Our Riches are in Christ Jesus!!!

 In the West, American Christians in particular, (probably because of our wealth here, compared to 3rd world countries) have created a “gospel” which many refer to as “the prosperity gospel,”that teaches if you are in Christ means you will have material gain. Of course, most don’t blatantly say that, but it is implied either by using the concept of planting a seed into their ministry, and you will get money back, or in the back door approach of saying you have a “poverty mentally” if you push away the “blessings” of God, which, in this group of people, always includes money. Most of these preachers/teachers are the big names on the TV. They do the poor people a disservice by dangling the promise of money before them, if they would just plant a seed.(give their ministry money) But, more than that, they bring great dishonor to the cross of Christ, by not even teaching much, if ever, about it, If they do, they omit teaching that Him and His sacrifice is the greatest blessing of all, in fact, it is all we need. Yes, He will provide our needs, if we seek Him and His kingdom first, as He says in the Word, and we will never beg for bread, if we are truly His. 

God makes it clear that we can’t desire both Mammon (money) and Him. We have to pick one. Not to say, in His Sovereignty, He won’t decide to let some have large amounts of money, for His reasons. I believe that one of those reasons is to see if we will again offer it to Him for what He wants us to do with it. One of the things is to give to those who are without, and we do this to show the love of Christ and that He is provider. He uses His vessels (us) many times to do this. 

The prosperity cult are those who follow the prosperity teachers, who, I believe are teaching a false and heretical doctrine; maybe even a doctrine of demons. 

Western Christianity has led many astray in poor countries, through these satellite teachers, (broadcast through satellite) taking advantage of their needy condition to bring them false hope of their condition being improved. 

We don’t have to look far to see so many who are matyred around the world, to see their love of Christ where they literally lay their lives down for Him; those who have no worldly riches. These should be our example, not the ones with the leer jets, fancy jewels and possessions, all the while claiming to follow Christ, but who put Him in their back pocket. It is a travesty! 

Christ is our Pearl of great price! He is our value, and our worth! And as we walk with Him, let Him live our life through us, He will be our Jehovah Jireh, our Provider, and so many other things!!!!