Subject: Prosperity and Deut. 28? |
Bible Note: Greetings Kimberly! I pray that God will meet your needs as He promised. I have been where you are talking about. I have been through extreme poverty, and i have been through properous times as well. I have an 89 Buick that I can't get to run, but I also have a 2000 Olds that I can barely pay for. :-) I hope that I have made it clear to you that I do believe that God meets our needs. My only concern if with the false teaching that God owes it to us. This kind of teaching appeals to people who are hurting, but it appeals to their need for material things rather than their need for salvation and spiritual maturity. You are right about covetousness in Heb. 13:5, but it also says to be content with what you have. These "faith" teachers teach a faith that depends upon success. God brings maturity and faith that will see us through all circumstances. Let me give you an example. I attended a church once that taught this word of "faith" message. There was a dear old lady in the congregation who had some debilitating disorder. Her body was crippled, but her spirit was sweet. She had a tremendous testimony. God was using her. But, every week, the pastor would preach how that if we only have enough "faith" God must heal us. Every week this dear lady went to the altar and prayed. Every week, she got up in the same physical condition, believing that she just didn't have enough faith. God is sovereign. He works through our circumstances. Some will be rich. Some will be poor. Some will be healthy. Some will be sick. In each case, God sovereignly decides how He will work through each of us. Real faith says, "God use me as You see fit." I pray that God will improve your circumstances. Maybe He will lead you to a better job! I don't know. I do know this: focus on allowing Him to use you, not upon your circumstances. If you do this, God will do great things through you whether or not you ever have a dime to your name. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |