Rich or poor?

Alright brothers and sisters, think about this verse very hard!


Proverbs 13:7

7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches

Have you stopped and taken a real hard look at this world of ours lately? It seems everything the world is doing is contrary to what God's Word tells us. Just take a look at this verse. It is very simple really. If we are entirely working on being rich then we have missed the whole point of life and thus we have nothing. On the other hand if we are focused on where and what God has for us we won't be rich because our main focus will be on serving Him, thus we may be poor in the eyes of the world but we have everything in the eyes of God. Now which is more important. As I was reading this verse another verse came to mind:

Luke 13:30

30 And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

You see this is the principle God has for us...we are to put God first, family second, others third, and then we fall in line somewhere after that! This is what will truly make us rich, and if we do happen to have a bundle of money, if these are our priorities, we won't have near as much! Think about that!

So are you rich or poor? Look at what God teaches this morning!

Thanks Pops, I think your thought this morning helped with this devotion!

Tom