Prosperity Folly

 Ever wondered what would have happened had Christ been a prosperity preacher?

He meets Peter and his team and performs the mega miracle of bringing the fish from all over to fill their boats to overflowing. Then Peter falls before Him asking Him to go away since he was a sinner.

Jesus could have simply asked him to just go ahead and sell the fish and bring a worthy offering.

What about Matthew?

Since he must have been earning a good salary, he could have been reminded to invest in the kingdom. There was no need of leaving employment since the kingdom had more need for that offering. He could simply increase his worth in the kingdom by increasing his giving.

And the rich young ruler would not have gone back sad since he could have been allowed to use his wealth to pamper the kingdom in preparation for his later joining it. Or isn’t investing into the kingdom better than wasting all on the poor who may not even appreciate it?

Zacchaeus could have been rebuked for giving the poor instead of the kingdom. You see, he would not even need to compensate those he had defrauded since giving into the kingdom would sanitise the rest.

And since Judas was their first pope, the lady who wasted expensive perfume on Jesus could have been guided into better usage of that perfume.

The only problem is that Jesus as the King does not need investments into His kingdom. His kingdom is sufficient and lacks nothing.

The only thing a king needs is unfettered obedience