Luke 4:18 "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME,
BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR.
HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES,
AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND,
TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
Have you ever thought about why the Lord specifically says I am anointed to preach the Gospel to the poor? I did think about this and then I remembered this scripture:
James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
There was my answer, God chose the poor as the object of the salvation message.
Luke 7:22 And He answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.
Poor people are the most rejected people in this world. And being rejected by the world puts you in a great position to be accepted by GOD.
1 Cor 1:27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
1 Cor 1:28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, 1 Cor 1:29 so that no man may boast before God.Being poor does not provide you material resources that will cause you or I to boast.
Being poor causes you to depend on GOD for your daily needs.
Being poor keeps you with an attitude of humility before GOD.
It is through the circumstances we encounter in this life that mode and shape us into the people GOD desires us to become. The LORD uses poverty as an instrument to accomplish His divine purpose in His people. When we seek the LORD by necessity for our daily needs we learn to trust GOD and thereby become rich in faith.
If you are rich this instruction given to a rich young ruler may be appropriate for you as well:
Mark 10:21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
Being poor causes you to depend on GOD for your daily needs.
Being poor keeps you with an attitude of humility before GOD.
It is through the circumstances we encounter in this life that mode and shape us into the people GOD desires us to become. The LORD uses poverty as an instrument to accomplish His divine purpose in His people. When we seek the LORD by necessity for our daily needs we learn to trust GOD and thereby become rich in faith.
If you are rich this instruction given to a rich young ruler may be appropriate for you as well:
Mark 10:21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
