Poverty
One person wrote about Jesus, that ..."He had nowhere to lay His head, and we have made poetry out of His poverty while being extremely careful not to share it."
In this western world, the need for money has become overwhelming, we are bombarded by things to buy with it, ways of making more with it, and presented with fears about what would happen if we didn't have enough of it. Existing within such an atmosphere and still maintaining perspective is not easy. I read recently, that one of the richest men in the country was depressed as his fortune had fallen by over 2 billion, he still twice that much left, but felt a failure. When your God is money, then your natural enemy is poverty, and all your efforts are placed to defeating this, your self esteem is wrapped in this battle, he was losing his!
When Jesus is recognised as God, then the natural enemy is Satan, and all your efforts will be put into serving Jesus and avoiding the pitfalls of the Satan. One such pitfall is the love of money.
Take time now to consider, who are you, is your self esteem based on who Christ has called you to be, or on your own personal wealth and the achievement of making it, for in reality, you may be the richest man in the world, but still really be in poverty.
In this western world, the need for money has become overwhelming, we are bombarded by things to buy with it, ways of making more with it, and presented with fears about what would happen if we didn't have enough of it. Existing within such an atmosphere and still maintaining perspective is not easy. I read recently, that one of the richest men in the country was depressed as his fortune had fallen by over 2 billion, he still twice that much left, but felt a failure. When your God is money, then your natural enemy is poverty, and all your efforts are placed to defeating this, your self esteem is wrapped in this battle, he was losing his!
When Jesus is recognised as God, then the natural enemy is Satan, and all your efforts will be put into serving Jesus and avoiding the pitfalls of the Satan. One such pitfall is the love of money.
Take time now to consider, who are you, is your self esteem based on who Christ has called you to be, or on your own personal wealth and the achievement of making it, for in reality, you may be the richest man in the world, but still really be in poverty.
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