RICH CEO
Royal In Cristo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officer of My LifeBusiness
Dearest Father,
Thank You that in Christ, We are R.I.C.H. C.E.Os. We are not slaves, but your children and heirs who are always with You, and everything You have is ours, called to work in our Family Business of building Your Kingdom in us, in our brothers and sisters, and in the world. As written in the Gospel today.
But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in Him, you may have life (John 20:31 GNBDK) - the rich and satisfying life in Christ. (John 10:10 NLT)
Today’s Readings
First Reading: Micah 7: 14-15, 18-20
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 103: 1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
Verse Before the Gospel: Luke 15: 18
Gospel: Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
📝 Grab your companion worksheet printable journal here 👉RICH CEO SpeakChrist Diaries Worksheet Printable eJournal Today
Reading 1
[14] Be a shepherd to your people, LORD, the people you have chosen. Although they live apart in the wilderness, there is fertile land around them. Let them go and feed in the rich pastures of Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago. [15] Work miracles for us, LORD, as you did in the days when you brought us out of Egypt.
[18] There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry for ever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love. [19] You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea! [20] You will show your faithfulness and constant love to your people, the descendants of Abraham and of Jacob, as you promised our ancestors long ago.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
R. (8a) The Lord is kind and merciful.
Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He pardons all your iniquities, he heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction, he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He will not always chide, nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us, nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our transgressions from us.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Verse Before the Gospel
I will get up and go to my father and shall say to him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you
Gospel
[1] One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus, [2] the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, “This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!” [3] So Jesus told them this parable:
[11] Jesus went on to say, “There was once a man who had two sons. [12] The younger one said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the property now.’ So the man divided his property between his two sons.
[13] After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living. [14] He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing. [15] So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs. [16] He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat.
[17] At last he came to his senses and said, ‘All my father’s hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve! [18] I will get up and go to my father and say, Father, I have sinned against God and against you. [19] I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers.’
[20] So he got up and started back to his father. “He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms round his son, and kissed him. [21] ‘Father,’ the son said, ‘I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’
[22] But the father called his servants. ‘Hurry!’ he said. ‘Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet. [23] Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast! [24] For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’ And so the feasting began.
[25] “In the meantime the elder son was out in the field. On his way back, when he came close to the house, he heard the music and dancing. [26] So he called one of the servants and asked him, ‘What’s going on?’
[27] ‘Your brother has come back home,’ the servant answered, ‘and your father has killed the prize calf, because he got him back safe and sound.’ [28] “The elder brother was so angry that he would not go into the house; so his father came out and begged him to come in. [29] But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have worked for you like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What have you given me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends! [30] But this son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes, and when he comes back home, you kill the prize calf for him!’
[31] ‘My son,’ the father answered, ‘you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours. [32] But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’ ”
Dearest Father,
Thank You that in Christ, We are R.I.C.H. C.E.Os. We are not slaves, but your children and heirs who are always with You, and everything You have is ours, called to work in our Family Business of building Your Kingdom in us, in our brothers and sisters, and in the world. As written in the Gospel today.
Luke 15:31-32 GW
[31] “His father said to him, ‘My child, you’re always with me. Everything I have is yours. [32] But we have something to celebrate, something to be happy about. This brother of yours was dead but has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.’ ”
Thank You for reminding me that this is what the business and ministry You have given me in SpeakChrist Media is all about: living the RichLife in Christ, now and forever, and helping my brothers and sisters do the same.
I’m not doing this as Your slave, like the elder brother, who serves you with a slave mentality, in the Gospel today.
Luke 15:29 GW
[29] But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have worked for you like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What have you given me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends!
I’m doing this as Your child, managing our family business in the land You have shown me - in my own life, my family and friends, in my workplace and colleagues, in my business and clients, in my ministry and people, in my community, in my city, in my church, in my country, and in my world.
That is my God-given LifeBusiness.
The other day, I heard Justin Welsh talk about creating a sustainable lifestyle business, a business that he enjoys yet affords him the lifestyle that he wants - freedom to spend more time on doing what he likes and less of what he hates.
I told the Lord, That’s what I want, Lord, a sustainable lifestyle business that I enjoy and allows me the life of freedom that I want - to live, create, rest, travel, and give as much as I want, whenever I want.
But the following morning, I was listening to Pastor Gary Kasee, my online pastor who taught me how to operate in the Kingdom of God as His child and heir, and he shared about this person who was a broke youth minister and salesperson who learned how to tithe and sow from his income to a God-assigned ministry partner for supernatural increase in income.
He went about his work with a new mindset, harvest-minded, believing that he would reap from God what he had sown for and, meanwhile, doing his best in the work God assigned him, experiencing the blessing of God.
Along the course of his work, he met a millionaire and then the millionaire’s mentor who is a billionaire, who encouraged the millionaire to hire the youth pastor salesperson for his business. The millionaire even asked him what it would take for him to accept his offer!
