Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Enjoy The Blessing Of Wealth

23 Jan 2026 · 2 min

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In this sermon, the speaker challenges two extreme attitudes toward wealth among Christians. The first is the belief that holiness is measured by personal misery, leading believers to reject any material abundance as ungodly. The second is the prosperity‑gospel mindset that makes the pursuit of wealth the central focus of one’s faith. The speaker argues that both extremes are unbiblical. Instead, a balanced biblical mindset is presented: God provides abundant resources for enjoyment, and wealth is a good gift when it does not become the master of one’s life. Jesus must remain the priority, and wealth should be used as a tool to accomplish good and to enjoy God’s blessings.

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God expects you to enjoy the life that he gave you. There's this idea that some Christians have that holiness is somehow directly proportionate to your misery, and that the more miserable you are, the more holy you are. Look, we understand that we ought to sacrifice. If God tells you to give something up, give it up. If God tells you to do something, you do it no matter what it costs you. We understand that as believers, we are submitted to the Lordship of Christ and that whatever he asks is his. But this doesn't mean that that misery for misery's sake is holy. In fact, he gives us all we need, richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Some are so misery-focused that they think any gain, any surplus, any form of abundance is somehow ungodly, even though it's of God's nature. Think about the heavenly realm. Think about how abundant the earth is. That's all of God's nature. And then there are some Christians who take the other side to the extreme, and their life becomes all about the pursuit of wealth. In fact, they base their whole Christianity on what God can give them materially. So neither extreme is biblical. We are to develop a biblical mindset that is simply encapsulated in this phrase: it's good to have wealth as long as wealth doesn't have you. Wealth cannot be the priority. Jesus needs to remain the priority. Wealth is a tool, and the godly can use wealth to accomplish good, and the godly can enjoy the blessing of wealth.