I. EXORDIUM:
Are you rich? Do you have a high position? Then thank the LORD for it and spend more time with the LORD and not in your work.
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that riches and promotion comes from the LORD.
IV. TEXT:
1 Samuel 2:7 (Amplified Bible)
2:7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and He lifts up.
Parallel verse:
Psalms 75:6 (Amplified Bible)
75:6 For not from the east nor from the west nor from the south come promotion and lifting up.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You have given me riches and promotion and now I serve You in my highest calling here on earth.
VI. TITLE:
Riches and promotion comes from the LORD
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: Unknown
B. Date written: After 1011 B.C. - the rule of judges ended and the kingdom was established.
C. Purpose: To record the founding of the Hebrew monarchy.
D. To whom written: Israel
E. Main Themes: The career of Samuel, the last of the Judges and God's appointed kingmaker (See 3138, 4295); the career of Saul, the first king of Israel who became a tyrant (See 3158); and the anointing of David, Israel's versatile king (See 919, 4296).—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
F. Key word: King
G. Key verses: 1 Samuel 8:7-8; 15:22.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
VIII. MAIN BODY:
A. Riches comes from the LORD
"The Lord makes poor and makes rich;"
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (Amplified Bible)
8:17 And beware lest you say in your [mind and] heart, My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.
8:18 But you shall [earnestly] remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Psalms 102:10 (Amplified Bible)
102:10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath, for You have taken me up and cast me away.
Illustration:
I know a woman of GOD who is hot in serving the LORD as a ministry leader but his husband is born again yet never attends any Sunday services. The blessings continues on her husband and promoted to high position, but still his husband's reason is he needs to take care of people entrusted under him that's why he can't go to church. He's already promoted and yet never learned to give thanks to the LORD by merely his attendance in church every Sunday, He forgot that the blessing of the LORD made him rich.
Please kindly remember that your riches and promotion came from the LORD, apart from the LORD you are nothing. Remember to spend more time with the LORD and not in your work. Don't steal the time and the day that belongs to the LORD.
John 3:27 (Amplified Bible)
3:27 John answered, A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.]
John 15:5 (Amplified Bible)
15:5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
Psalms 75:6 (Amplified Bible)
75:6 For not from the east nor from the west nor from the south come promotion and lifting up.
The word "rich" here means to accumulate. It means while in this world, you accumulate properties, lands, houses and lots, money, cars, name it, you will accumulate it. Only the LORD can do this to a person, that's why we don't spend much time in our work and with our boss, we spend much, much time with the LORD because the LORD is both our Blessor and Blessing of the LORD that made us truly rich. There's a teaching before that says "spend time with the Blessor not with the blessing" but it's both JESUS: Blessor and the Blessing of the LORD so we spend time with JESUS.
Psalms 37:4 (Amplified Bible)
37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
Being rich or poor in this life only comes from the LORD, promotion comes from the LORD. No work is mentioned because our work and job here on earth is give glory, honor, praise/thanksgiving to our real Boss - the LORD JESUS CHRIST. When we go to our workplace, we do this and serve GOD from our heart and not men.
1 Samuel 12:24 (Amplified Bible)
12:24 Only fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider how great are the things He has done for you.
Ephesians 6:7 (Amplified Bible)
6:7 Rendering service readily with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men,
B. Promotions comes from the LORD
"He brings low and He lifts up."
Lifteth up, promotion or "rum" in Hebrew which means:
1. to be high, to rise or raise
2. bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high (-er, one), hold up, levy
The issue of promotion in secular jobs and workplaces of members of every church is a huge issue why Sunday services have a lot of competition with this work and job. The fathers are taught that the provider of the family is the father, but it's wrong, the Provider is GOD, both father and mother are servants of GOD or stewards, not providers. Actually based on the bible, GOD is both the Provider and the Liberal Supplier of our needs not the father, not the mother.
Philippians 4:19 (Amplified Bible)
4:19 And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Illustration: I know a woman who is desperately looking for a job and she goes to church every Sunday and she asks GOD to give her a job, now she has a job and when you ask her to attend Sunday service, she'll say to you, I'm busy working. So I stop inviting her, because I thought in my heart, who provided the job? Now GOD has lost another church member because it's the fault of GOD to provide the job for her. (Teasingly) It's like when she does not have, she comes near to GOD but when she's prosperous she goes far away from GOD.
James 1:9-10 (Amplified Bible)
1:9 Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his elevation [as a Christian, called to the true riches and to be an heir of God],
1:10 And the rich [person ought to glory] in being humbled [by being shown his human frailty], because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
James 4:10 (Amplified Bible)
4:10 Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up and make your lives significant].
Colossians 3:23 (Amplified Bible)
3:23 Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
Ephesians 6:6-7 (Amplified Bible)
6:6 Not in the way of eye-service [as if they were watching you] and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole soul;
6:7 Rendering service readily with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men,
Romans 14:8 (Amplified Bible)
14:8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You have given me riches and promotion and now I serve You in my highest calling here on earth.
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