"When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the half shekel [the temple tax] went up to Peter and said, Does not your Teacher pay the half shekel?(C) He answered, Yes. And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him [about it] first, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or tribute--from their own sons or from others [k]not of their own family? And when Peter said, From other people [l]not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt. However, in order not to give offense and cause them to stumble [that is, to cause them [m]to judge unfavorably and unjustly] go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find there a shekel. Take it and give it to them to pay the temple tax for Me and for yourself." -The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Peter lived with the Anointing.
Therefore, he lived with the source of creative wisdom and miracles. When he had a need, he simply consulted with The Word of God (Jesus) and divine strategy and witty ideas were released. In the story above, Peter has a present tax liability and although he is now in ministry, Jesus commands him to use his former trade to pay it.
Even though Peter changed careers, he still knew how to fish.
Can you still fish (or produce a catch?) If you haven't reduced your debt, found steady income or supernaturally caught something (an idea, niche, etc.) that positioned your financial destiny in the last 5 years, you are fishing with the wrong instrument. Something is not wrong with the economy, something is wrong with you.
Although Peter was an enterpriser (skilled) in nets, Jesus told Peter to take a hook and the first fish caught would supernaturally have an uncontaminated coin in its mouth to pay their tax liability.
When you have a mindset to do the right thing with your money, God will put something in your hand you've never used before; something that you didn't expect could unleash unprecedented results or draw out of the water a coin (or medium of exchange) uncontaminated by the world system.
In 2009, make a decision to DESIGN, UNLEASH and RETHINK your vision.
DESIGN.
� Manufacturers, like Apple, design products that meet the needs of consumers.
Are you designing (building) a resume, a career, a position, a life, a message that will meet the needs of people (employers, teams, clients, people you lead, etc?)
In Exodus 34:10, God instructed Moses: And let every able and wisehearted man among you COME AND MAKE ALL that the Lord has commanded."
The Spirit of God has filled us with the capacity to design what we need in order to build what He wants.
Verse 31-34 says: "And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and wisdom, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, for work in every skilled craft."
UNLEASH.
� Ad agencies often unleash new and fresh ads to see which ones generate the most interest or traffic to their website.
Are you writing with purpose? Do you know your target audience? Are you testing your resumes and advertisements? Are you unleashing your idea or message to the world?