Psalm 30, Riches and Prosperity!

Psa 30:1, I WILL EXTOL YOU, O LORD, FOR YOU HAVE LIFTED ME UP, AND HAVE NOT LET MY FOES REJOICE OVER ME. 

The title of this Psalm is “A PSALM. A SONG AT THE DEDICATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID.”.

Most people when they buy or build a home would say, “Look what I’ve done”, but David gives all the honor to GOD! YOU HAVE LIFTED ME UP! In contrast, Nebuchadnezzar said.

Dan 4:30, The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, THAT I HAVE BUILT for a royal dwelling BY MY MIGHTY POWER AND FOR THE HONOR OF MY MAJESTY?” 

After every accomplishment give GOD the glory that is due; for your intelligence and abilities was given to you by the LORD!

Psa 75:6-7, For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south. BUT GOD IS THE JUDGE: HE PUTS DOWN ONE, AND EXALTS ANOTHER.

Psa 30:6-7, NOW IN MY PROSPERITY I SAID, “I SHALL NEVER BE MOVED.” LORD, by YOUR FAVOR YOU HAVE MADE MY MOUNTAIN STAND STRONG; YOU HID YOUR FACE, AND I WAS TROUBLED.

In David’s prosperity HE SAID IN HIS HEART “I SHALL NOT BE MOVED”, YET he quickly realized that it was the LORD that gave him strength! When the LORD hid HIS presence from David, HE ONLY FOUND TROUBLE!

Pro 11:28, HE WHO TRUSTS IN HIS RICHES WILL FALL, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL FLOURISH LIKE FOLIAGE. 

1Ti 6:17, COMMAND THOSE WHO ARE RICH IN THIS PRESENT AGE NOT TO BE HAUGHTY, NOR TO TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, WHO GIVES US RICHLY ALL THINGS TO ENJOY. 

Psa 30:12, TO THE END THAT MY GLORY MAY SING PRAISE TO YOU AND NOT BE SILENT. O LORD MY GOD, I WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOREVER. 

Money is a useful tool, but never place your trust in riches; for the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils! PLACE YOUR TRUST IN THE LORD FOR HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU!

Heb 13:5, … BE CONTENT WITH SUCH THINGS AS YOU HAVE. FOR HE HIMSELF HAS SAID, “I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.” 

2Chronicles 31, Blessings comes from the LORD!

2Ch 31:3, MOREOVER HE COMMANDED THE PEOPLE WHO DWELT IN JERUSALEM TO CONTRIBUTE SUPPORT FOR THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES, THAT THEY MIGHT DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THE LAW OF THE LORD.

The offering given to the church belongs to the LORD! In fact everything we earn, everything we have, and see comes from the LORD!

Job 41:11, Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. 

Lev 27:30, And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, IS THE LORD’S. IT IS HOLY TO THE LORD.

Some may say, “I just don’t have or make enough to give to the LORD”? TRUTH ME BE THAT YOU DON’T HAVE BECAUSE YOU DON’T GIVE

Mal 3:8-10, “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ IN TITHES AND OFFERINGS. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, AND TRY ME NOW IN THIS,” Says the LORD of hosts, “IF I WILL NOT OPEN FOR YOU THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN AND POUR OUT FOR YOU SUCH BLESSING THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ROOM ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT.

When we put GOD and HIS kingdom first, HE promises to meet our needs! TRY ME NOW ON THIS! REMEMBER HE CAN’T LIE!

Mat 6:33, BUT SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED TO YOU. 

2Ch 31:21, And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, HE DID IT WITH ALL HIS HEART. SO HE PROSPERED. 

King Hezekiah’s service to the LORD was done with all his heart, and the LORD blessed him! HE IS FAITHFUL AND HE KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED EVEN BEFORE YOU ASK! SEEK HIM AND HIS KINGDOM WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND HE SHALL BLESS YOU MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE!

1Chronicles 29, All for the LORD!

1Ch 29:1, Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “MY SON SOLOMON, WHOM ALONE GOD HAS CHOSEN, IS YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED; AND THE WORK IS GREAT, BECAUSE THE TEMPLE IS NOT FOR MAN BUT FOR THE LORD GOD.

Anything we do for the LORD is no small task in HIS eyes; for we are building HIS holy temple, not of rock or stone, but of people!

1Ch 29:3, Moreover, BECAUSE I HAVE SET MY AFFECTION ON THE HOUSE OF MY GOD, I HAVE GIVEN TO THE HOUSE OF MY GOD, OVER AND ABOVE ALL THAT I HAVE PREPARED FOR THE HOLY HOUSE, MY OWN SPECIAL TREASURE OF GOLD AND SILVER: 

DAVID’S TREASURE WAS NOT MONEY, BUT IT WAS THE LORD, HIS GOD!

Mat 6:21, FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO. 

1Ch 29:9, Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly. 

All that we give actually belongs to the LORD!

1Ch 29:11-12, Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; FOR ALL THAT IS IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH IS YOURS; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. BOTH RICHES AND HONOR COME FROM YOU, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; IN YOUR HAND IT IS TO MAKE GREAT AND TO GIVE STRENGTH TO ALL.

Col 3:23, And whatever you do, do it heartily, AS TO THE LORD AND NOT TO MEN, 

1Chronicles 17, Promotion is of HIM!

1Ch 17:7, Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I TOOK YOU FROM THE SHEEPFOLD, FROM FOLLOWING THE SHEEP, TO BE RULER OVER MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.

God took this simple sheepherder and turned him into a king, leading the sheep (Israel) of God!  God can change any man who is willing to follow the LORD! Promotion comes from HIM

Amo 7:14-15, Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, And the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

God promoted Joseph in Egypt, He promoted Daniel in Babylon and HE can promote you! All of these men were devoted to the LORD!

1Ch 17:11-12, And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. HE SHALL BUILD ME A HOUSE, AND I WILL ESTABLISH HIS THRONE FOREVER.

David wanted to build a house of the LORD, yet the LORD was going to build a dynasty for David! Verse 12 is partially fulfilled by his son Solomon, yet Fully fulfilled in HIS SON, JESUS! WHO IS BUILDING A HOUSE FOR GOD!

1Pe 2:5, YOU ALSO, AS LIVING STONES, ARE BEING BUILT UP A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, … THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. 

JESUS IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FAITH WHICH IS A SOLID ROCK TO BUILD ON! LEAN ON HIM AND SEEK HIM! HE IS ABLE TO USE YOU MIGHTILY IF YOU ALLOW HIM!