Things I want to say about poverty, financial security, and money in general

The Lord said, Mat_26:11  For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

It seems that God has ordained that there should always be poor people, and they are the subjects of God’s mercies, provisions, thru instruments like us (Acts 20:35; Eph. 4:28) who are able to help them.

If we happen to be part of that sector, who are poor, then we can benefit from the blessings pronounced by Christ to the poor. 

Mat_5:3  Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Now, he is not teaching that we should struggle to be poor, to keep ourselves poor, nor is he teaching that it is a sin to be rich, or any of that sort.  That’s not the point of the blessedness pronounced.  The Lord’s is teaching his followers that they should never lose that mind-set of someone who is in deep need of God no matter at what state we are. 

We must not consider ourselves too poor so that we pity ourselves, not considering that we have a wealthy Father just eager to bless us.  Neither must we consider ourselves too wealthy that we don’t shout to God for the next meal and lose the thankfulness of getting it for that day, just like those who don’t know where the next meal will come.