“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:19

I have just finished reading a small but fascinating book entitled ‘the Blessing is on the Go’ by Danny Shelton, the founder and CEO of the cable station 3ABN.

I love books like this as they are so inspiring and current. There are many gems inside, but one particular concept that challenged me was the way he contrasted faith with the business model when dealing with spiritual matters.

You see, the business model is based upon good stewardship. For example, if you want to buy a minibus for church to help transport folk to and from the services who live too far to take public transport, then usually you should start a minibus fund and set aside offering collection dates until you have enough money to get the van.

The faith model, as proposed by Danny Shelton, states that you should first decide on the type of van you need then go to the showroom, negotiate the best price, arrange a pick up date and by faith expect the Lord to deliver on his promise!

Wow, now that takes faith! Time and time again in the 3ABN story, faith is the key which unlocks Gods riches. We can all have that kind of faith, but we have to develop our relationship with Jesus to the point when we realise that it is not about us, but him.

‘Living by faith’ is sung by the Gaither’s. Click on the picture to listen.