WISDOM WEDNESDAY: LET US RULE SO WE CAN SERVE . LET US SERVE SO WE CAN RULE...

At the closing chapter of this lifetime Christians will rule the earth! However this generation has seen only a small percentage of believers at the top of the Forbes list. Why is that? Why are so many of us broke, then sufficient and then broke again? Why is monetary wealth so hard for a Christian to obtain? We must look at our hearts to find the source of the problem. Why do we want to rule for fame, acknowledgement, pride, to exclude, to gloat? All of  these reasons are not of God. God wants us to rule so we can serve him and his people.
 He wants us to not only have the heart of a servant but the influence and wisdom of a great ruler. He wants us to be wealthy and prosperous: mind, body, spirit as well as property: so that we can be generous to those who suffer without the faith (those rich and poor).
David says in Psalms 51 "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you..."

 David was king of all Israel. He could do anything  he wanted without having to face the consequences of his actions. He was the King! But King David was different from most kings he didn't rule with an iron fist but with an honest and pure heart. He served the one and true living God. He knew all favor and grace came from him. He asked God for forgiveness for his sins not so that he could just be guilt free but also so he could teach others. He wanted to be a good leader. A leader that was willing to a good example. He wanted to experience God's mercy so he could know what it felt like to be washed clean when he felt filthy and ragged. How could he relate to the unclean if he wasn't unclean himself? He wanted to experience God's love for only with God's love can we serve God's people. Only with God's anointing can we bless others. Only when we fallen from grace (all w/out the blood of Jesus) can we testify about God's redeeming blood. We have to experience the life of a servant in order to rule the way Jesus rules. Jesus was the ultimate servant, he became the sacrificial lamb so that now we can rule with him on earth and in heaven!  

 With God all things are possible and all things are made new in him. He is the only God that transforms filth into riches, that takes a mortal and makes him gloriously immortal. He is the only God that speaks, moves and creates  as I write this he is speaking, moving and creating new wonders. So if you are confused, lost and abandoned you have the privilege of going to God like David, (a king with a servant's heart) he will hold nothing back from you. Why? because he loves you that much. He wants to give you more & more ...Once you have more you can give more.  Once your self esteem is enlarged you can pour into someone else's self esteem. Once you have more money in your bank account you can pour wealth into someone else's bank account. Once you have wisdom you can pour wisdom into the heart and soul of another. Ruling is not about dominating it is about giving/serving. King David was able to bless the children of Israel because he gave his all to God. Go before God with an honest heart, ask him to renew you, to give you the wisdom of King Solomon, ask him to make you a mouthpiece for the Kingdom of Heaven so that when you serve you make an impact on not  just a few but multitudes. All for the Glory of God.

Shalom.