But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
1 Corinthians 2:9
This verse is often abused to inspire the hearer to think about all of the great physical wealth that we might be brought into by the television preachers. But we have seen physical wealth. To suggest that monetary prosperity is what is being discussed here sells the cross and power of Jesus Christ hopelessly short. What God has prepared for us in Christ is far greater than anything we can ask or imagine. We are being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. This reality outdistances any idea of prosperity, any desires in this perishing world completely.
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