Finding Financial Freedom - Part 2 - Gerrit Van Niekerk

The Rock - Paarl

We all want to live in financial freedom, but if money controls us then we will never have it. We could have great wealth and still not have financial freedom. The decisions you make today will impact your future so let’s make the right, BOLD financial decisions.

There are 3 areas to work on if we want to find financial freedom.

- Obedience

- Being fruitful

- ⁠Managing our finances

Today we will look at obedience. We need to do what God tells us to do if we want God to bless our finances.

Q: [Read Psalm 112] What does it mean to live a blessed life? Is it finances only?

We are blessed in many more ways when we live in true financial freedom. But the blessings are a by product of fearing God. God is always the focus of our lives. The bible warns us against the love of money (1 Timothy 6:10). When we place God at the centre of our lives, including our finances, the blessing, in all its different shapes and sizes will follow. Don’t chase money, chase after God and follow his commands.

The bible commands us to bring our tithes and our offerings. The tithe is holy and belongs to the Lord (Leviticus 27:30 / malachi 3:10). It’s important to know that Tithing is still important in our obedience today. Here are 3 reasons why:

1️⃣ We bring honour to the Lord when we tithe

(Prov 3:9) God is still holy and worthy of our honour. (Malachi 1:6-8) By being faithful with bringing our tithe we honour God and acknowledge him as our provider.

2️⃣ There is provision for ministry when we tithe

(Malachi 3:10) The storehouse is your local church. Our tithe allows the full time ministry to happen that will advance the kingdom of God.

3️⃣ When we tithe, the 90% is redeemed

(Exodus 13:1-2) The first 10% belongs to God and redeems the rest when we bring it to God. No one has the power to bless your finances but God.

Some people mistakenly think that tithing was only for the Old Testament law. Here is why Gods commands are still relevant today:

These 3 reasons below were relevant in the Old Testament and are still relevant today.

- ⁠We can’t ignore godly principles because they came through the Old Testament (Matt 5:17-18)

- ⁠The bible described tithing long before the Old Testament law was given (Gen 14:20; Gen 28:22).

- ⁠Jesus commanded it aswell (Matthew 23:23).

The good news is God’s promises are still applicable today too! We find financial freedom when we live under that blessing. Obedience is how we start to step into that blessing. Chasing after God is the first step in financial freedom.