Being harvest-minded, he said he’d like a 250k base annual salary, his own apartment in New York for when he travels there, and a 2% equity share in the millionaire’s company. The millionaire said, Done!
In 12 months, his 2% shares in the company is now worth $2.5 million. He went from broke to being a millionaire with $2.5 million net worth.
That’s a supernatural increase in income, indeed!
Listening to that, I told the Lord, I changed my mind, Lord, I don’t want a sustainable lifestyle business anymore.
I want a supernatural GodX business that is God-started, God-scaled, and God-sustained. Just like what He did with the youth pastor. You can do whatever you want with me, Father.
I want a supernatural GodX business that is both a symbol and a source of God’s blessing, showing supernatural results that amaze and bless the world.
In prayer, the following day, the word RICH CEO came to mind, and the Lord told me that that is who I am and should strive to grow to be every day.
The R.I.C.H. C.E.O., for me, means Royal in Christo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officer. Cause I wanted to tie it to our RICH tiers in our RichLife Club.
I said Wow, that’s a good title for a book I could write!
Yes, I am RICH - Royal in Christo Hesus (Hesus is our Filipino name for Jesus, meaning God Saves), adopted as God’s child and heir by GRACE (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense). And since God is King over all the earth, and Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords, I’m now a Royal in Christ, my true Divine Identity.
But I’m also called by God to be a CEO, Coheir-Empowered Officer. I am empowered with the authority and power of Heaven as coheir of Christ. Whatever Christ inherits as heir, I inherit as coheir with Him!
What is our inheritance in Christ?
Revelation 5:12 BSB
[12] In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Wow. Did you notice it’s a whole sentence connected with several “and” words, not separate?
…to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!
When I was memorizing this verse so I could claim it for myself whenever I want, I used to say: Thank You, Father, in Christ as coheir with Him, I have power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory, and Blessing! I guess it’s just easier for me to remember them all when paired.
But no! I just noticed now. They are all connected with “and”...
So in essence, in Christ as coheir with Him, we receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!
Wow, what a mouthful!
It means we have all these as a whole, not separately. Pastor Gary would say we have the whole of God’s estate for our inheritance!
Everything of God is ours. Can you believe that? Believe it. It’s just what it is. That’s what Jesus said in the parable.
Luke 15:31 GW
[31] “His father said to him, ‘My child, you’re always with me. Everything I have is yours.
I’m currently reading this Chinese novel of a legally adopted daughter who inherits her adoptive mother’s entertainment company, among all her properties and land titles, and other riches, and is now the current CEO, who developed the business to great heights, becoming competitive with the 2 existing entertainment giants in their country, earning the respect of the business community, fulfilling her dreams and the dreams of her mother as well.
It’s like that with us as adopted children and heirs of God. We inherit Christ’s Eternal inheritance of Power and Riches and Wisdom and Strength and Glory and Honor and Blessing for us to use to grow and expand our Family Business, God’s Kingdom, in us, in others, and in the world.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 GNBDK
[11] Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before. [12] In this way you will win the respect of those who are not believers, and you will not have to depend on anyone for what you need.
Then, in essence, I’m truly a R.I.C.H. C.E.O., assigned by You to manage and run my own God-given LifeBusiness.
Not just a lifestyle business - my own LifeBusiness, the business of my life.
In fact, each of God’s children and heir, who had given their lives to Jesus, adopted by Jesus, into God’s family who have received G.R.A.C.E. (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense) is a RICH CEO (Royal In Christo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officer) assigned by God to manage their own LifeBusiness - your life and the job God assigned You whether as a student, a professional or an entrepreneur, single or married, young or old.
We are all RICH CEOs of our own God-given LifeBusiness, the business of our life, living the RichLife in Christ and building God’s Kingdom in me, in others, and in the world, now and forever.
May our brothers and sisters who still live in slavery to this earth-cursed system of painful, toil, and sweat in poverty and death look at us, who are RICH CEOs living the RichLife in Christ - confidently living as children and heir of God (our Divine Identification, Pillar 1), achieving our GodX Vision (Pillar 2), rooted in Christ and His words, our Rock Foundation (Pillar 3), and living in the Eternal now in Christ (our Now Activation, Pillar 4) - and say I want to live that way too!
That they may come to their senses and realize they’re also children of God, because Jesus died for them too, and return to our Father’s house!
Luke 15:17-19 EASY
[17] Then the son began to think about what he had done. He said to himself, “My father has many servants, and they have plenty of food to eat. They even have more food than they need. But I will die here because I do not have any food. [18] So I will go to my father and tell him, ‘I have done bad things against God, and I have done bad things against you. [19] So I am not good enough for you to call me your son any longer. Instead, please accept me as one of your servants.’ ”
And he will see that God, Lord of Heaven and Earth, Almighty God, runs to greet Him, embraces Him as His beloved child, and restores him back to his royal status and authority as His heir.
