Friday, March 28, 2014

I Want to be Rich!

Fools are put in many high positions,
    while the rich occupy the low ones.
I have seen slaves on horseback,
    while princes go on foot like slaves. Ecclesiastes 10

There are a lot of repeated concepts in the Bible.  I remember a pastor from my youth once said that things were repeated for emphasis.  I disagree, I think they're repeated so we have consistency throughout the Bible.  It's yet another proof that everything came from one source, directly from God!

Ecclesiastes 10 is another rehashing of the same thing.  The first shall be last and the last shall become first.  Here it is described with a few different groups of people.  So first we've got the fools and slaves in the high places, and the rich and princes in the low.  Well, aren't we told we don't want to be in either group?  We don't want to be among the rich royalty, we want to humble ourselves before God, right?

The rich and the royalty in the verses above aren't referring to the rich in monetary wealth, or princes in royal bloodlines.  They're referring to those rich in the spirit of God!  By that definition, all those who saved are rich and wealthy.  We have the opportunity to show that monetary wealth is a blessing, but true wealth comes from knowing Christ and sharing that love.  I will gladly be considered rich in that.

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