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I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich (Rev 3:18) . It often escapes our attention because this particular verse talks about spending for the Lord. The Lord says, Buy from me gold. But because of greed, people will just want to take the gold for free. The Lord said, to buy; meaning that there should be payment. Our service to God very much involves our finances. As David said, he will not offer to the Lord offerings that cost him nothing (2Sa 24:24) . We cannot come to God empty handed. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh  (Heb 11:4) . It should be clear to every Christian that finances are an integral part of our walk by faith. Money is a very important resource for the work of the ministry. Without money, the ministry would just not move. The Apostle Paul couldn’t have accomplished so much...