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- Jesus does not say that to follow him we must be poor. In fact, he says that we are to care for the poor. So we must be stable enough to be able to give in order to care for the poor. It’s about our heart. We must be satisfied in God alone, and consider his provisions as tools to serve and glorify him.
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Jun 24, 2020 · Does God want me to be rich, or does he want me to be poor? The book of Proverbs has surprising answers to these questions.
1 Samuel 2:8. Verse Concepts. “He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the ash heap. To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them. Psalm 107:41.
Jun 25, 2019 · The Bible issues several warnings against the love of money and the snare of wealth (1 Timothy 3:3; 6:10), but in Proverbs 30:8–9, Agur, the gather of wise sayings, asks that he would have neither poverty nor wealth.
Aug 3, 2024 · 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst ...
Jun 25, 2019 · God does. The Bible is equally as clear that while God owns everything, wealth isn’t guaranteed for everyone on earth . Jesus told his disciples that the poor would always be with them ( John 12:8 ).
Jul 25, 2019 · When we give to the poor without recognizing the image of God in their person, we inevitably make the poor to become our unwitting sacrifice to Ba'al. Economic poverty in others can make us uncomfortable about the spiritual poverty in ourselves.
Regardless of the standard for wealth and poverty, God does have a special concern for the poor, and our response to them is determined by the reasons for their poverty. Some people are poor because of a calamity and not through any fault of their own.
