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Godliness Is Profitable In All Things
Contributed by Rev. Dr. Indrani Baboolal on Sep 7, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: Living a Godly life in Christ Jesus is profitable in all things on the earth and in the heavens. We are called to be good stewards of the Kingdom of God and as we work in the Kingdom of God we must be profitable by multiplying the favor and grace of God over all that our hands are spread over.
SCRIPTURE: 1 TIMOTHY 4:6-11: If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these
things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of
faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto
godliness.
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all
things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
INTRODUCTION:
When we hear the word Profitable we automatically begin to think about monetary
rewards and bonuses for the work that is being done in business. I have been working in the secular world for the past Twenty Nine years and through experience in the field of finance and education in finance I have learnt that in order to be profitable there must be consistency, commitment and diligence to produce the
goods and services that is in demand.
Capital output of personal time, efforts, contingencies, money and good choices are part of the Profitable first calculated equation. As the demands are met and trust is built in the market share, Profits begin
to incline on the charts of Profitability.
Today as we take a look at how profitable it is to be Godly and how it can be achieved
in all things that we are joined too, let us tune our hearts over to the counsel of the
Apostle Paul as he encourages his protégé and understudy the young Pastor in
Ephesus Timothy.
As we work tirelessly in the world and study endlessly in the world to be profitable in all things: we are reminded here in these scriptures that having a godly life will conquer and dominate all other charges we have in our lives, by the power of the Holy Ghost and the redemptive work of the Blood of Christ Jesus.
1. THE HUSBANDMAN AND THE VINEYARD
John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” (KJV)
-The husbandman is the businessman that has set up His Kingdom to produce
exponential harvest upon the earth. The husbandman is Father God.
-The kingdom or business of the Father is the Vine that was planted on the earth
which is King Jesus.
-Jesus said I am about my Father’s business. Luke 2:49 49 And he said unto them, How
is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
-The work of the vine is to produce fruit of its own kind.
-Jesus’s work on the earth was a work to teach mankind of the Kingdom of God and
the first estate of the Garden of Eden which is to be Holy as God the Father is Holy.
-Righteousness was introduced to mankind through the demonstrated love of Christ
to work towards becoming Holy and like Christ Jesus Himself through His blood and
the Holy Ghost that now lives within.
-The work of Christ was a master plan of the Father that has yielded great profits and
harvest over the thousands of years that has passed and even today.
-The word or the doctrine of Christ Jesus is paramount to our lives in being transform
to His glory. Paul warns Timothy to beware of false doctrine and teach sound
doctrine. Disciplined to research, study and prove all things by scripture.
-Being nourished up in the word means to practice the principles of the word to reap
the promises of the word.
-His blood, life, death, burial and resurrection gained the profit of millions of souls
that accessed Him and today we benefit the life of being cursed free. Having
abundance of goodness and mercy following us all the days of our lives.
-The Father has counted the cost of the Son to the world and He saw a great
profitability to the Kingdom of God and the Nations of the earth and the
destruction of the Kingdom of darkness.
-Our lives are not given to glorify the work and education of the world for
profitability to live, but to give all the glory to the God that is provider of all things.
-We must learn to Love like Jesus. Love covers a multitude of Sins. We must learn to
give like Christ, He give up His life for us that we may have everlasting life, We must
teach people about the Holy Ghost that is on the earth working through us to mirror
us like Christ and let Him work on us each day to be Holy as He is.
-We must train ourselves to put all things before God the Father in pray and fasting.
Not looking for fame by focusing on our appearance to men but only to live a
