Today’s Thought “Beyond Pie in the Sky” G. Ward

“Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.” James 5:1-2

Rev. Ike was notably the most popular radio evangelist in the 1960’s promulgating an unsubstantiated theology that demanded, “Forget about pie in the sky, I want mine now” mentality. His flamboyance was the visual attraction many Americans find appealing. Our predisposition in visual prosperity from so many can/will produce a quagmire of doubting to what might be deemed as living by humble means, enabling “eccentric” to become our tag.

Here’s the problem with any of this. Rev. Ike had a massive stroke in 2007 (unable to enjoy his proposed wealth = hundreds of millions) and became invalid and died in 2009. Will the short life granted you strive more in things to substantiate what God can do, or will you just believe because HE is (cf. Jn.14:1-3, Ro.8:18)?

Happy Thursday!