Do You Want to Be Rich?


Everyone wants to be rich. Everyone wants to own a big house and not have to work for money. Everyone wants to be able to afford the best car, clothes, food, house; the best everything. But is everyone ready to pay the cost?


We can learn lessons of how to become rich from King Jehoshaphat in the Bible (2nd Chronicles 17). The Bible says that, “The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign… 2nd Chronicles 17:3). Jehoshaphat did not worship idols, like the community surrounding him did. “Instead [he] sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands…”.

Because Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord and worshipped only Him, “The Lord made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.”

So we see that the reason Jehoshaphat became wealthy and respected is because he followed the footsteps of King David, who was a “man after God’s own heart”. However, he did not follow the Lord only, he also destroyed the idols in the land. “He was committed to following the Lord; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.”

The second reason why Jehoshaphat became wealthy is that he destroyed the idols and images in the land. We too need to destroy the idols in our life. An idol is anything that prevents you from serving the Lord. Friends, loved ones, our jobs, spouses, and especially in today’s society-pornography are all idols in today’s society. What is causing you not to serve the Lord today? Do you want God’s blessings including contentment and maybe wealth? Destroy anything in your life that prevents you from serving God.

Job was a very wealthy person. However he was also a very disciplined person. We read in Job about the covenant he made, “31:1 “I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?” Job decided to be careful what his eyes looked at so that he did not lust for women. Do you watch pornography (even the so called soft pornography)? Do you want to be rich? These two do not go together.

We need to be happy in the favour of God who will then bless us. 

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