“As God has richly blessed us with salvation, and has added to this material prosperity, we pray that our response would be one of corresponding gratitude and imitative grace. We therefore encourage all of our people to engage themselves gladly in the work of the kingdom, extending the kindness of Christ to others, just as the Father has extended it to us…”
Lance Hickerson, Senior Minister of Forest Home Church, Franklin, TN, in the Call to Action section of “On Economic Justice: A Statement of Understanding Regarding Financial Blessings and their Application“.
While the entire document is worth reading, this call to action encompasses my prayer for Christ followers everywhere, and more specifically, those who listen to my preaching this weekend in multiple settings in Seoul and the students who sit under my teaching here at Torch Trinity.
May our response to God’s rich blessings be “corresponding gratitude and imitative grace” when our tendency linked to material prosperity is shrinking generosity and self-centeredness.