God's Original Design For Wealth

Hey there, YouTube. Myron golden here. And I'm here to share with you, as well as some of the folks in our audience, a concept that I call God's original design for wealth. And I think it's important for us to understand a lot of people have. They have. They have these mixed emotions when it comes to making money. I'd like to make money, but I don't want to make too much money. Right? And then the question becomes, how much is too much money? Well, that must be how much the other person makes, right? It's never the amount we make. And so I want to share with you what I've discovered after studying principles in the Bible about God's original design for wealth.

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And here's why I call it God's original design for wealth. Because if you're gonna. You can't. I mean, you can. It's not gonna serve you well to attempt to make the Bible say something. I don't attempt to make the Bible say something. I don't try to use the Bible to prove my point. I just look for the point and let it prove itself. Right? And so I think what happens is we hear these things from people we respect and we believe that because we respect the person that they obviously know what they're talking about. But the reality is. The reality is the Bible says what it says and it means what it means. And it can never say what it never said. It can never mean what it ever meant. I got that for my daughter, so in case she watches this, she won't be able to come to me and say, dad, you know, you got that from me, okay? So I told everybody, deedee, I got that from you. Okay? So if you're going to interpret the Bible, there are three rules of proper biblical interpretation that you want to apply. There are more than three. But the three, if you apply these three, you're probably not going to make up something, right? I don't want to make up something and then find something in the Bible that proves it. I just want to find out what it says and then go do that. Right? So the three rules of proper biblical interpretation are, number one, the law of context, and the law of context states that if my understanding of a passage of Scripture, you know, you got a passage of scripture, you know, you got this verse here, then you got this verse here, and then you got these verses down here. If I'm interpreting this passage of Scripture, what my understanding of this passage cannot contradict that. It cannot contradict that, and it can't contradict anything else in Scripture. If it does, I have misinterpreted it. That's called the law of context. Okay. The second law is the law of definitions. The law of definitions states that.

Law of definitions states that.

If I don't. Law of definitions. I'll write that up there. If I want to understand any passage of Scripture, I have to look up the meaning of every word in the original language in the text. If I don't know what the words mean, I can't know what the word means. And so I have to look up every word in the text. Because my objective is not to use the Bible to prove that I'm right. It's to find out. To get my orders from headquarters and find out what I'm supposed to do. So I'm looking. I look up the definitions of the word, and there are so many verses in Scripture because people have not done word studies on them, they don't know what they mean. I'll give you an example. There's a verse that says, redeeming the time because the days are evil. Well, I used to think that meant, like, I'm just supposed to. I'm supposed to make sure I don't waste time because there's so much evil in the world. Well, but when I looked up the meaning, like the words in that verse, I found out that the word redeem means to buy back or buy up, to redeem from loss.

And to improve.

