Absolute Bartizan that Restores the Economy of Light (Isaiah 60:1-7) 11/5/2023
Answer 25 of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
Absolute Bartizan that Restores the Economy of Light (Isaiah 60:1-7) 11/5/2023
Many pastors refrain from and have a hard time speaking about finances. It sounds like they are telling people to give more offering, and many people misunderstand it that way. As a result, believers have a hard time financially, and they lose hold of all financial blessings. That is called the economy of darkness.
Finance is a blessing that God originally gave us. Within the original blessing of Genesis 1:27-88 was financial blessings. We had lost hold of this.
Finances can be a scary channel for Satan, and frankly, is has already become that way. The world has become a place where it makes it seem like money will solve all things. We live in an age where money can ruin all relationships. Realistically, the economy of this world is seized by the authority of darkness (commonly referred to as the 3S ages. Corruption, drugs, and power comes from this).
Satan makes even believers and the church crumble through economy. Job almost crumbled like that, but he had victory (Job 1:21, 42:10). He went through detrimental failure. Satan entered Judas Iscariot and drove him to sell Christ for 30 pieces of silver (John 13:27). This is the reason Ananias and Saphira, who were the 70 worker disciples, crumbled. Satan placed a different heart inside them (Acts 5:3).
How can we establish an absolute bartizan to restore the blessing of economy and restore the economy that were lost to the authority of darkness?
- Restore first the covenant of the economy of light. This is the fundamentals of establishing the absolute bartizan for the economy of light.
1) The moment we were saved in Christ, the light and glory of the Lord came upon us (1).
Now we have become the people of light to possess that light, enjoy it, and save the world through the power of that light (Ephesians 5:8, 1Peter 2:9).
2) The blessing that follows believers who enjoy this light and share it is the finance of light (3-7). We must first have a time to enjoy this light for ourselves. Through your daily prayer, enjoy the only Christ, God’s kingdom, and the power of the Holy Spirit that has freed your life from darkness and will give you victory (personal prayer, concentrated prayer, 3,9,3 prayer). That is when all will assemble and come to you, all nations and kings will come to you, and the riches to save them will come. We are rightfully the main figures to enjoy this economy of light.
3) In the Bible, there are witnesses of this that we know very well.
① Abraham. As he held onto the covenant that in Christ, he is the source of blessings, and through him, all people will be blessed, he built altars (Genesis 12:1-9). One day, he receives financial blessings to the point of having 318 men (Genesis 14:14).
② Obadiah during King Ahab’s time. He was not even a businessman. He was a believer and a public official under King Ahab who worshipped idols. He fought against idol worship and received enough blessings to be able to hide and feed 100 prophets who were preparing for the future (1King 18:4).
③ The main figures who were evangelist Paul’s protector, co-worker, and supporter and were used in Rome evangelization. These are things that could not be done without spiritual strength and financial blessings. Spiritual strength and financial blessings need to go together. All churches gave thanks to them (Romans 16:4, 23). Rome evangelization was possible because of Paul and these individuals.
- When restoring the economy of light, hold onto the absolute reason and begin praying. It is the basics of establishing the absolute bartizan for the economy of light.
1) See the spiritual problem of this age and pray holding onto the reason. The economy of light is the finance to establish God’s kingdom.
① We are in the end times where darkness has covered the earth. It was prophesized (2). The forces of darkness has seized even the economy. The United States’ economy is controlled by the 3 organizations (New Age, the Jewish, and Freemason) that are leading the Nephilim movement and the Babel Tower movement. The financial power of the Mormon church, the Seventh-day Adventists, and the Jehovah’s Witness is also tremendous. The Catholic church has established schools everywhere and is moving America.
② Those forces have seized the world with their economy, and believers are left to barely survive under them. There is no model Christian enterprise or businessman that is representative in this world. Churches are poor, and dependent churches are struggling.
2) Pray holding onto the reason of being used for reviving such crumbling and powerless churches.
① Why did the Early Church believers devote themselves to the point they sold their houses and land? Only then, could the church fight against Satan and win. Ultimately, the Early Church restored their finances and saved the world.
② There are times when the Church must do important work. When David resolved to build a temple, all congregation had already saved and devoted in joyful heart. God made it overflow (1Chronicle 29:1-9). Why must we receive financial blessings to be able to save the posterity? It is because they are the future church.
3) What is the third important reason? It is the economy for evangelism and missions.
① What was the reason God blessed the Antioch Church over the Jerusalem Church? They even sent their offering during a time of famine. The Antioch Church resolved to do missions, made a team of 5 to commission two people as missionaries (Acts 13:1-3).
② God has made all individuals, churches, and even nations that devoted toward missions to restore God’s kingdom into bartizans of economy (Matthew 6:33).
- Prepare your own vessel to hold the economy of light. It is the foundation of establishing the absolute bartizan for the economy of light.
1) Do not lost hold of the fact that all things (all creation, life, possessions, and finances) come from God.
① It is from God, it is through God, and it must go to God (Romans 11:36). The more important of an individual you are, do not lost hold of this. Then, you can’t not pray.
② This is why giving worship on the first day of the week and praying during the first hour of your day is important. This is the reason we give the first of all earnings and tithe. It comes from this confession of faith. There is no reason for God to bless those who believe in their own competence and believe that all things come from themselves.
2) If it is true that it comes from God, then that money must be clean.
① If you run a business, make sure that the business is clean and faithful. Think of other people’s perspectives (Matthew 5:23-24). This is because we must become the vessel to hold God’s things, and those choices will all lead to doors of evangelism.
② The offering and devotion that we give will ultimately be accumulated in the heavenly storage. Simultaneously, it will be your eternal inheritance and reward. Therefore, even the smallest offering must be clean.
3) Give yourselves and your things that God gave to the work that God truly needs and to the people that need your help.
① There will be people around you that need your prayer and help. Help them in the name of Christ (Matthew 25:40).
② Do not seek to receive help but build your vessel to become the one to give and help (Luke 6:38, Acts 20:35).
Conclusion – The economy of light comes from God’s kingdom (throne), and it is for the purpose of establishing that kingdom. Believers are people that will rightfully enjoy that economy of light. Hold onto the necessary reason why God must restore that economy of light and prepare your absolute vessel. May we all individually and as a church be established as the absolute bartizan that restores the economy of light in this economy driven by darkness.