Last week, I shared a dream I had on 12th January 2018. In that dream, Apostle John Mulinde told me and other people that Western Europe will once again do something that will negatively impact Uganda’s economy. He concluded that prophecy by saying, “Get ready: not to live a great life, but a greater life.” The take-home message was that we should wisely prepare for the coming financial famine by saving and giving. That is what Joseph and the Antioch Christians did to shield themselves from the hard times that were to come (see Genesis 41:28-36 and Acts 11:28-30).
When it comes to financial habits, Christians fall into two categories: eaters and sowers (2 Corinthians 9:10). The truth of the matter is that God provides bread for eating (spending on oneself), and seed for sowing (giving). As far as spending on oneself is concerned, God does not want us to spend all the money today, but to also save some for tomorrow.
In order to prepare for the coming financial crisis, God is calling us to walk by His wisdom. Wisdom is never found in extremes; the truth is always in the middle. The word for the season is that we should both give and save.
Many Christians have almost (if not completely) bought into the false doctrine that saving money is not for New Testament believers. Preachers such as myself are responsible for propagating this dangerous teaching. However, before you cast stones at us, look at things from our perspective for a moment: Here we are, with zero faith in God to provide financially for His work; all our trust is in you, the congregation. We would be shooting ourselves to death if we hinted that saving money is wise. That is why, when we talk about how wise Joseph was, we only mention his gift of dream interpretation. We never tell you that his wisdom was partly demonstrated by the advice he gave to Pharaoh to create a reserve – to save.
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Now that God is warning us about a coming famine, I am certain that many people who had gone to the dangerous extreme of giving away all their money are now getting ready to swing to the other extreme of saving everything. They will ignore the fact that God is not calling us to only apply the wisdom of Joseph (to save), but also that of the Antioch Christians (to give).
In my book, Financial Prosperity: Breaking the Back of Poverty, I recount a dream by which God taught me that it is not saving, but giving, that breaks the back of poverty. However, God does not want you to give away tomorrow’s bread which he expects you to save today. Even so, He might require you to save some seed today which you will sow at a later date.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished (Proverbs 22:3). Be the prudent man who has foreseen a financial famine. Do not insist on either extreme and suffer as one under punishment. The Bible also says that, “Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction” (Proverbs 13:18). My wish is that you quickly correct any incorrect extreme financial management doctrine you may have embraced and avoid poverty and shame.
To all, the Spirit says, “Get ready: not to live a great life, but a greater life.”
God bless you.