Faithful Living in a Land of Abundance

In Proverbs 30:7-9, we find an instructive prayer. The prayer is for the Lord to provide the believer what is needful. The danger of not having enough is the person of faith will profane the name of the Lord by stealing. The danger of having too much is the believer will deny the Lord through self-sufficiency. Seasons of want and seasons of plenty bring with them unique challenges for the person of faith. In Deuteronomy, Moses is preparing the people to transition from living in the wilderness to living in the Promised Land, a land flowing with milk and honey. In the land of abundance, the people of God must take care they not deny the Lord through self-reliance and idolatry. Our church is located in a land of abundance. As the people of God, we must learn to live faithfully in this land of plenty. The book of Deuteronomy has much to say to us about faithful living in a land of abundance.