Gain Your Wealth

Deuteronomy 8:10-20


¹⁰ When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
¹¹ “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, ¹² lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; ¹³ and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; ¹⁴ when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; ¹⁵ who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; ¹⁶ who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end— ¹⁷ then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
¹⁸ “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. ¹⁹ Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. ²⁰ As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.




We must let God lead and direct us into our inheritances.  Trying to fight this world with our own strength leads to all sorts of ailments and diseases.  God says, He is the vine and we are His branches and without Him we can do nothing.  He must train us and build us into conquerors.  We must have His wisdom and knowledge to succeed in this fight with satan, who is trying to kill, steal, and destroy our inheritances.  This is why God wants us to put on the fruits of His spirit to go in and come out with our rewards.  He says,  He has released us among snakes, scorpions and vipers.  These are the evil spirits that are moving around us and on us.  So we must be trained in His word in how to interact with them.  We're not fighting against flesh and blood, but principalities and power that the demonic realm uses to distract our minds.  God tells us to take on the mind of Christ.  By not doing this we become more and more corrupt as we age in out search for peace of mind.  (Matthew 6:33-34) "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about its own things-sufficient for the day is its own evil.  Satan and his demonic realm is out to destroy us as soon as our feet hit the floor each day.  Which is why God wants us to have all eyes on Him, not becoming distracted with what satan is doing with our world and its people.  God's mission is to bring us out of bondage to give us an inheritance that we will glorify in His name.  All the riches and wealth we can imagine God wants to give us, but we must know Him and praise Him who gives us power to gain wealth.  Love Him, adore Him, give Him honor and praise.  Then gain your wealth. 


Blessings to all as you gain your wealth in the strength of the Lord,


Vincent Young, Christian Analyst