywill cease forever. Share the wealth of our redemption and rich relationship that we have with Jesus with those rich fools of this world’s wealth so they can become eternally wealthy too, that they may believe & receive in Jesus Christ Lord and Savior of all mankind!… Introduce them to the only One who has already paid in full the cost for them to have eternity with Jesus Christ by His sacrifice, His wealth of love. Nobody’s wealth can pay a ransom for neither himself nor can he buy anyone’s way into heaven- you must meet Jesus and by believing and receiving in Him you will get into heaven. Bros lets continue to introduce folks to Jesus and if you haven’t been- then maybe it is time you start introducing more folks to Him, He has more than enough wealth to pay for them all to get into the greatest relationship known to mankind, He paid for us all by His wealth through His Blood. We come from a wealthy Blood line bros, we are heirs of Jesus- lets not ever forget that- amen! We are the wealthy because of Christ we have great wealth in Him and from Him today as believers and forever as receivers of His redemption from our sins by His blood that was shed on the cross at Calvary so we could spend eternity with Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior, now that is real wealth that you can believe & receive in only in Christ. Thank you Jesus that We Are The Wealthy because of what You paid for us with so that we could live with You forever!