Skip to main content

NEITHER RICHES NOR POVERTY


Proverbs 30:8-9 (KJV) Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Bible teaches us to be contented with our daily provisions. Not asking for an exaggerated wealth so we will not boast our rich by declaring that all this riches are from our own hands. On the contrary, not asking for an under-poverty-line condition, which makes us difficult to live, even to consume meals. Well, I think no one will ask this request in a prayer. 

Riches are meaningless without God. It will only drag us away from God. In the end, we will realize that riches have wrapped us strongly, even stronger than our desires to seek God. Finally, just the matter of time, we will leave God, the source of life (including riches that we have). 

The poverty condition, on the other hand, is as dangerous as riches. We may steal or lie to others to get more benefits which is able to make us richer. If that condition is happening continously , we will see that we will befriend with the thief or even worse, we become the thief. 

Neither riches nor poverty are meaningful without God. Therefore, we must learn how to be contented for what we have received. In other words, we must be grateful for all provisions and wealth that God has given to us. No matter how big or luxurious it is, we must say thank you to the Lord. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DOING WHAT IS GOOD [Titus 3:1-11]

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one,  to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone [Titus 3:2] It is well-acknowledged that every people, especially Christians should behave in a good ways. It is mandatory to show respect and to love each other. What is written in the book of Titus depicts the importance of doing the good things. As a believers in Christ, we have a responsibility to create a peace among our neighbor. Specifically, Paul wrote in a book of Titus that we should "  to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone" [Titus 3:2} . Furthermore, that order is similar, or even is in a part of the greatest commandment given by Jesus in Matthew 22:34-38 Jesus replied : “‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. And the second is like it: ‘Love your...
Post a Comment
Read more

Fight Against The Evil One

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace, In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. [Eph 6: 14-17] As a Christian living in this world, we have a serious menace that comes from evil. Indeed, the evil one is not represented as a creatures in the underworld. That evil who has already existed since the beginning of this world is eager to insinuate ourselves continuously. The point is, he will not cease his deceptive act until we relinquish our faith in Jesus and no longer follow The Lord. That menace will be ongoing ceaselessly until we fall into his trap. Thus, it is truly important to scrutinize carefully about what the most powerful strategy to subdu...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Obedient Sheep

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way [ Isaiah 53:6a] Bible describes us like a sheep that has gone astray due to we tend to take our own way. Moreover, in fact, we are eager to walk swiftly and rashly even though we are heading to the Death Valley.  Specifically, the vivid consequences of going astray is we will have no interest in learning bible, which means our frame of mind will not be formed and revised by the word of God. We will not be able to hear His admonishment at all. As a result, we are inclined to decide what we are going to do by our own thought. For example, when we are in a daze due to we are dealing with a lot of ordeals, what are we planing to? Will we seek some indulgences outside or take some times to pray to God? Are we more interested in babbling over our predicaments with friends or discussing it rigorously with our christian friends who know profoundly about bible and able to give a prudent advice? As Jes...
Post a Comment
Read more