You Can Be Spiritually Rich

Rev. G. K. Nwatu

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor….”  Luke 4:18

Man as a tripartite being is made up of spirit, soul and body. The soul is the real man, the spirit is divine agent sent to the soul to connect him with divinity, while the body is a mere housing.
Just like the body could become famished, weak, tired, sick, wretched, helpless, inactive, and sometimes, as good as dead, if not well nourished; likewise, and even more dangerously, the spirit could also be subjected into such situations. So, for a man to remain spiritually buoyant, rich and prosperous; proper attention must be given to the need of the spirit.

Some of the characteristics of spiritual poverty include the followings:

     a.            Sinful nature: A non-regenerated man is spiritually poor, and needs the Good news of the kingdom.

     b.            Poor spiritual development and growth: Lack of proper and speedy spiritual development and growth are clear indications of spiritual poverty (2 Peter 3:18).

      c.            Poor prayer habit marks a man out as spiritually poor. A prayer-less man is a spiritually poor man.

     d.            Inconsistent or lack of personal devotional lifestyle. Effective devotional life offers us opportunities of daily dynamic encounters with God, constant illumination in His word, and consistent victories over our days; days that begin with God, are days guaranteed in victory.

      e.            Few or no soul in ones’ heavenly account. The one and only business God has in this life is the business of souls. Until we become more deliberate and productive in this business, we are spiritually poor.

       f.            Poor or no habit of kingdom investment. We invest and bank in heaven only when we consciously spend our money in kingdom related matters.

It is not the desire of God that our spirit remain poor; hence, Jesus is anointed and has anointed us to bring Good news to the poor—including the spiritually poor. Cure to spiritual poverty begins with new birth in Christ. Subsequently, there is need for consistency and rigidity in maintaining routines of spiritual menu as to keep the spirit continually buoyant.