Opportunity. So that's what the word redeem means. So when the scripture says I'm supposed to buy back my time, redeem it from loss and improve my opportunity. Oh, that's what that verse means. I'm supposed to buy back my time, redeem it from loss, and improve my opportunity. Why? Because the days are evil. That word evil doesn't mean evil like the devil is evil. It means the word evil actually means difficult. Difficult in nature. So what that means is I should. In nature, that means is I should buy back my time, rescue it from loss, and improve my opportunity. Because life is hard. So now I'm beginning to see. When I begin to do word studies, now I can understand why so many people are struggling financially. They're doing the exact opposite of what the Bible says. The Bible says we should use our money to buy back our time. What do we do? We use our time to get money. And if you use your time to get money, you're always going to end up on the short end of that stick. Why? Because if you bought this lie, what's the lie? Time Is money, right? Time is money. Time is money. And every time I hear somebody say that, they're either broke, confused, or intentionally deceiving people. Okay, what does that mean? Well, time is not money. Time is infinitely more valuable than money. And you already know it intuitively, but you never really thought about it before. What do I mean? Time is more valuable than money? Well, think about it. If you run out of money, you can get more money. But if you run out of time, you don't get any more time. If I said to you, I'll write you a check for a million dollars right now. Who wants that? Anybody in here want that? Anybody in it? Yeah. Okay, a bunch of y'. All. Okay, there's only one caveat. You have to end your life today. Now, who wants the million dollars? Nobody wants the million dollars. Why? Because you already intuitively know that the amount of time you have left, whether that be you're gonna die Tonight, tomorrow, it's 15 years from now, the time you have left is worth more than a million dollars. So you're not going to. You're not going to do that exchange. Well, if it doesn't make sense to do that exchange in the short term, in the long term, it doesn't make sense to do that exchange in the short term. So time is not money. Time is infinitely more valuable than money. If you go through life believing that time is money, what's going to happen is you're going to sell a whole bunch of your time for a little bit of somebody else's money, and you're always going to end up on the short end of that stick or you're going to waste a lot of time trying to save a little bit of money. Who knew? Understanding those definitions helps me not waste time trying to save a little bit of money. But I'm willing to invest my money to buy back the rest of my life. And yeah, I have nice cars and nice house and all the fun stuff that you can do, great vacations, but none of those things are the most valuable thing I've ever bought with time. You know what the most valuable thing I've ever bought with time is? I bought back the rest of my life so I could invest it in the things that I care about the most and the people that I love the most instead of just the stuff I have. The stuff I have is great. I have pretty great stuff. But at the end of the day, it's just stuff. And see, I submit to you. People often ask me, Myron, if you could do your entire Entrepreneurial journey over again. What would you do differently? I would have gotten it done faster so I could have enjoyed it longer. So that's the second law, first law, law of context, second law, law of definitions. Third law is the law of first mention. So that's number three, the law of first mention. What is that? Well, that is, however God mentions anything in scripture, that's God's original design for that thing. Why? Because I am the Lord. I change not. I'm the same yesterday, today, and forever. So if God is always the same, if this is how he did it from the beginning, this is how he intended to do it from now on, even forever. If y' all are tracking, say I'm tracking. Okay, perfect. So now we understand these three laws about biblical interpretation. So I'm going to take those three laws of biblical interpretation and I'm going to show you something about God's original design for money that maybe you've never heard before. You may have been going to church your whole life. You may have been a deacon for 15 years. You may have been a pastor for 40 years. And maybe you never had anybody teach this to you before. So I'm going to teach it to you right now. And when I do, it's going to change your life if you will let it. Don't allow the traditions that you've bought into to rob you from understanding the truth that you haven't heard yet. Okay, here we go. God's original design for money. The first thing I've got to do is I've got to figure out what. What represents money. Or better yet, what. What is.

The substance on earth that physically represents wealth and has since the beginning of time? Well, money. That's a good guess, but it's even before money. It's pre money. It's a physical substance. What is it? It's gold. Gold. So one of the things I wanted to do, I wanted to find out what God has to say about gold. And I figured if I could find out what he says about it from the beginning, I might know a little something about wealth that I didn't know before. And so here's what I discovered. I discovered. I said, I wonder how many times gold, the physical substance, it has from the beginning of the world, like, represented wealth. By the way, have you ever wondered this? You probably haven't because you're not as geeky as me. But I wondered. I thought, well, gold is gold in color. Copper is gold in color. Brass is gold in color. So why is gold more valuable than copper or Brass. Has anybody ever wondered that, or is it just me? Okay. Nobody's ever wondered that. It's just me. Okay, so now. Okay, now we know the rest of the story. Okay. Anyway, so. But I wondered, like, why what makes gold so valuable? But the thing that makes gold so valuable, so much more valuable than copper, so much more valuable than brass, is both. Copper and brass both corrode. Gold does not corrode. So it's a picture of eternity. It's a picture of something that lasts, that outlast the elements. But anyway, so how many times is gold mentioned in the Book of Genesis? I thought, well, it's got to be there at least 500 times. Guess what? It wasn't in there 500 times. Gold is mentioned in the Book of Genesis exactly eight times. That is significant. Why? Because every number has significance. One is the number of the unity of God. Two is the number of separation or holiness. Three is the number of God. Four is the number of the earth. There's four directions on the earth. North, south, east, and west. There are four seasons in the earth. Spring, summer, winter, and fall. There are four corners of the earth. Wait a minute. I thought the Earth was round. When was the last time you saw something round with one corner? We talked about the four corners of the earth. We talked about the four winds of the earth on the earth. A lot of times when principles show up on earth, they show up in fours. Like, there are four levels of value on the Earth. There are four levels of teaching for four levels of learning. There are four levels of parenting for four levels of child development. I don't want to get into all of that. But every number has significance. Five is the number of grace or a gift. Six is the number of man. It's also the number of falsehoods. Seven is the number of completion. You already knew that. Eight is the number of infinity, eternity, abundance, and the new beginning. In fact, if you take an 8 turn on its side, it is the symbol for infinity. And yet God took the substance that represents wealth, put it in the book of Genesis, the first book in the Bible, exactly eight times. Hmm, that's fascinating. And then God used the adjective to describe what he created in Genesis, chapter one. He said it was good. He did that seven times in Genesis chapter one. The eighth time he used the adjective good was in Genesis, chapter 2, verse 11 and 12, where he said, there's gold. The gold in that land is good. There's gold in that land. The gold in that land is good. Now, in the Book of Genesis, here's what we see. I'm going to. God's original design for wealth. This is going to blow your mind. It blew my mind when I discovered. Here it is. God's original design for wealth is for his people. What does that mean? Well, what it means is. What it means is, every time we find gold mentioned in the first book in the Bible. Every time. There are no exceptions. What I'm about to say. Gold is always mentioned in conjunction with God's people. What? Wait, what? Okay, the first time it's mentioned, it's mentioned in Genesis, chapter two, verse one. I mean, Genesis, chapter two, verse 11 and 12. It's mentioned as providence.

