When Moses died the leadership of the Israelites passed to Joshua. As God commissioned him, he gave him this advise: "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." (Joshua 1:8) This formula for success: meditation + obedience = success, stands glaringly in opposition to the pattern of this world, which we are told (in Rom. 12:1-2) not to conform to, and which involves such things as greed, lust, power plays, and seeking one's own comfort and entertainment first.
I wonder what would have happened if those people involved in Ponzi schemes had meditated on God's Word for the past ten years instead of focusing on greed. Or if the financial and business people who are still demanding their incredible annual bonuses were instead to ask for paid time to meditate on and obey God's Word. Or what if I were to stop incessantly asking God to bless me and instead start asking him to use me in some sacrificial way of his choosing. What would prosperity and success look like?
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