Does not the Old Testament promise that God will prosper His people?
Indeed! God increases our yield so that by giving, we can prove our yield is not our god. God does not prosper a man’s business so that he can move from a Ford to a Cadillac. God prospers a business so that 17,000 unreached peoples can be reached with the gospel. God prospers a business so that twelve percent of the worlds population can move a step back from the precipice of starvation. The issue is not how much a person makes. Big industry and big salaries are a fact of our times, and are not necessarily evil. The evil is in being deceived into thinking a $100,000 dollar salary must be accompanied by a $100,000 dollar lifestyle. God has made us conduits of His grace. The danger is in thinking the conduit should be lined with gold. It shouldn’t. Copper will do.” The bank statement in heaven is what counts, remember Jesus words; Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. SEEK THOSE THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE! SLAIN IN THE SPI
