OVERFLOWING GREATNESS

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD? – 1 Chronicles 29:1-5

We have talked about the levels of prosperity in Chapter 11 of this Section. However, for clarity in this chapter, we will do a little revision.

Prosperity, as we have said before is in degrees. At the bottom of that category is destitution – those who eat their sons for survival. After that group, we talked about those who are poor. The Bible even says the poor will never end in our midst. It did not say you will be poor. The next category of prosperity we talked about is those who are comfortable. They merely survive from month to month. Their basic needs are comfortably met. Majority of Christians settle in this category. The next category is that of the rich. They have enough to eat and drink and have extra that they do not need in a hurry. But there is yet another category. Wealthy people have enough to eat and drink and save money that they do not need for a long time. There is still another level we call prosperous. There are not too many of them around because of the way they have been blessed.

I once went on a trip with an opulent man. When we went shopping, I was checking the prices of the items I picked up before I put in my basket. But I noticed that this man was just putting anything into the basket that appealed to him without checking the price tag. I asked him“, Won’t you bother to check the prices of those items?” He replied, “Oh! There is no need.” He is capable of paying whatever is the cost of anything he wanted. Such will soon be your story, in the name of Jesus.

I also went on a trip to Dubai some time ago, and they pointed out a shop to me. I went there to shop. When I got there, I saw a beautiful jacket, and I loved it. When I checked the price, it was

$10,000. What? I thought these people were joking. They also asked me to check for some shoes. A shoe there costs abo$ u4 t5,000 . I shuddered; what? I asked them,“What kind of shop is this?” They replied, “ Oh, it is for those who don’t check prices ” . I pray for you that very soon you will shop in such places without feeling it, in the name of Jesus.

There is yet another level of prosperity called flourishing. These are the people who lend to nations. Nations call on such people to give them loans. I decree in the name above every other name that you will flourish. From the scriptures, the flourishing are described. In 2 Chronicles 1:6-12 Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings to God in one day. In 2 Chronicles 7:5 he offered twenty two thousand cows and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. This is overflowing prosperity.

In the key scripture in this chapter, David was also described as flourishing. He supplied all that would be needed to build the temple of God. He did not stop there; he also provided what will be used for the maintenance of the temple for several years to come.

There was a man who built a temple for one of our missions in the Eastern part of Nigeria. I have not had time for church dedications, but when I heard he was the one, I decided I would go. I am glad I did. When I saw what the man built, I scream“Tedh,e Lord is good!” He told me that he also built a house for the pastor behind the auditorium. In addition, he also bought two gigantic electric generators for the church. He did not stop there. He also put over six guards to protect and tend the church environment, and promised to keep paying their salaries for several years. As if that was not enough, he also bought an SUV (commonly called Jeep) for the resident pastor. Now, this is an evidence of flourishing.

Some of us want unlimited wealth, but what do we want to do with it when it comes? These testimonies I have told you were written down to teach us what these people did with the wealth God committed to them. God said this about David in Acts 13:22:

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

I was praying about this text sometime ago and God said to me, “Son, tell my people; blessing them is no problem with me. I can make all of them billionaires in any currency. The problem is that I can’t find a treasurer”. God cannot find someone who if he gives the money, will use it for His glory.

The Almighty God is looking for a treasurer. Who will that treasurer be? The Lord is seriously looking. If you are the one, shout“, I am the one!”

Prayer Points

1. Father, I know you are looking for a divine treasurer. Try me; prosper me, and I promise that I will not fail You, in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, make me a blessing to nations of the world, in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, I want to be in the category of those who lend to nations, in the name of Jesus.
4. Father, do not bless me alone; bless my family and neighbours too, in the name of Jesus.
5. Father, I will not hoard your blessings; make me a blessing, in the name of Jesus.
6. Father, beginning from now, do not let the sea of my finances ever dry, in the name of Jesus.
7. Oh Lord, let me always have much more than I can ever spend, in the name of Jesus.

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. – Proverbs 22:4