For our walk with Jesus Christ to become fully mature and fruitful, we must trust Him, not man. This is why it is vital to be led by The Holy Spirit in these times of turmoil. The world cannot control a Son or Daughter who completely relies on Our Heavenly Father.
Jesus expressed specific promises that HE would take care of you and me when we become fully committed to focus our eyes on The Kingdom.
Matthew recorded His Word in chapter 6:
19 “Don’t keep hoarding for yourselves earthly treasures that can be stolen by thieves. Material wealth eventually rusts, decays, and loses its value. 20 Instead, stockpile Heavenly treasures for yourselves that cannot be stolen and will never rust, decay, or lose their value. 21 For your heart will always pursue what you esteem as your treasure.
This is a bigger problem than most will admit. The world promotes hoarding to the nth degree. In the U.S., there are storage units all around with rusting and decaying stockpiles of good intentions while children go hungry.
Rather than acquiring something in case I need it, I know to ask The Holy Spirit to guide me in purchases. Is there a better way to de-clutter my life and focus on what truly is important? I still may need an asset in the future but I let The Holy Spirit give me the revelation of what to buy and when. He knows what is coming and how I should prepare.
22 “The eyes of your spirit allow revelation-light to enter into your being. If your heart is unclouded, the light floods in! 23 But if your eyes are focused on money, the light cannot penetrate and darkness takes its place. How profound will be the darkness within you if the light of Truth cannot enter!
This darkness will not be superficial or obvious to the mind. It describes what is prevalent throughout the world right now concerning the current health crisis. It seems as though people have generally been “dumbed down” in their ability to think for themselves. Our bodies were designed to be healthy and fight off any and all invaders. Moreover, we have been given the promise “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” No exceptions, for the Spiritual supersedes the natural.
Jesus warns us that the hoarding of money which is described as greed or the love of money has to be dealt with in order to allow revelation to fully come forth in each of us.
We will be tested in this area more than once as we ascend to a higher level of maturity. Our fruitfulness will be observed and reviewed. The widow gave an abundance of what she had and Jesus took note. His Eyes are not closed today. Jesus then speaks forth a direct warning:
24 “How could you worship two gods at the same time? You will have to hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t worship the true God while enslaved to the god of money!”
33 “So above all, constantly seek God’s Kingdom and HIS righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. 34 Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.”
This particular verse was first revealed to me nearly fifty years ago. When I was young and immature, my focus was on “getting” since I was young and broke. As I have matured and FATHER provided HIS great grace and mercy to prevail in my life, the focus has changed to “giving”. After all, HE, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit authored a book about me before I was formed in the womb (Psalm 139:16). THEY have been leading and guiding me through its pages as I have allowed THEM.
As I was exposed to the Word in 1971 and somewhat immersed in It, The Holy Spirit began speaking to me and directed me to my first GOD-given job. He has done so ever since thus I can no credit for building a resume. HE has guided me through the chapters of that book in Heaven (with a few detours along the way). I only share this to encourage you that it is never too late to get through your chapters as well.
Jesus spoke of this Truth (aka reality) in Matthew chapter 20:
1 “This will help you understand the way Heaven’s kingdom operates:
“There once was a wealthy Landowner who went out at daybreak to hire all the laborers He could find to work in His vineyard. 2 After agreeing to pay them the standard day’s wage, He put them to work. 3 Then at nine o’clock, as He was passing through the town square, He found others standing around without work. 4 He told them, ‘Come and work for Me in My vineyard and I’ll pay you a fair wage.’ 5 So off they went to join the others. He did the same thing at noon and again at three o’clock, making the same arrangement as he did with the others.
6 “Hoping to finish His harvest that day, He went to the town square again at five o’clock and found more who were idle. So He said to them, ‘Why have you been here all day without work?’
7 “ ‘Because no one hired us,’ they answered.
“So He said to them, ‘Then go and join My crew and work in My vineyard.’
8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard went to His foreman and said, ‘Call in all the laborers, line them up, and pay them the same wages, starting with the most recent ones I hired and finishing with the ones who worked all day.’
9 “When those hired late in the day came to be paid, they were given a full day’s wage. 10 And when those who had been hired first came to be paid, they were convinced that they would receive more. But everyone was paid the standard wage. 11 When they realized what had happened, they were offended and complained to the landowner, saying, 12 ‘You’re treating us unfairly! They’ve only worked for one hour while we’ve labored and sweated all day under the scorching sun. You’ve made them equal to us!’
13 “The landowner replied, ‘Friends, I’m not being unfair—I’m doing exactly what I said. Didn’t you agree to work for the standard wage? 14 If I want to give those who only worked for an hour equal pay, what does that matter to you? 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is Mine? Why should my generosity make you jealous of them?’
16 “Now you can understand what I meant when I said that the first will end up last and the last will end up being first. Everyone is invited, but few are the chosen.”
It is never too late to seek The Kingdom and fully commit to It.