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Luke 16:10-11
“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who
is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. Therefore if
you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will
entrust the true riches to you?”

The Spirit spoke very plainly to me. He proclaimed to me that if I could not
be faithful in the usage of money, which is an unrighteous thing, then God would
not be able to entrust to me the true riches that flow from His hand. I understood
these true riches to be the knowledge and understanding of the Kingdom of God
and the mysteries of His person. I intensely desired to receive these very precious
things from God. I understood that if I did not begin to walk faithfully in what was
to God a little thing, the stewardship of money, then I could not receive the greater
things.
With this word from the Spirit of Christ I was finally able to press on to
victory over this stronghold in my life. It has been many years now since I have
had any debt at all, and I am careful to seek the will of God in all my spending. I
have learned the contentment of having little of the world’s goods, and I have been
blessed to receive that which is immensely more valuable, the knowledge of God.
If you would have victory over addictive desires that have long plagued you,
then you must feed the spirit, and you must embrace the truth concerning
Yahweh’s justice and holiness. The wisdom of Solomon declared the following:

Proverbs 9:10
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom...

The fear of God is in no way contrary to His merciful nature. If we are
walking in obedience to Him then we have no reason to fear anything. He desires
that we should always walk in the comfort of His love. Yet as a loving Father, He
knows it is not love to allow us to continue in behavior that is destructive and will
lead to immeasurable loss. Therefore He balances His comfort with His fear. They
walk hand in hand.

Acts 9:31
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace,
being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of
the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

Yahweh always seeks the welfare of His children. Even His judgments are
beneficial, for He knows the stubbornness and rebellion that is bound up in the
heart of man. If He must chastise us severely, He will do so for the sake of love. Let
us not foolishly resist His grace, nor trample on His kindness and mercy. A day of
great sorrow and immense regret will attend all who do, for God will not be
mocked. We will reap precisely what we have sown.