Get Rich Quick!

Just a few hours of work a day can reward you with rich dividends!  With no money down and all from the comfort of your own home, you can become unbelievably wealthy.  This is not a scam.  Millions have tried it and have testified to the results.  Hard to believe?  Well, if we were talking about money, I hope you would have the courage to call the church and get me fired.  No, the rich treasure I’m talking about is the Word of God!  We have no idea what a treasure we possess!  Because if we did, we would “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within us” (Colossians 3:16).

William Carey is considered the father of the modern missionary movement.  He left for India in June of 1793 and didn’t see an Indian convert for 6 years.  He said…

“I would not abandon the Mission for all the fellowships and the finest spheres in England.  My greatest calamity would be separation from this service. May I be useful in laying the foundations of Christ’s Church in India; I desire no greater reward, nor can conceive higher honour” (William Carey by S. Pearce Carey; edited by Peter Masters. London: The Wakeman Trust, 1993. p. 169)

“If like David, I am only to gather materials, and another to build the house, my joy shall not be less” (Carey, 169)

God was pleased, not only to use him to lay a foundation but also to build upon it.  And the greatest means of building was through his translation of the Scriptures into Bengali as well as several other Indian languages. 

In February of 1801, more than 7 years after Carey arrived in India, the New Testament was printed - the first book intended for the common people.  It was a historic event, he and his small team prayed, thanked God and William Carey chose Colossians 3:16 as his

text for preaching.  “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly”.

Marshman, a fellow missionary composed this hymn for the occasion.

Hail, precious Book divine!

Illumined by thy rays,

We rise from death and sin,

And tune the Savior’s praise:

The shades of error, dark as night,

Vanish before thy radiant light!

Now shall the Hindus learn

The glories of our King:

Nor to blind gurus turn,

Nor idol praises sing;

Diffusing heavenly light around,

This book their Shastras [Hindu Scriptures] shall confound.

Deign, gracious Saviour, deign, [condescend]

To smile upon Thy Word;

Let millions now obtain

Salvation from the Lord (Carey, 198).

Do you have any idea what a treasure you hold in your hands?  To have the written Word is an incredible privilege.  It is through the Word that we are brought salvation (1 Peter 1:23) and sanctification (John 17:17).  And just a few hours of work in the Scriptures a day can reward you with rich dividends!  With no money down and all from the comfort of your own home, you can become unbelievably wealthy.  This is not a scam.  Millions have tried it and have testified to the results.   “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you” (Colossians 3:16).

In Christ Alone,

-          Pastor George