Financial Wealth Strategies, Tactics, Actions, and Promises in the Bible
Strategies
- Wisdom and Understanding: Seek wisdom and understanding as a foundation for wealth.
- Proverbs 3:13-16: “Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.”
- Diligence and Hard Work: Commit to diligent work and avoid laziness.
- Proverbs 10:4: “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.”
- Saving and Planning: Save and plan for the future.
- Proverbs 21:5: “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.”
- Honest Gain: Earn wealth honestly and avoid dishonest practices.
- Proverbs 13:11: “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.”
- Diversification: Diversify investments to spread risk.
- Ecclesiastes 11:2: “Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.”
Tactics
- Generosity and Giving: Practice generosity and giving to others.
- Proverbs 11:24-25: “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”
- Avoid Debt: Be cautious about taking on debt and aim to be debt-free.
- Proverbs 22:7: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.”
- Contentment: Cultivate contentment and avoid covetousness.
- 1 Timothy 6:6-8: “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.”
- Stewardship: Be a good steward of the resources God has given.
- Matthew 25:14-30: Parable of the Talents – being faithful with what you have been given.
- Trust in God: Place trust in God rather than in wealth.
- Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Actions
- Tithing: Regularly give a portion of your income to God.
- Malachi 3:10: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
- Supporting the Poor: Help those in need and the marginalized.
- Proverbs 19:17: “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.”
- Fair Business Practices: Conduct business with integrity and fairness.
- Proverbs 16:11: “Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.”
- Seeking God’s Kingdom First: Prioritize spiritual over material wealth.
- Matthew 6:33: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
- Living Simply: Avoiding extravagance and living within means.
- Hebrews 13:5: “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'”
Promises
- Provision: God promises to provide for the needs of His people.
- Philippians 4:19: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
- Blessing for Generosity: Generosity leads to blessings.
- Luke 6:38: “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
- Double Portion: God can provide a double portion of blessings.
- Isaiah 61:7: “Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.”
- Seven Times Return: God can restore and multiply what was lost.
- Proverbs 6:31: “Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.”
- 30-60-100 Fold Returns: God can multiply the resources given to Him.
- Matthew 13:8: “Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
- Prosperity for Obedience: Obedience to God’s commands brings prosperity.
- Deuteronomy 28:1-6: “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country…”
- Security and Safety: Trusting in God brings security.
- Proverbs 1:33: “But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”
- Multiplication: God can multiply the resources of those who trust in Him.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10-11: “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.”
These strategies, tactics, actions, and promises emphasize the importance of faith, integrity, generosity, and reliance on God in managing financial resources while highlighting the potential for abundant returns and blessings.
Below is a list of financial miracles in the Bible, highlighting the miracle worker, the context, and the outcomes:
Old Testament
- Provision of Manna and Quail (Exodus 16)
- Miracle Worker: God
- Context: Israelites’ need for food in the wilderness.
- Outcome: Daily provision of food for sustenance.
- Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:8-16)
- Miracle Worker: God through Elijah
- Context: Widow’s last bit of flour and oil.
- Outcome: Unending supply of flour and oil during the famine.
- Elisha and the Widow’s Oil (2 Kings 4:1-7)
- Miracle Worker: God through Elisha
- Context: Widow in debt about to lose her sons.
- Outcome: Multiplication of oil to pay off debts and provide for the family.
- Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men (2 Kings 4:42-44)
- Miracle Worker: God through Elisha
- Context: Limited food to feed a large group.
- Outcome: Multiplication of food to feed all with leftovers.
- Provision for the Lepers at Samaria (2 Kings 7:3-20)
- Miracle Worker: God
- Context: Samaria under siege and famine.
- Outcome: Abundance of food and plunder as the Arameans fled.
New Testament
- Feeding of the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21; John 6:1-14)
- Miracle Worker: Jesus
- Context: Large crowd with limited food.
- Outcome: Multiplication of five loaves and two fish to feed everyone with leftovers.
- Feeding of the 4,000 (Matthew 15:32-39)
- Miracle Worker: Jesus
- Context: Large crowd with limited food.
- Outcome: Multiplication of seven loaves and a few small fish to feed everyone with leftovers.
- Temple Tax in the Fish’s Mouth (Matthew 17:24-27)
- Miracle Worker: Jesus
- Context: Need to pay the temple tax.
- Outcome: Coin found in the mouth of a fish to pay the tax.
- Provision of Wine at Cana (John 2:1-11)
- Miracle Worker: Jesus
- Context: Wedding feast running out of wine.
- Outcome: Transformation of water into high-quality wine.
- Catch of Fish (Luke 5:1-11; John 21:1-14)
- Miracle Worker: Jesus
- Context: Disciples unable to catch fish.
- Outcome: Miraculous catch of a large number of fish.
- Early Christian Community Sharing (Acts 2:44-45; Acts 4:32-37)
- Miracle Worker: Holy Spirit through the early believers
- Context: Early Christian community in need.
- Outcome: Believers sharing all they had, ensuring no one was in need.
