Be Rich in Good Works

The happiest people in the world are people whose wealth is multi-dimensional. To be wealthy includes being financially rich but being financially rich alone is not the only measure of being truly wealthy. Many who would qualify to be financially rich by today's standards are labeled as fools in the Bible not because they are deficient in intelligence or business acumen, but because they have made their riches one dimensional. Being truly wealthy includes being financially rich and more than that, it also includes being rich towards God!

The Apostle Paul invites his protegee, a young pastor called, Timothy, to encourage the financially rich people in the Church to be rich in good works. This book continues the encouragement for financially rich people to broaden the reach of their riches into other dimensions of community life. This happiness that comes from sharing the benefits of being financially powerful beyond the traditional boundaries of family into the broader community is tied to God's glory. It reverses the demonic dehumanization of humanity through empowerment instead of reveling in mere "exemption" from some of the rigors of daily life. It is a happiness that embraces the grace of God in calling human beings and gifting them to succeed in their callings even if the path to success may sometimes include embracing some of the sufferings of Jesus. It is a champion's happiness because it comes with discipline and necessary growth pains in many dimensions of life. This little book is about the Biblical perspective on how the wise and compassionate use of financial riches can lead to being truly wealthy (wealthy by God's standards).