Tuesday, 16th January, 2018.
Bible Reading: Acts 10:1-4
Memory Verse: “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. Malachi 3:8 (NKJV)
Rockefeller got his first job in Cleveland at age 16 as an assistant bookkeeper with a salary of just $1.50 a week. But he was fast to grasp his first pivotal lessons in life. One: never forget, and two: learn the art of tithing. He confessed: “I would never have been able to tithe my first million dollars if I would not have tithed my first salary which was $1.50 a week”. Early in his career, young Rockefeller sensed that he could become so much more than a humble bookkeeper.
John Rockefeller net worth ranks higher than Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Carlos Slim combined. Even when he built his empire, he still taught at Sunday school every week. In 1870, Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in Ohio, one of the most iconic businesses in American history. Within few years, Standard Oil dominated the petroleum industry and was refining over 90% of the oil in the US. He was a Philanthropist with interest in education, medical research and fighting diseases all over the world through the establishment of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Lessons and Insight from His life
- No matter how wealthy you may become, actively serve God with your talents.
- God commits Himself to a man who commits his life unto him.
- You could start from the dunghill of life and rise to the mountain top of life provided you keep your covenant with God and work out your dreams with all diligence.
- You cannot pay your tithe and your finances will be tight!
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Quote by John D Rockefeller
1. “I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”
2. “The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.”
3. “The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: Find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it, put your whole soul into it – every bit of energy and ambition, and natural ability you have.”
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 12 – 15
Prophetic Decree: Your life must count, in the name of Jesus.
Prayer Focus
- Thank Jesus for your motivational word to be today.
- I resolve to keep my covenant with you faithfully, in Jesus name.
- I will not die poor in the name of Jesus
- I break the power of pride in my life, in Jesus name.
- I receive power to live a transgenerational legacy, in Jesus name.
