WATCHMAN CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL MOVEMENT
21 Days FIRST FRUIT FASTING FELLOWSHIP 2026 (Premium Edition) (Day 16)
- Theme: REAPING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND DIVINE REMEMBERANCE
- Texts: Gen. 8:22; Hos. 10:12; Jn. 4:35-38; Gal.6:7
- Topic: MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE MAMMON OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS–DIVINE BUREAU DE CHANGE
- Subtexts: Lk. 16:1-9; 1 Tim. 6:17-19
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As we continue on this supernatural voyage of 21 days adventure, we know that God will continue to unravel and deliver the keys of the kingdom into our hands.
Today, we want to learn from the Master Himself, how he expects us to treat money while still on earth but on our journey to the true city and heavenly Jerusalem where we belong.
As pilgrims and sojourners on earth, we know that every wealth we accumulate here will eventually perish (Mathew 6: 19-21). Everyone will want to keep his treasures in a safe place for use in time of need; therefore, the counsel of Jesus as to where to store our treasures must be heeded if truly our eternal abode is heaven! As the saying of Jesus goes,‘ where your treasure is, there your heart willbe‖Also where a man‘s heart is, there will his treasuresgo‖
You will give your money to a course you love in matching proportion. The more you love the more you give.
We shall be studying the topic under the following subheadings;
(1) The Concept of Mammon, demystified; (2) The Reason for the Comparison; (3) The Counsel of the Master- Putting the Usurping Servant in his Place; (4) The Divine Bureau de Change
- The Concept of Mammon Demystified (Mathew 6: 23)
To make some clarifications on our topic,
“Mammon” is the Aramaic word for wealth, riches or material possession.
But in the original use it has a
negative connotation of material wealth or possessions “becoming an
idol or an object of devotion―.Mammon denotes the god of avarice which distracts the heart from devotion to the Almighty God. Jesus used it in the
original context of ―deified pursuit of material gain and it represents the
opposite of serving God. Mammon does not mean Satan or the Devil.
- The Reason for the Comparison: (Mathew 19: 16-26, Mark 10: 20-25) Anything that controls a man‘s desires, thoughts and actions to the point
where it takes preeminence over every other reason is a god to him. This controlling force is often so strong that ANYTHING or ANYONES‘S opinion doesn‘t matter if it runs contrary to the object of deity (1Tim. 6:10). Therefore, if your life decisions are based on or controlled by wealth or money, and not
the word of God, then you are serving money and not God and both cannot
rule at the same time. Choose wisely! This is what Jesus was warning against.
- The Counsel of the Master (Mathew 6: 20-21, Luke 16:9)
The all-wise God knows how earthly possessions can influence a man‘s heart and so designed the principle of sowing and reaping to teach us that
whatever you want to grow you must be willing to give out! This will ensure that your heart is not stuck to the present and as well help you trust the one who gives both seed and bread(harvest) (2 Cor. 9:6-10; Gen. 8: 22).
- The Divine Bureau de Change (Mathew 25: 35-40, Prov. 19:17)
A Bureau de change is an establishment where people can change foreign currencies to the local currency for transactions and exchange of value. Without such establishments money made in a foreign land will be useless in
one‘s native land. Imagine a world without such possibility!
God designed a system whereby we can transfer money from Earth to heaven! What a privilege to those who have plenty resources on earth to convert what could have been a master to a servant. We all will naturally want to give Jesus some great gifts if we see Him physically! So, He has shown us how to give to Him (Mathew 10: 42). Possessions are what defines a man‘s worth in the world‘s system. But hear what Jesus said about it! (Luke 12: 15).
We are to act wisely with our earthly possession and develop the right heart disposition towards wealth or possessions. This guarantees that God can commit things of eternal value into our hands. (Luke 16:11)
Let us rise and pray.
