THE MONEY’S MIND The Money Is a Person By Omodolapo Ogunye Before we can properly discuss money, wealth, finance and economics, there is a more fundamental question we must ask: Who is the Money? We have been taught to think of money as a thing—a currency, an asset, a medium of exchange, a store of value. But Scripture gives us another way of seeing. In Song of Solomon 5:11, the Beloved is described: “His head is purest gold.” This is a remarkable description. Gold is precious. Gold carries value. Gold has been used throughout human civilisation as a store of wealth and a monetary asset. Yet in this passage, gold is not merely an economic object. Gold is used to describe a Person. And the Scriptures testify that the Person of the Word is revealed throughout Scripture. Jesus said: “These are the Scriptures that testify about me.” — John 5:39 This gives us the foundation for The Money’s Mind: The Money is a Person. The Money is the Word. And if the Money is the Word, then the Money has a Mind. The question, therefore, is no longer simply: “What is money?” The deeper question becomes: “What is the Mind of the Word concerning money, wealth, finance and economics?” --- THE BODY OF THE WORD IS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL This revelation becomes even more significant when we examine the descriptions of the Body of the Word. In Revelation 1, John sees the glorified Christ with feet like bronze glowing in a furnace and eyes like blazing fire. His feet reveal a way. His eyes reveal sight. His head, in Song of Solomon, is described as purest gold. We therefore begin to see three dimensions of the Body of the Word: The Word has a way. The Word has sight. The Word has an economic and financial identity. The Word is therefore not disconnected from the material and economic realities of the earth. The Word has implications for how we see value, how we build, how we produce, how we steward resources, how we create wealth and how nations develop their economic capacity. This is why the economic revelation of the Word cannot be reduced to a collection of biblical principles about giving, saving or prosperity. The revelation is about a Person. --- THE MONEY HAS A MIND Every economic system has a mind behind it. Markets operate according to assumptions about value. Businesses operate according to ideas about production and human need. Investments are based on judgments about the future. Governments make economic decisions according to their understanding of resources, productivity and national development. There is always a mind behind the money. But The Money’s Mind asks us to look beyond the minds that govern earthly financial systems. What is the Mind of the Word? How does the Word understand value? How does the Word understand wealth? How does the Word understand productivity? How does the Word understand resources? How does the Word create enduring wealth? How does the Word enter the economic environments of nations? These are not merely financial questions. They are questions about the Person of the Word. --- THE ECONOMIC WAY OF GOD Proverbs 3:16 says: “In her left hand are riches and honor.” Proverbs 8:18 says: “With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.” The language is unmistakably economic. But the Scriptures testify of the Person of the Word. Therefore, riches, honor, wealth and prosperity must be understood within the wisdom and order revealed through Him. This changes the way we think about wealth. The question is no longer merely: How can I acquire money? It becomes: What wisdom produces wealth that can endure? There is a difference between possessing money and possessing the capacity to create value. There is a difference between receiving wealth and possessing the wisdom to preserve, multiply and transmit it. There is a difference between financial success and enduring economic capacity. The Word therefore presents an economic way that goes beyond immediate accumulation. It points toward enduring wealth. --- THE MONEY’S MIND This is the reason for the title of this series. The Money is not merely a thing. The Money is a Person. The Money is the Word. And therefore: The Money has a Mind. The Money’s Mind is an exploration of the economic and financial Mind of the Word—the revelation of the Word concerning value, wealth, productivity, finance and the economic destinies of nations. The starting point is therefore not: “Where is the money? It is: “Who is the Money?” Because when we discover the Person, we can begin to discover the Mind. And when we discover the Mind, we can begin to understand the Way. The Body of the Word is the economic and financial way of the Lord. The Money is the Word. And The Money’s Mind is the Mind of the Word. --- Omodolapo Ogunye THE MONEY’S MIND The Body of the Word as Finance & Economics The Kitchen Listen to The Kitchen on Amazon Music. Apple podcasts. Audible. Deezer. Spotify. Acast #foodmoneyshow #bodyoftheword #moneymindset #moneytips #money