A Living Example
By Kenneth C. Ulmer, PH.D.
In 3 John 2, the author writes, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
God wants you to be a living example of His prosperity---a prosperity that includes both spiritual abundance and financial blessings. He wants you to be prsperous in spite of what's not in your pocket. In spite of what kind of car you drive. In spite of what kind of home you live in. In spite of what kind of clothes you wear. He wants you to have a prosperity anchored in the reality that money is only a tool, a test and a testimony for the true riches that lie beyond the material confines of this decaying world.
A favorite hymn of many Christians is a little song called "Amazing Grace." One of my favorite lines says:
Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come.
'Twas Grace that brought us safe thus far and Grace will lead us home!
Don't be ashamed to testify that you have come through many "dangers, toils and snares." Don't be ashamed to share that the devil was trying to teop you every step of the way, yet God gave you the power and grace to climb the mountain and stand up like a champion to give Him all the praise. God's grace brought you through the snares so that you could be a living testimony of Him. Tried, tested and true---a honored tool in His hands, ready to serve Him to the utmost.
In 3 John 2, the author writes, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
God wants you to be a living example of His prosperity---a prosperity that includes both spiritual abundance and financial blessings. He wants you to be prsperous in spite of what's not in your pocket. In spite of what kind of car you drive. In spite of what kind of home you live in. In spite of what kind of clothes you wear. He wants you to have a prosperity anchored in the reality that money is only a tool, a test and a testimony for the true riches that lie beyond the material confines of this decaying world.
A favorite hymn of many Christians is a little song called "Amazing Grace." One of my favorite lines says:
Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come.
'Twas Grace that brought us safe thus far and Grace will lead us home!
Don't be ashamed to testify that you have come through many "dangers, toils and snares." Don't be ashamed to share that the devil was trying to teop you every step of the way, yet God gave you the power and grace to climb the mountain and stand up like a champion to give Him all the praise. God's grace brought you through the snares so that you could be a living testimony of Him. Tried, tested and true---a honored tool in His hands, ready to serve Him to the utmost.
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