Monthly Manna Revelation: July 2024

Apostle Dr. James Brewton

Millionaire Status vs. Kingdom-Heir Status:

What is Your Life-Attainment Goal?  

God created mankind with an independent will—the power of choice; an option to choose for Him or against Him. There are many scriptures in the Bible that relate directly to making a choice for or against God. God gave us options; the freedom or right to choose.

One of my favorites is found in The Book of Joshua chapter 24, verse 15 (NKJV, emphasis added): “And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Obviously God, as the Creator of humankind, could have created mankind as robots or puppets; but He didn’t. After all, what indisputable proof would that have been to Satan if God had created man from the dust of the earth who couldn’t be touched or influenced by Satan, who is the “prince” or “ruler of this world” (see John 12:31; 14:30; and 16:11).

If Satan had no access to man’s soul—his mind, will, emotions and intellect—he would have no influence over mankind, and mankind would be free to be gods on earth without having to prove that by their faith in Christ Jesus. As it is, mankind must choose to exert the Spirit of God in him to be a god on earth because the Scripture says that’s who we are.

Psalm chapter 82, verse 6 (NKJV) says, “I said, You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.”

The Hebrew word used here for gods is Elohim, which literally means mighty ones or gods. Elohim is plural in form and applies to a plurality of magnitude or majesty as representative of God. Elohim is plural in sense as well as form and carries the power and preeminence of God. (NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible)

But in order to grasp the full dynamic of the matter, as it relates to choice, we must read verse 7 (NKJV) of Psalm 82 as well: “But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”

The Psalmist lets us know that you must make a conscious decision—a choice—to be a god, a mighty one carrying and displaying the magnitude or majesty as representative of God on earth, or you can choose not to. However, to not choose to be a god on earth means you will die like mere men and fall like every other godless ruler. And of course, God gets no glory out of His creation dying like mere men when He created us to be gods much like Himself.

How can we be gods? Having been created in God’s image and likeness, we have His spiritual DNA; and, every seed produces after its kind. God is our Creator; therefore, we must be His gods.

Jesus had to enlighten the Pharisees to this revelation when He said to them, “I and My Father are one.”

Let’s read this account from John chapter 10, verses 30-36 (NKJV):

            30 I and My Father are one." 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.

32 Jesus answered them, "Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?" 33 The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God." 34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '? 35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

Jesus chose to be God because it was His right to do so. But the Jews hated Him for it and wanted to kill Him. In the same way, when you and I as born-again Believers choose to be gods on earth, people who have chosen not to be a god will “take up stones to stone us.”

Jesus was God already. But in order to fulfill His earthly duty, He had to make Himself of no reputation and be born in the likeness of men; yet He was still equal with God. The Scripture admonishes Believers to choose the same mind Christ had concerning being equal with God.

Let’s read that from Philippians chapter 2, verses 5-7 (NKJV, emphasis added):

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

The Greek word used for equal in verse 6 of our context is isos (ee-sos), which means an agreement as being similar in amount and kind. (Strong’s N. T. #2470)

This helps us to clarify what it means to be equal with God. To be equal with God means to be in agreement with God that you are a god on earth; you represent His nature, His character, His authority and His power.

Now, let’s take a look at two Greek words—choice and choose—from Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words that will further enhance our understanding and perception of being a god in the earth.

Eklego – choice - means to choose for oneself, not necessarily implying the rejection of what is not chosen, but choosing with the subsidiary ideas of kindness or favor or love.

Haireo – choose - means to take, in the sense of taking for oneself, choosing. Its special significance is to select rather by the act of taking, than by showing preference or favor.

Now, let’s pare these two Greek definitions with our scripture contexts from Psalm 82 and Philippians chapter 2, so that we understand the difference between being God and being in agreement with God, as a god.

Eklego, which means to choose for oneself, not necessarily implying the rejection of what is not chosen, but choosing with the subsidiary ideas of kindness or favor or love, relates to Psalm 82:6-7 (NKJV): “I said, You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High. But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”

Haireo, which means to take for oneself by the act of taking rather that by showing preference or favor, relates to Philippians 2:5-8 (NKJV): “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

You may be asking what does any of this have to do with my choosing to attain millionaire status vs. my choosing to attain Kingdom-Heir status? My answer is, “Everything”; simply because it is a life-attainment goal—something you’ve chosen for yourself with the subsidiary idea of wanting to be a millionaire and never engaging a process toward that status or something you’ve chosen by an act of taking or becoming a millionaire by any means necessary.

Let’s put it another way: Is your life-attainment goal in alignment with hell or Heaven? The evil systems of this world or the righteousness of the Kingdom of God?

Any life-attainment goal worthy of respect and honor usually requires wealth. In the Kingdom of God, wealth holds a prominent position because it is what God uses to solidify His covenant with mankind.

