Title: God Who Makes Riches
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God who makes us rich (Romans 10:9-15)
In Romans 10:12 and 2 Corinthians 8:9, the word wealth appears. This is a Chinese character for wealth, 富 for wealth, and 饒 (Yo) for abundance, which means ‘to be wealthy and abundant’. Our God wants all our saints to be rich. In 2 Corinthians 8:9, “became poor for your sake” means that He gave up the heavenly riches and came to this earth in a weak flesh. Why did Jesus forsake his heavenly status, riches, and glory to come to this earth in the form of a sinner? That is, ‘that you may be rich’. That's right. He came to make us rich. Let's take a look at how we can live a rich life in detail through the words of Romans 10:9-15.
First, we must believe with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and confess with the mouth, resulting in salvation.
The important key in verses 9-10 is ‘confessing with your mouth’ and ‘believing with your heart’. We are saved only when we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe with our hearts. Nevertheless, the work of salvation took place. The same is true. The same principle applies to how Christ makes us rich. We must confess with our mouths. “I am a precious child of God. I am rich.” And you must be convinced in your heart. “God will do great things through me” Amen. Everything starts with faith. It begins with confessing with one's lips. "I can do it. If you say "I can do it," you can do it, and "I can't do it." If you say "I can't do it", you really can't do anything. I pray in the name of the Lord that the wonderful work of God's grace and the work of blessing will take place by confessing and admitting positive thoughts and positive words with your lips with hope and dreams for tomorrow.
Second, he is rich to all who call on him.
Verse 12 says, “He is rich to all who call on him.” calling on the name of the Lord. It's a request soon. Prayer. It says that the Lord is so rich that He fills and saves those who cry out to Him and ask for them with spiritual blessings in heaven and blessings on earth. Do you really want to be rich? If so, please pray to God who is abundant in all things. Blessings appear to those who pray. God works on those who pray. Miracles happen to those who pray. God fulfills God's high and noble will through those who pray.
So, why does God make us rich? It is for the purpose of preaching the gospel.
Verses 14-15: “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear without a preacher? How shall they preach unless they are sent? It is like saying, “Foot of the field.” In other words, the reason God makes us rich is so that we can become evangelizers who spread the good news. It is a fact that God does not bless us to make us sympathetic, but to help us preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Saints! Blessed saints who pray to the living and abundant God and become rich in faith and material wealth, who not only devote themselves and be loyal to the Lord's body, the Church and this society, but also do a lot of evangelism for the many lost souls. I bless you all in the name of the Lord.