The prosperity preachers would like us to believe their gospel will provide a life of financial success and physical health. One of them blew away Covid-19 with his breath a year ago. Another called angels from Africa and South America to help Trump win the election. This, of course, flies in the face of Biblical revelation. I would take a pass on the kind of life Abraham, Jacob, Job, Noah, David, Paul, Peter or John endured. The Scriptures state, unequivocally, that the rain falls on the just and the unjust.
The thing I would do is trust Him when adversity, which is a common human experience, comes my way. The hymn writer expressed it well in, “My Grace is Sufficient:”
Many times I’m tried and tested
As I travel day by day.
‘Oft I meet with pain and sorrow
And there’s trouble in the way.
But I have a sweet assurance
That my soul, the Lord will lead.
And in Him there is strength for every need.
Oh, His grace is sufficient for me.
And His love is abundant and free.
And what joy fills my soul,
Just to know, just to know
That His grace is sufficient for me.
When the tempter brings confusion
And I don’t know what to do,
On my knees I turn to Jesus
For I know He’ll see me through.
Then despair is changed to victory.
Every doubt just melts away
And in Him there is hope for every day.
James 1:4
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Go out there today and prove that His grace is sufficient.
Think about it.
Gary