June 2010 | Vol. 5 | Issue 6
Abundance and the Relationship between Scarcity and Choice
Are the historical accounts of God’s abundance only descriptive or are they also prescriptive?
Have you ever listened to a preacher quote Philippians 4:19, “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glori- ous riches in Christ Jesus,” on your car radio as you drove to a meeting where you knew you would be asked to cut expenses due to declining contributions? Have you ever read Ephesians 3:20, “Now to him who is able to do im- measurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…,” with pangs of doubt because of the gap between that optimistic declaration of abundance and your current scarcity of resources?. . .[Click below to continue]
