Most of us in the airlines did not end up in this industry to get rich but because we love aviation (and maybe free travel!) Some preachers will tell us, though, that earthly wealth is something God promises to obedient Christians. There is a word for this idea. It’s called heresy.
Some believe in “promises” God has never made to His children.
He has not promised us material wealth, for instance, or that we will have a spouse. God does not vow that we will be perfectly healthy physically throughout our time here or completely fulfilled in all our interpersonal relationships. We will have some of these things to the degree they are part of His perfect will for our lives, but His will and our will are not always the same.
Those who try to interpret Scripture to defend the notion that these things are somehow the birthright of every believer are not reading their “proof texts” in the context of other passages in the Bible that may say something quite different.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal” -Matthew 6:19 (ESV)
