Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Poverty in the Midst of Plenty?

As far as material, financial and spiritual prosperities are concerned, the greatest challenge everyone has is how to multiply the little in our hands.  God's interest in our multiplying what we have is contained in his blessings for man in Gen. 1:28  which says:“Multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. Be masters over the fish and birds and all the animals.''.  So whether we are salary earners, farmers, or whether we are ordinary lay Christians, all we need do is to 'multiply' whatever status we are. He is God of abundance and He wants us to copy this golden attribute of His.

A seed 'invested' through planting will bring forth abundant harvest.  My wife and I once counted the grains on a pod of maize we harvested from our farm and discovered that a single seed has produced 437 other seeds simply by sowing it. 

A spiritually life well-nurtured will produce spiritual maturity as well as close relationship with God. 
Likewise, a seed of vegetable will produce several thousands of other seeds if allowed to grow to maturity and produce seeds.  That is what God means when He says, 'multiply and be fruitful'. 

A salary earner who earns very low income but invests a little part of it on profitable ventures will soon become a millionaire but he who earns fat salary and eats it all will tend to poverty.

It is therefore important that we all cultivate the spirit of investing to produce abundance of whatever we possess.

Remain

Yemi





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