"Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."
Who are the poor mentioned here? If it refers to those who don't have much money or wealth, does that mean wealthy people don't have the gospel preached to them? It seems to say that the poor are the ones who have the gospel preached to them.
If, on the other hand, it means those who are poor spiritually, does that mean that the other traits mentioned (blind, lame, lepers, deaf, and dead) are spiritually meant? Blind spiritually, etc.
of we are well Off in this world we find a strong embrace have more friends people want to be around you more will accept you quickly
when you live day to day not knowing where the next meal is coming from , your looking for Hope
The poor are often broken and contrite and willing to acknolwedge thier failures that led them There when confronted with truth
just tangibly in my life I’ve noticed those in need whether financially , emotionally , spiritually , health wise ect our weaknesses and trials our struggles is where it’s easiest to meet God with an accepting heart
if everything goes our way and life is always really smooth and easy if we’re rich in everything money , property , friends , ect it’s much more difficult to accept many things Jesus says like we’re supposed to share generously with the poor this was an issue
What I mean is when you have a lot it’s so easy to trust in it if you don’t it’s not an issue a rich man speaks to Jesus
“Then
Jesus beholding him
loved him, and said unto him,
One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
And
he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
And Jesus looked round about, and
saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at his words.( Christian’s are still astonished at that )
But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them,
Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
Mark 10:21-25 KJV
money is the most apparent false God in the world it is able to steal peoples trust and dedication we depend on the size of our bank account to feel we’ve secured our future but really it’s hindering our future
now it’s not evil because we work hard and make money please inderstand , and this is not a command for anyone who has enough money to suddenly go sell everything and give it away and live homeless with our kids or anything
it’s Jesus teaching us how very very important it is to not let the love of money , or any form of greed , steal our inheritance in him
we have billions and billions ahead worth more than all that exists and we don’t want to worship money in this short life because it also can deceive us into false security and it also inherantly speaks a greedy word the more you have the more you need you need to store up because the future is unknown
often we come to the conclusion when seeing a needy person “ they need to get a job I work hard for My money it’s just for me and mine “
at the point we care more about money than people with needs we can help
Meet we need to repent
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