Prosperity. How does God define it?

Throughout the Old Testament, God repeatedly offered prosperity to His people.

In Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles and Psalms, He promised a wealth of good living to the Israelites — safety, adequate rain, plentiful crops, healthy wombs, multiple children, productive work and long life.

These blessings were theirs as long as they obeyed all the laws and ordinances Moses had given them. This was God’s covenant with them. But throughout the Old Testament, the Israelites kept breaking their part of the deal. In turn, God took prosperity away from them.

Then Jesus came.

God began His new covenant. God’s covenant with us now is our love in exchange for His. We commit to loving Jesus, and God commits to caring for us, now and through eternity.

God offers us an abundant life; one overflowing with all that He deems excellent for us. His goodness can take the form of money, children, property, health, work, or anything else that grows our spirits and brings us closer to Him.

On the outside, God’s prosperity may look different from one Christian to the next. But inside, He is making our spirits rich, leading us to the rich reward of heaven.