Written by
Uyoyou Charles-Iyoha
To make money and create wealth, you have to engage
in an income generating activity. Lydia
was a business woman who sold purple – Acts Chapter 16 verse 14. The virtuous
woman of Proverbs Chapter 31 verses 10 to 31 was a business woman – knitting
and sewing, designing gowns and sweaters for sale. She also invested in
agriculture. The widow of the indebted prophet was a business woman – she sold
oil and became debt free, 2nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7. Aquila
was a tentmaker and worked with her husband. At some point, the Apostle Paul
joined them – Acts Chapter 18 verses 1 to 3.
Preachers and teachers are also engaged in the tasks
of money making through the knowledge they share. That is why the Bible says
that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. Acts Chapter 9
verses 1 to 14.
In every instance of financial lack, insufficiency,
and indebtedness in the Bible, the recourse was always on how to access
financial resources either through paid employment (hiring your time, skills
and expertise out for money as in the case of the prodigal son (Luke Chapter 15
verses 11 to 19); production and sales of products as in the case of the indebted
prophet’s widow (2nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7); and engagement
in a trade as in the case of Peter who
went fishing to get the required tax money.
In all of these instances, we find people engaging
in income generating activities to raise the required financial resources. None
went begging or borrowing or stealing. They engaged in economic activities.
They also were not instructed to give away their financial lack, insufficiency
or indebtedness by either begging or borrowing to give in order to receive a
hundred fold return. They also did not mope around to say they were trusting
God, pray against the enemies of their financial resources, divine as to who or
what was responsible for their financial lack, insufficiency and indebtedness.
They simply went in search of the money by engaging in income generating
activities.
