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we understand precisely
the meaning of God's
provision. Does it mean
great material wealth?
Does it mean enough to
get by? There are four
main words on the
positive side of provi-
sion: riches, wealth,
prosperity, and abun-
dance. When we use the
words riches or wealth,
we are speaking about
considerable financial or
material assets. These
words imply that a per-
son has large sums of
money, owns large prop-
erties and other valu-
ables. But when we
speak about prosperity
and abundance, the im-
plication is not necessar-
ily that a person has a
lot of money in the bank
or owns great material
provisions.
side. I would suggest the
following: poverty, want
and failure. Abundance
and prosperity, then,
suggest something that
is the opposite of
poverty, want and fail-
ure.
at the concept of living
in abundance and pros-
perity, we are not neces-
sarily talking about
people whom the world
would classify as being
very wealthy or rich.
Rather, we are thinking
in terms of succeeding
in what each individual
is commissioned to do.
need, plus you have
something to spare.
Abundance suggests
that you are lifted above
the level of your own
needs and thus are able
to reach out to the
needs of others.
simply relied on his
Father's credit, and it
was always honored.
Jesus exemplified abun-
dance. Many people fail
to see this. They picture
Jesus as being poor
throughout His life, but
in the truest sense He
was not poor. He had
abundance.
attitude to His disciples.
When He sent them out,
He said, "Freely you
have received; freely
give" (Matthew 10:9). He
did not send them out
to get; He sent them out
to give.
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