Prosperity
isn't a be-all and end-all of Christianity. It's part of the total
package, because God wants you to be able to give when He asks you. He
told Abraham that He would use Abraham to bless others - and that
Abraham would be blessed in the process.
It's a by-product of
faithfulness, folks.
"Give away your life; you'll find life given back,
but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving,
not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity." (Luke 6:38, The
Message)
Or, if you prefer the King James translation: "Give, and it shall be
given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and
running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure
that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."
