Publisher's Synopsis
Prosperity was never meant to be an end in itself. It is a means to the end of fulfilling God's plan and purpose for life. God's will and purpose always has to do with redemption and reconciling people to Himself. He spared no expense to do this when He sent us His only Son to die in our place and for the punishment of our sin. If the Lord began the process by spending the greatest treasure He possessed for our salvation, how much more will He help us with the temporal treasures of earth in order to complete His plan and extend the blessing. Biblical prosperity is based on the Abrahamic Covenant and the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross. Purposeful prosperity is premised on understanding stewardship. God is the owner and man is simply a steward of resources committed to him by God for particular purposes. The idea of stewardship is based on the concept that the earth and everything in it belongs to God and that man is just a manager of whatever God blesses him with, all of which is to be used for the advancement of the kingdom. Stewardship involves every area of a man's life, and man must use everything in his life including his body, money, time, talents, and relationships for the advancement of God's kingdom. Believers should hold loosely to their blessings from God so that if He commands them to give something up, they can and will be obedient without an inner attachment to possessions in their hearts. Stewards are called to live significantly below their means in order to give as much away for the Lord's work as possible, out of love, fear, and desire to please God.
