God loves all people equally, but he does not bless all people equally.

Some people he prospers for a very specific reason.

If you want to find out what that is, stay with me. That's today.

Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. We are a discipleship driven ministry on a mission to

encourage Christians everywhere to live like Christians. And what an intriguing

idea, Chip just posed. Is there really a secret to receiving God's blessings in our lives?

Well today we'll dive into that answer as we begin highlighting a part of our

series, The Genius of Generosity. For the next couple of programs we'll learn how to be authentically generous, not just with our finances, but also with how we spend our time, use our gifts, and build relationships with others.

Okay, let's settle in as Chip kicks off this series with his message,

Why God Prospers Generous People.

I want to begin with a little terrible that I ran across.

It was very interesting.

Imagine if you will the scene.

Once there was a man lost in desert near death from thirst.

He wandered aimlessly throughout the burning sand for many days, growing weaker by the moment.

At long last he saw an oasis in the distance, palm trees indicating there would be water. He stumbled forward feverishly,

fell beneath the shade of the trees. Finally he might quench his thirst. But he noticed something

strange about this particular oasis.

Instead of a pool of water or a bubbling brook,

it was odd. There was a pump.

And next to the pump was a jar of water.

And next to the jar of water was a small parchment with hand-written note.

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