“Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.” (James 1:9-10)
From its beginning Christianity has attracted fishermen, farmers, tent makers, carpenters, miners and slaves. The ground is level at the foot of the cross. The rich and poor meet together in the worship and praise of Jesus Christ.
The Bible says that we who are indwelt by Christ Jesus have fellowship together in Christ. First we have a vertical fellowship with Christ. Then we can have a horizontal fellowship with one another. It is Jesus who levels the ground where we stand.
The Rich Young Ruler went away sorrowfully from Jesus because he would not part with his riches to feed the poor. His problem was not with the poor but with Jesus, “who though He was rich yet for our sakes he became poor, that ye through His poverty might be made rich.”(II Corinthians 8:9) Have you received the True Riches?
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