'The bane of spiritual good
The bane of spiritual good
Unbroken worldly prosperity is the bane of spiritual good . For one thing, it hinders the growth of Christian graces and virtues.
There are Scripture truths that can be learned better in the darkness of adversity, than in light of prosperity.
There are Divine promises which by their very nature are invisible in the noonday of prosperity, hiding away like stars in the light — and revealing themselves only when it grows dark around us.
The deeper, richer meaning of many a word of Scripture — is learned only amid life's painful changes.