For God's people. What does that mean? That means providence means to provide in advance. God put the gold in the garden before he put the man and the woman in the garden to enjoy the gold. Now, interestingly enough, there are only two people in the garden. There's no stores. There's nothing for sale. There's nothing to buy. But yet God put gold there. But he didn't just put it there and hide it. He put it there and told us it was there. And then not only did he tell us it was there, he also told us it was good. If there are two people in the garden, there's nothing for sale, there's nothing to buy. The two people are married to each other and food is free. Why do they need gold in an environment like that? Because God wants us to understand that opulence and abundance are natural in the environment for the children of a king.

So that was the first thing. Providence for God's people. The second time gold is mentioned, Genesis chapter 13 is mentioned as a possession by God's people. Possession by God's people. Okay, what is that? Genesis chapter 13, verse number two. It says, and Abram was very rich in cattle and silver and gold. Abram was very rich in cattle and silver and gold. It's a possession by God's people. Now, interesting thing about Abram, Abram, later, his name later became Abraham. Abram. Abram was the father of the faithful. He was the friend of God. He was the patriarch of the faith, whatever you want to call him, he was that dude, right? Well, the first person that the Bible tells us was rich was Abraham. First time the word rich is used in the Bible. It's not used in conjunction with some evil king. First time it's used, it's talking about Abram. Abram was very rich in cattle and silver and gold. I got a trick question for y'. All. Was Abram rich?

I said it was a trick question. No, he wasn't rich. He was very rich. Right, okay. And I love the fact that the Bible doesn't just tell us he was rich. It tells us how rich he was. He was very rich. But it doesn't just tell us how rich he was. It tells us how he was rich. It says he was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold. Why did he do that? Because he knew some of the people who loved to over spiritualize. Well, it doesn't mean he had money. It just mean he had a rich and noble heritage. That ain't what it said. It said he had some gold, has some silver, has some cattle. Okay, so possession by God's people. The third time it's mentioned. It's mentioned. It's mentioned as proof of God's blessing on God's people. What does that prove? Well, Abraham sent, or Abram sent his servant Eleazar to go find a wife or a son. Long story short, he finds this girl, he says, hey, my master has been blessed by God to be very rich. And he's old and he. And he has a son and everything that he has, he's going to give to his son. And by the way, he's so rich. Here, mama, here's some gold for you. Hey, brother, here's some gold for you. Hey, brother, here's some gold for you. Here's some for you. And by the way, the young lady, he's looking for a bride. Here's some gold for you. And by the way, you're going to be his wife. So what do you think? Is it a good deal? She's like, okay, I'll take you up on that offer. Right? And then her mom tries to talk her into waiting a week. Baby, don't you want to wait a week? I mean, this all happens so fast. Don't you just want to wait a week and take your time to make up your mind? I can imagine Rebecca saying, mama, did you hear what this man just said? A rich man has a son who's receiving everything. He's looking for a bride for him. And you want me to wait a week so somebody else can take my place? Mama, I got to go. Right? So she's out of there. So proof of God's blessing on God's people. It's not the last time, but it's one of the last times it's mentioned. And this is a provision for God's people. This is the only time it's mentioned in conjunction with somebody who's not One of God's people, and that's Pharaoh. And it says that Pharaoh took the gold ring off his finger, put it on Joseph's finger after he dropped it on the floor, and then he took the gold chain off his neck, put it on Joseph's neck. So a provision for God's people. So what that shows me is. It shows me that the original God's original design for wealth is for his people. Now, I know what you're thinking, because I thought the same thing. Oh, by the way, let me give you one more. King Solomon. Here's what he said. Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse number 26. Here's what it says. It's amazing. It says, for God giveth to the man that is good in his sight. God gives to the man. That's what good in his sight. Both wisdom.

