Money can sometimes be complicated to talk about. I mean we all want more, but we also feel bad for wanting more, and it can be an awkward balance, so good job for wanting to read about this topic!

I grew up in a Christian family, knew the bible, knew many Christians – good people. But I didn’t know any who were wealthy. I also never really heard a lot of positive things about wealth and prosperity. I heard that God would provide all our needs, but not about our desires or having more than enough.

But then I started to hear more about it and read verses like “But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your ancestors, as it is today.” -Deut 8:18.

I know my belief and understanding about money and wealth is not where it could be, however over time as I have studied this subject and have learnt why creating wealth is actually biblical. I want to share it with you, I hope it blesses you too.

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God Warns Us About Loving Money — Not Having Money

The verse everyone quotes is “money is the root of all evil.”

But that’s not even what it says. It says the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.

There’s a huge difference.

Money is a tool.

Jesus said you can’t serve both God and money. That tells me money can become a master if we let it.

And that’s the real issue. It’s not about whether you have wealth. It’s about whether wealth has you.

I’ve had to check myself in this. Especially in seasons where income felt uncertain. That’s when you really see what you’re trusting. Is my peace coming from God… or from numbers?

Creating wealth biblically means your heart stays soft. It means you build, you grow, you invest — but you never bow to it.

God Is Not Broke

Sometimes Christians talk like poverty is somehow more holy. I remember hearing how people would send used tea bags to missionaries, USED tea bags!! Instead of sending new ones. Missionaries and the people they served were sometimes viewed as people who should be grateful for anything.

It was seen as more holy for missionaries to be kept in humbling circumstances, but I don’t believe this is the way they should be treated.

Because, have you read the Bible?

“The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,” says the Lord.

The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.

God is not up in heaven rationing resources like He’s short this month.

He owns it all.

BUT THEN we read:
“Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ…” Romans 8:17

That changed something in me. If all wealth belongs to Him, then wealth itself cannot be evil. And He intended for us (the righteous) to have it, because everything that is His, he made available to us through Jesus. I’ll explain this in more detail. But really it just depends on whose hands it’s in — and whose heart it flows through, whether it is being used the way God intended it or not.

We don’t need to be afraid of money. We need to steward it.

Wealth in the Hands of the Righteous Is Powerful

This one stretches people. I get it. But Proverbs literally says the wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous.

Abraham was rich. Isaac prospered until he became very prosperous. Solomon’s wealth was extreme.

And before someone says “that was Old Testament” — the blessing of Abraham is explicitly said to be ours in Christ.

So why do we act like struggling financially is more spiritual than thriving?

Imagine if more believers:

• Owned businesses
• Funded media
• Built platforms
• Invested strategically
• Gave outrageously

Money amplifies whatever it touches.

In corrupt hands, it spreads corruption.
In surrendered hands, it builds the Kingdom.

And I don’t know about you, but I want resources in the hands of people who love Jesus.

God Actually Promises Provision

It’s Scripture.

“My God will supply all your needs.” – Philippians 4:19.

He delights in the prosperity of His servant.

That word prosperity makes some people nervous — but it simply means flourishing. Wholeness. Well-being.

And yes, that includes finances. (I don’t know about you but this makes me feel excited.)

I’ve walked through seasons where money felt tight. Where I was believing God for provision. Where I had vision that didn’t yet match my bank account.

But every single time, He provided.

Not always how I expected.
Not always instantly.
But faithfully.

And sometimes the greatest growth in those seasons wasn’t financial — it was trust.

He loves us so much, that he also tests us to see if we are ready to be trusted with wealth, and if it comes too early, it’s actually His mercy from preventing it. So we have to let God father us well, and grow us to trust him in times of lack, then we can be trusted with more.

The Blessing of Abraham Is Upon You

This is huge.

Through Jesus, we are grafted into the blessing given to Abraham.

And what did that blessing look like?

Multiplication.
Influence.
Provision.
Legacy.

It wasn’t just spiritual. It was tangible increase.

That doesn’t mean life is effortless. But it does mean lack is not your identity.

You are not under a curse of scarcity.
You are under covenant blessing.

That truth changes how you BUILD and what is available for you.

Jesus Became Poor So We Could Become Rich

This one gets controversial fast, so let’s slow down.

Scripture says Jesus became poor so that we could become rich.

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” – 2 Corinthians 8:9.

Now obviously that includes spiritual riches. But salvation was never meant to be separated from real life.

In Eden, there was no lack.
No fear.
No scraping by.

Redemption restores what was lost.
It’s always been about restoration.

It’s about living in the fullness of what Jesus paid for — spiritually and practically.

There’s a Spiritual Battle Around Money

Let’s not be naïve.

