Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him,Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Acts. 8:17-20
Introduction
When Peter and John arrived Samaria, they laid hands on the people and they received the
Holy Ghost. This baffled Simon to the extent that he offered money thinking he could buy the
power of God! By direct interpretation it is important to note that offering money for the power of God is an ungodly act. At this juncture it is also important to establish a principle, that is- you only pay for what attracts you. This means that if you have a choice to purchase several brands of an
item, you will possibly go for the one that is the most attractive to you. Looking at our text from the
lenses of this principle it could be implied that the reason why Simon offered money was
because he was attracted to what he saw. This is corroborated by prayer 16 which states that
Simon WONDERED.“Hands” can be used as a metaphor to signify your job, business, volition
and vocation. We can hence conclude that it would not be out of place for someone to see the
performance of a business or job and offer money for it because they recognize the superior value the job or business is creating thus making it attractive. It is important again to reiterate that the pitch made by Simon was completely unscriptural and ungodly, but the principle can be applied within our cotemporary world of business. This therefore means that God is going to release a grace and power over your job and business to deliver superior value to the extent that someone will make an unbelievable offer for you to switch jobs, and an unbelievable offer to invest in your business in order that your business may go to the next level.
Prayer
Father, I ask that YOU release YOUR power over the work of our hands so that we excel far
above our contemporaries and competitors in Jesus name. I declare my job and business shall
attract destiny helpers to the extent that they will make unbelievable offers for a better job and
offer to invest in my business to take my business to the next level in Jesus name
You said some ridiculous things:
"This therefore means that God is going to release a grace and power over your job and business to deliver superior value to the extent that someone will make an unbelievable offer for you to switch jobs, and an unbelievable offer to invest in your business in order that your business may go to the next level."
No, it doesn't mean that at all. God doesn't promise us promotions, prosperity, health, wealth, position, or public respect.
I'm 59. I work part time for an animal shelter as a cage cleaner and adoption specialist. No one's going to offer me a better paying job with more hours.
I used to have my own business. I used to buy software on eBay and sell it on Amazon. But I had too many dishonest people install the software, return it, and claim it was defective. I was forced to refund their money. I couldn't resell the software because the buyer had activated it. So dishonest people destroyed my part time business. So I'm not having prosperity coming my way with my business either.
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