Poverty

 Matthew 19:23-30, Mark 10:21

Wealth can make one have a false sense of well being. Money is a trap that blinds us to the way to heaven. Christ said that it is not easy for the wealthy to enter into heaven. (Matthew 19:24, Luke 18:25, Mark 10:25) In fact, it is not something you can take with you. Wealth is for this world not the next. It can buy many things but it cannot buy the kingdom of God. What is considered wealth in this world is worthless in the kingdom of Yahweh. It fails miserably in all truth by birthing greed, and fear of its loss. Poverty does not fare much better. The needy hunger for that which is needed to sustain life and what this life says is happiness. Poverty is a place where the needy are trodden down and treated as inferior, looked upon as less than human, unintelligent and worthless. The learned feel they are superior to the poor since they have an education they do not. The things that are handed to the rich are denied to the poor. It is these that Christ came to bring the good news to and to show the way to true peace through His sacrifice. Those that He chose to be apostles and disciples were not educated but fishermen and lower class. There were some followers that were well educated but those close to him were not, with the exception of Luke, who was a physician. Happiness is not how rich with the wealth of this world you are. Wealth is the Holy Spirit within, the peace of heart and soul in the knowledge that we are saved and eternity is ours no matter what happens in this life. Happiness is the promise of eternal life. Happiness is knowing this body is only a temporary vessel, that when our spirit leaves it behind there is a perfect body awaiting us in Yahweh's heaven. Happiness is knowing there is no death in the next life. Nothing in this life can buy that. Nothing stored up in banks, learned in colleges or institutions can create or purchase what Yahweh has created. We are His and His alone. This is true happiness.

The next two posts I am sharing a flower stamp Jill gave me to color. 

I decided not to adjust this finished image but to leave it as is from the photo. Next week it will be the same image colored differently. Take care and God bless. Remember to always Love The Details.