OBEY FIRST #3 THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM by Rabbi Brian Bileci - 1-21-24

“SEEK FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and then all these things will be given to you too.” - Matthew 6:33 (VOICE)MAKE 2024 A YEAR OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM & UNSTOPPABLE GROWTH:1. ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GOD IS YOUR SOURCE & PROVIDER...there is only one God—the Father. He is the SOURCE of all things... - 1 Corinthians 8:6 (TPT)SOURCE: the person, place, or thing from which something originates Everything comes from the Lord. All things were made because of Him and will return to Him. Praise the Lord forever! Amen. - Romans 11:36 (CEV)18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem ...19 ... BLESSED him and said: “BLESSED be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 And BLESSED be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he GAVE him a tithe of all....22... “I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I will take nothing... ‘I have made Abram rich.’ - Genesis 14:18-23 (NKJV)•  God is Our Source and Everything comes from Him•  If God is Our Source then Everything Else is just a Resource •  Giving tithes and showing Generosity is a Privilege from our Provider2. CHOOSE TO LEAVE AN INHERITANCE FOR YOUR FAMILY & BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS2 [Abram]... I am going to put a special BLESSING on you and cause your reputation to grow so that you will become a BLESSING andexampletoothers. 3 I will also BLESS those who BLESS you ... Throughyourdescendants, ALL OF THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH will find their BLESSINGS in you. - Genesis 12:2 (VOICE)“A good man leaves an INHERITANCE to his children’s children, But the WEALTH of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.” - Proverbs 13:22 (GWT) 12 And Isaac SOWED in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord BLESSED him, 13 and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very WEALTHY. - Genesis 26:12-13 (ESV)3 Great BLESSING and WEALTH fills the house of the wise, for their INTEGRITY endures forever…9 Never stingy and always GENEROUS to those in need, their lives of INFLUENCE and HONOR will never be forgotten...- Psalm 112:3,9 (TPT)17 You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this WEALTH for me,’ 18 but remember that the Lord your God GIVES you the power to GAIN WEALTH, in order to confirm His covenant He swore to your fathers, as it is today. - Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (HCSB)•  Learn to budget and prioritize your spending and make decisions with integrity•  Set financial goals to eliminate excess & get out of debt this year•  Invest your money wisely & plan to leave a legacy for the next generation“FINANCIAL FREEDOM means you get to make life decisions without being overly stressed about the financial fallout of those decisions; because you’re FINANCIALLY PREPARED for whatever life throws your way—you have NO DEBT, you have money in the bank, and you’re INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE.” ~ Dave Ramsey3. USE YOUR TIME, TALENT, & TREASURE FOR GOD’S GLORY AND BUILD HIS KINGDOM 19 “Don’t hoard TREASURES...20 Stockpile TREASURE in heaven...The place where your TREASURE is...[NKJV: “is where your HEART is”]... -  Matthew 6:19-20,24 (MSG)9 For men who set their HEARTS on being WEALTHY expose themselves to temptation. ...10 For LOVING MONEY leads to all kinds of evil…17 Tell those who are rich...not to rest...on the transitory power of WEALTH but on the living God....- 1 Timothy 6:9-10,17-19 (PHILLIPS) 17b “Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem…20…The God of heaven will MAKE US PROSPER, and we...will ARISE and BUILD…”