Luke 15:20-24 EASY
[20] So he went off to return to his father. But he was still a long way from the house when his father saw him. He felt very sorry for his son and he ran towards him. Then he put his arms round his son and he kissed him. [21] “Father,” the son said, “I have done bad things against God and against you. So I am not good enough for you to call me your son.” [22] But the father shouted to his servants. “Hurry!” he said. “Fetch the most beautiful coat that we have. Put it on him and also put a ring on his finger. Put shoes on his feet. [23] Fetch the young cow that we keep ready to eat on a special day. It is already fat. Kill it and prepare it. We will eat a big meal and we will be happy together. [24] I thought that my son here was dead. But now he has returned to me and he is alive! I thought that he had left me for all time. But now he has come home.” Then they all began to be happy together.
Just one person who comes back to God’s house, inspired by the RichLife in Christ that we live every day, is a cause for celebration!
So dear child of God, SpeakChrist Angel 👼, stop with the slave mentality.
You are a RICH CEO of your own LifeBusiness, called to expand God’s Kingdom in yourself, in others around you, and in the world where God has planted you today, so that many of our brothers and sisters who are still gallivanting outside the Father’s house can return back before it’s too late.
Be about our Father’s business today, RICH CEOs.
We are Royals In Cristo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officers of each of our God-given LifeBusiness.
Just like Jesus.
Luke 2:48-49 MEV
[48] When they saw Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You dealt with us like this? Look, Your father and I have anxiously searched for You.” [49] He said to them, “How is it that you searched for Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”
If you want to know more about how to live your LifeBusiness today as a RICH CEO, live the RichLife in Christ. Join our SpeakChrist RichLife Club. We’ll do it together. St. Katharine Drexel, our SpeakChrist RichLife Club patron saint, pray for us.
Live the RichLife in Christ today 🤟
You’re the R.I.C.H. C.E.O. of your own LifeBusiness,
Royals In Cristo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officers.
Today, just like Jesus,
Be about your Father’s Kingdom business.
You’re the R.I.C.H. C.E.O. of your own LifeBusiness,
Live it well, Royal In Cristo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officer.
You’re an important subsidiary of our Father’s Kingdom business,
Grow it well, Royal In Christo Hesus Coheir-Empowered Officer.
Luke 15:31-32 GW
[31] “His father said to him, ‘My child, you’re always with me. Everything I have is yours. [32] But we have something to celebrate, something to be happy about. This brother of yours was dead but has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.’ ”
Say “I will” in the comments below. 😘
Free 🎁 for you.
Activate your RichLife G.R.A.C.E. (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense) with this NOW Activation SpeakChrist Declaration MP3 and Printable doc. Join our SpeakChrist Community Membership, so you can start declaring and activating your RichLife GRACE today + our RichLife Tools to help you live the RichLife in Christ, now and forever. 👼
📝 IF you are a poet at heart, like me, you’d love our Live the RichLife in Christ Today: Short Ballad Poem that SpeakChrist to Your Royal Spirit Scripture eJournal here 👉RICH CEO Live the RichLife in Christ Today: Short Ballad Poem that SpeakChrist to Your Royal Spirit Scripture eJournal
Now Your Turn
(Questions to ask yourself when scripture journaling)
What verses spoke to me strongly and powerfully from the scripture readings?
What is God saying to me in these verses?
What does God want me to do today from these verses?
Journal prompts of the day
Am I still working with a slave mentality in my Father’s Kingdom business?
Am I still gallivanting outside my Father’s house, in desperate circumstances?
How will I live as a R.I.C.H. C.E.O. of my LifeBusiness today?
📝 Grab your companion worksheet printable journal here 👉RICH CEO SpeakChrist Diaries Worksheet Printable eJournal Today
Let’s pray
Thank You, Father, that I’m Your R.I.C.H. C.E.O., growing my own LifeBusiness, Your subsidiary, expanding my Father’s Kingdom business. In Jesus’ Name! Amen.
If you have not yet received Jesus as personal Lord and Savior, just pray with me so you too can be a child and heir of God’s household and citizen of His Kingdom:
Dearest Father, forgive me of my sins. I receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Now please fill me with Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
This is it for now, SpeakChrist Angel. 👼 Until next time.
Vivo Dives Vitae in Christo. Live the RichLife in Christ. Now and Forever.
Your SpeakChrist Angel,
Tata Velasquez
P.S.
Join our SpeakChrist RichLife Club
Bringing together people who have Bold, Impossible, Glorious (BIG) dreams so we can live the rich life in Christ (John 10:10), now and forever, and He can make all our dreams come true. By simply living the 4 Pillars of the RichLife in Christ Playbook today. Let’s do it together.