POOR & PRECIOUS
Memorise: But I am poor and
needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer, make
no tarrying, O my God. Psalm 40:17
Social stratification based on financial status is
more pronounced than any type of stratification in modern society. The wealthy
and the poor coexist in all nations of the world today. The rich are associated
with wealth, power and fame, while the poor are associated with suffering,
obscurity and lack. The rich has many friends, associates and family members.
He is an independent fellow who can afford to pay his or her bills and also
contribute to the development of the community. The poor on the other hand has
few or no friends or associates. He can hardly pay his bills not to talk of
contributing to the development of the community. However, it is heart-warming
to note that God is personally interested in the cause of the poor. I hereby decree
that God will put an end to every form of poverty in your life today in Name of
Jesus.
Numerous passages of the Bible speak of God’s deep
concern for the poor. In the Mosaic Law, God commanded that no one should
oppress them. If they became servants of their fellow citizen out of poverty,
God commanded that in the fiftieth year (Jubilee), the poor must be set free to
return to his or her family without strings attached. Also, God gave many
wonderful promises and pronounced blessings on the poor as a means of assuring
them that poverty would not be a permanent status. In fact, a cursory look at a
few of these passages will convince you that poverty has become a matter of
choice for the children of God. All you need to do is to apply the word and its
principles to your life. Such passages include the following:
“He raiseth up the poor out
of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him
with princes, even with the princes of his people.”
Psalm 113:7-8
“For ye Know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that through he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor,
that ye through his poverty might be rich.”
2 Corinthians 8:9
These verses are a great source of consolation to
children of God irrespective of their current financial status. Jesus came to
demonstrate the Father’s heartbeat for the poor by His life, and also by the
ultimate sacrifice He paid on behalf of all humanity on the cross of Calvary. It is at Calvary
that we learnt that, despite the poverty of the human race, we are still very
precious to God.
Prayer point
Father, Please help me to
know how precious I am in your sight and please don’t let your investment in my
life be a waste, in Jesus’ Name.
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