When I first read the subtitle of Max Lucado’s newest book, Glory Days, I admit I was a bit skeptical. “Live your Promised Land life now.” Immediately, my thoughts were filled with images of prosperity preachers promising Christians financial wealth and cured illnesses if only they would believe enough, tithe enough, try hard enough.
As I read Glory Days, though, it became clear that’s not where Lucado’s heart is — and certainly not what he means when he urges readers to pray bold prayers and believe God’s promises. His rootedness in the Bible did much to ease my critical mind, but I still had a few questions for him about the struggles Christians are promised, how we are to define prosperity, and the potential problem of elevating ourselves above Jesus.
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