Why abundance?
A growing number of mainstream commentators (not just my favourite fringey archdruid) are saying that the western world is in for some tough times for a while. Here is an example by Thomas L. Friedman that is worth reading. I’m not a fan of tough times. I’m more a fan of New iPads For Everyone. I don’t think that’s what we are getting though.
So, what to do?
The bible says that ‘there was a famine in the land’, and ‘Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.’ (Genesis 26:1&12, TNIV)
This is a favourite scripture with the God-is-my-get-rich-genie crowd, but it is important to remember that this is not talking about Isaac, Rebekah, 40 acres and a mule. Abraham, Isaac’s dad, had a personal army of 300. Isaac inherited the leadership of a significant community of people. That community, in the middle of a famine, experienced abundance.
Understanding abundance culture in the middle of hard times is important for God’s people and for the communities we live in and for the growth of the kingdom of God.
22 February 2010 Jeff Gill
tags: abundance
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