Money equals influence. Influence shapes culture.

If believers stay broke and small and afraid of building wealth, influence stays elsewhere.

That’s why there’s tension around this topic. Because if God can trust you with resources, He can trust you with reach. And that matters. We need to be the ones God uses and trusts, because ultimately, it’s His money.

You’re Blessed to Be a Blessing

This is where it all balances out.

God blesses you so you can bless others.

Not so you can hoard.
Not so you can flex.
Not so you can build ego.

But so you can:

• Fund Kingdom work
• Give generously
• Build ethically
• Support others
• Create impact

I don’t desire wealth just for comfort.

I desire it because I want margin to give without hesitation. To say yes when God nudges. To build things that serve people well.

Wealth flowing through you is beautiful.

But something that I am still struggling with is giving when I don’t have a lot. But you can’t reap without sowing, so learning to give at any stage of your financial situation is so important. Let God stretch you in this area, and when He’s nudging you, give quickly… why? because then you can’t talk yourself out of it. That’s one thing that has been helping me!

God Gives You the Ability to Produce Wealth

This verse changed everything for me:

“He gives you the power to produce wealth.”

Not just wealth — the power to produce it.

Ideas.
Creativity.
Strategy.
Discipline.
Skill.

That means building businesses can be obedience.
Learning to invest can be stewardship.
Developing your gifts can be worship.

We don’t sit back and wait for money to fall from heaven.

We steward what He’s put in our hands, and we work hard.

Prosperity Is Grown — And Tested

This part is important.

God will often grow your character before He grows your income.

Because money magnifies who you already are.

Joseph had a dream of influence — but first came betrayal and prison.

There are seasons where you’re building quietly. Where results are slow. Where discipline feels more visible than breakthrough.

That doesn’t mean you’re outside of God’s will.

It means He’s forming you.

And wealth that comes after formation is sustainable.

So… Is Creating Wealth Biblical?

Yes.

When:

• God is first.
• Your heart stays surrendered.
• Generosity flows.
• Character leads.
• Influence is stewarded.

Wealth is not the goal. Obedience is.

Don’t apologize for building.
Don’t feel guilty for multiplying.
Don’t assume small is more holy.

You were created to steward.
To grow, influence, and bless.

And when wealth is built God’s way, with clean hands and a soft heart, it becomes something beautiful.

Not because of the money.

But because of the mission.

Conclusion:

God wants things to go well for us. He wants to bless us and He wants us to live in prosperity. It’s part of God’s covenant with us, as long as we don’t forget Him and we keep his commandments, give Him the glory, and acknowledge that HE is the one who gives us the ability to produce wealth.

I want to encourage you to apply God’s law of stewardship, sowing and generosity to your financial situation regardless of what your financial situation looks like. Start by being faithful with what you have.

I remember a friend of mine sharing a story , maybe 15 years ago about her friend who was at a youth group and he only had $5 in his wallet to pay for his bus ride home. (this was before we got debit cards or mobile phones!), and during the evening he very clearly heard God tell him to give his $5 to someone he was highlighting. This guy was suddenly so aware of the fact that he needed that money for his bus ride home that he decided not to give away the $5. As he was about to leave at the end of the night someone came up to him and said ‘I felt like God wanted me to give this to you’ it was a bus ticket that would have gotten him home.

To me this story is beautiful because eventhough he didn’t go through with that God told him to do, God still wanted to show him, that if he had been obedient, God would have provided for him. I am sure he would never say no to God now!

Never fall into the trap of trusting in money more than you trust in God. He will always provide.

Bible Verses to Meditate on:

I am going to end this post with some of my favourite Bible passages about prosperity and wealth for the righteous. I encourage you to pick a few and meditate on them daily and ask God to speak to you about them, and how you can apply them to your life.

1. Proverbs 10:22
“The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.”

2. Psalm 112 1–3
“Blessed are those who fear the Lord… Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.”

3. Deuteronomy 8:18
“But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…”

4. Proverbs 13:22
“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children…”

5. Psalm 1 1–3
“…Whatever they do prospers.”

6. Proverbs 3:9–10
“Honor the Lord with your wealth… then your barns will be filled to overflowing…”

7. Malachi 3:10
“‘Bring the whole tithe… see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing…’”

8. Luke 6:38
“Give, and it will be given to you… a good measure, pressed down… will be poured into your lap.”

9. 2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that… you will abound in every good work.”

10. Proverbs 28:25
“…whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.”

11. Joshua 1:8
“…be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

12. Genesis 13:2
“Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.”

13. Job 42:10
“The Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.”

14. Proverbs 22:4
“Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.”

15. 3 John 1:2
“I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”

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