Money is not evil in and of itself, God created it. The problem is that people pursue money from a spirit of greed for reasons that are opposed by God. God wants born-again Believers to make a choice about whom they will serve. You see, God’s purpose is always for Believers to fulfill our divine assignment, which is connected to His vision. And wealth releases the glory of God’s vision.

Once again, the purpose of wealth is to align with God’s vision and fulfill His Covenant. We must also understand that money is as spiritual as it is physical. Furthermore, we embrace the fact that God’s economy works within the regular economy, but supersedes it. Yes, God has a banking system.

So then, Believers only have two choices: We can choose God’s Economic System or Mammon’s Economic System. We can seek to attain millionaire status—wealth exceeding one million dollars or Kingdom-Heir status—the Kingdom of God itself.

Wiktionary defines status as a person’s prestige, position or standing within a society. So a person can choose to pursue mammon as a status or he can choose his status as a Kingdom-Heir.

Let’s compare the two: Mammon—the pursuit of millionaire status—is the love of money itself and is built on the belief that money supplies, satisfies, fulfills needs, and makes one happy. Mammon is self-serving. The only person who gains is you. The bad thing about Mammon is that it’s subject to theft, fire, inflation, etc.

Let’s confirm that from scripture. Matthew chapter 6, verses 19-21 (NKJV):

19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Kingdom-Heir status is not a pursuit of the Believer as much as it is a taking of what already has been given. Let’s read several passages of scripture to back this up: Romans chapter 8, verses 16-17 (NKJV); Galatians chapter 3, verse 29 (NKJV); Galatians chapter 4, verse 7 (NKJV); Hebrews chapter 11, verse7 (NKJV); James chapter 2, verse 5 (NKJV, emphasis added) respectively:

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ…

29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Your Kingdom-Heir status is an opportunity to return God’s money back into His economy. It is based on sowing and reaping—seedtime and harvest. God gives us seed for investing in His economy, and He provides bread to satisfy our needs.

2 Corinthians chapter 9, verses 10-11 (NKJV) explains God’s seed sowing system:

10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

When we give ourselves and our money to God’s work, He multiplies the results beyond the expectations of natural cause and effect. The difference begins with God’s economy working inside of the world’s economy.

God’s economy supersedes the world’s economy. God uses real money in the real world but it operates a bigger cause within it. God’s economy functions in this world but is not of it. And because it is not bound by the world’s standards, it is inflation-proof and fireproof.

In the same way, consider the fact that Believers are not of the world, but we live in it. This means we have access to operating in the world the same way unbelievers do. But when we acknowledge that we are not of the world, then we can choose also to operate in God’s Kingdom Economy as opposed to the world’s economy.

In John chapter 17, verses 14-19 (NKJV), Jesus prays to His Father for His disciples and says they are not of the world, which means Believers must think supernaturally and eternally in order to override the evil systems of the world. Let’s read what it says:

14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

God’s system works within the worldly system. It isn’t completely separate. Your choice between the two is very important because whichever system you participate in will become your master. If you serve God, money will serve you. If you exclusively participate in the worldly economy, serving Mammon, money will rule over you. Remember, “No one can serve two masters” (see Luke 16:13).

Romans chapter 6, verse 16 (NKJV) says: “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?”

Believers must adhere to the principles of the Kingdom that shapes our lives according to the perfect will of God.

What this comes down to is a heavenly banking system vs. a worldly banking system; or, choosing a Kingdom-Heir status as an attainable goal in life vs. a worldly millionaire status as an attainable goal in life.

In Mammon’s economy, you put your treasure in the worldly system. You build wealth exclusively based on debit/credit and buy/sell. This means you desire and trust money, and you pursue it for your own personal gain.

For the Believer, choosing the Kingdom-Heir status as an attainable goal is part of a heavenly economy. It has a guaranteed return on investment. All the money in your hand is for you to steward and to make choices with. Your stewardship—how you take care of what’s been entrusted to you—determines your life-attainable status as a Kingdom-Heir while living on earth.

God’s economy works within the worldly economy. It uses real people, real food, real seeds and measureable wealth. It operates in the regular economy but is not of it, and will continue to do so as long as the earth remains.

When we choose to take our status as a Kingdom-Heir because that’s who we are, we have attained to life in the eternal realm with God. God uses tangible, real-world things in His economy. God’s management is good and can be completely trusted.

God’s word is the ultimate seed. When sown, it always multiplies. It’s a return on an investment that’s hard to refuse. And it means that God’s economy, just like His vision, is perfect. He wants you to take your inheritance as a Kingdom-Heir and live like a millionaire at the same time. Now, that’s a Kingdom life-attainment goal I can live with!