Rich rules over the poor

Proverbs 22:7

“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

There is nothing new under the sun

Ecclesiastes 1:10, “Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.”

Each generation falls for the same schemes

Ecclesiastes 1:11, “There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that come after.”

The same lie that was told in Genesis 3:1-7 is the same lie that has been sold to all people throughout history

Revelation 12:9, says that serpent of old, who is called the Devil and Satan deceives the whole world.

God never changes, still gives

God gave Adam dominion, seed, and fruit trees in Genesis, chapter 1

He ministers seed to sowers, and gives bread for our food. He multiplies the seed we sow and increases the fruit of the harvest.

HE MINISTERS SEEDS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS AND DESIRES. He knows the needs and desires of our hearts. Psalms 37:4, Delight yourself in the LORD and he shall give you the desires of your heart. He doesn’t just give seed; he ministers seed.

Gifts equal enablement

God enabled apostle Paul to minister to the nations out of the gift of grace, Ephesians 3:7

He gives the gift of Christ to every person, Ephesians 4:7

He gives an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness,

He gives every person the measure of faith and the gift of grace, Romans 12:3

In Matthew 25:14-30, in one of the parables of the kingdom. He gave talents to each of his servants according to their ability to use them in trading and make a profit for the kingdom of God.

This is a fulfillment of Genesis 3:15, the seed of the woman bruising the serpent’s head.

How I paid for college

I was twenty years old, walking across the Mojave Desert, near 29 Palms, California. I was in the Marine Corps, training with the 14th Marine Regiment. I prayed to the Heavenly Father. I said, I want to go to college, but I know my parents can’t afford to send me. And He said to me, ‘Do not worry, I have already made a way for you to go to college.’

Upon completing my enlistment, I became eligible for vocational rehabilitation benefits from the VA. This covered the cost of college tuition, books, supplies, and provided a monthly stipend of $300.00 back in 1984.

Back during that season in my life, I was a tither, a giver. I was developing faith in God’s system. I had been tithing since I was 10. I had a job shining shoes in my father’s shoe repair business. Shoe shines cost .50 cents, and sometimes I would get generous tips from customers. I tithed 10% of my shoe shine earnings before, during, and after my military service.

I have witnessed God’s blessings in my life. What I didn’t know at that time was that there is a distinction between the natural world system and the kingdom of God. I was operating out of both systems. In other words, stuck between two systems. I was borrowing money instead of mastering the seed.

God illustrated his system time and again in the Bible, from giving dominion, seed, and fruit trees to being the sole provider for three million people in the desert.

Grace & peace

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