Real Peace
Biblical peace is not an invocative prayer for wealth but a prayer for fulfillment and a balanced life.
Proverbs 17
20 A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
I have learned long ago not to think of prosperity merely in terms of material prosperity. The Bible wishes this for our success:
23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. I Thessalonians 5:23
The Hebrew language has a word for prosperity but it is often translated as “peace.” The word is shalom. It is given as a greeting to those to whom we wish the best. It means “may you have all that is necessary for full contentment. “ Biblical peace is not an invocative prayer for wealth but a prayer for fulfillment and a balanced life. That is what prosperity is and it is denied those with a perverse heart who think only of themselves as they lie and cheat themselves into a life of chaos, conflict and consequences.
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