And knowledge.

And joy. So what does God give to the man's good? It's like wisdom, knowledge and joy. Then it says, but now when you say the word. But to the sinner, he gives. Is he going to give something similar or something different? It's going to be different, right? It's going to be. Ain't going to be the same thing. But to the sinner, he giveth. Okay. To the sinner, he giveth travail.

To gather.

And to heap up.

Why does he give the sinner, oh, by the way, which travail to gather and heap up? This is called hustle. This is called grind. Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Okay. So hang in there with me now. By the way, by the way, an apple tree doesn't have to hustle or grind to produce apples. All it has to do is be an apple tree. An orange tree doesn't have to hustle or grind to produce apples. All it has to do is be an orange tree. And I submit to you, when you will be everything you're supposed to be, everything you are supposed to have will flow out of that. Here's what it says. But to the sinner, so he's going to give him something different. He giveth travail to gather and to heap up. Why that he may give to him that's good before God. I didn't put it in there. It was in the Bible when I got up this morning.

But I know the question this is causing you to have because it caused me to have the same question.

Maybe it's not causing you to have this question. Maybe I'm the only one with the questions, which we already proved that before.

So here's the question. If that's true, Myron. If God put wealth on the earth for his people, why are so many of God's people broke and so many evil people are rich? How many are wondering that same thing? Well, we're going to answer that on our next YouTube video. But in the meantime, in between time, in the meantime, in between time, just allow it to marinate into your mind. I will say this. I'll give you a hint. I'll give you a hint, Satan. If you are one of God's people, Satan knows he cannot block your blessing from you. So you know what he does? He mental blocks you from your blessing.

And so he makes you not desire the thing that's already there for you because he made you think something is wrong with it. By the way, don't be shocked by that. The Apostle Paul said, and I'm going to end with this. The Apostle Paul said in Second Corinthians, chapter 11, verse number three, he said, I fear lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that's in Christ. He said, in other words, the same slyness, subtlety that Satan used to trick Eve, he's going to use to trick you. And one of the things he used to trick Eve, he made her think that doing the thing God told her not to do and not doing the thing God told her to do was going to make her more like God. I submit to you, without going into the details, I'll go into it in the next YouTube video, but I submit to you that.

Poverty is always the result of spiritual warfare. I can prove that to you on multiple occasions from multiple directions, and I will. But poverty is always the result of spiritual warfare. It's almost there. There's no better way to perpetuate poverty in your experience than first to perpetuate it in your expectation.

And so the very first temptation in the history of the world, and I know you've never heard this before, but I'll show it to you. Like I said on the next YouTube video, the very first temptation in the history of the world was the temptation to focus on lack. So Satan's ultimate objective is to make you for what's against you and against what's for you. And when it comes to God's people, one of the things he's done, he's made us think that wealth is wickedness and poverty is piety. And so you think that you're supposed to live your life as broke as a joke and ready to choke while you're here on this earth, but then later on when you get to heaven, it's going to all be alright after a while. Well, if you're going to be blessed, you might as well be blessed on the whole journey. And here's what it says. Proverbs 10:22 and I'm going to end with this. The blessing of the Lord. It maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. So if the blessing of the Lord is making rich, why is God going to bless you with something that's evil? Wealth is not wickedness. Poverty is not piety. Wealth is not necessarily righteousness. But one thing's for sure, if you don't have enough for you, you certainly can't figure out how to take care of somebody else's needs. With that in mind, I know I kind of open looped you and now you're wondering, what's this next video? You'll see it when it comes out and we'll answer the question. If God created wealth for his people, why are so many of God's people broke and so many evil people are rich? I'll answer that on the next YouTube video. In the meantime, in between time, bye for now.