Posted on 06/22/2019 5:32:10 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all” (Proverbs 22:2 KJV).
The poor man that rejected Jesus Christ goes to judgment and the rich man that rejected Jesus Christ goes to judgment. “For there is no difference; for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:22-23). They meet together. They may never have spent an instant of time together here in this life or have anything in common—but they will have a great deal in common at the judgment.
There is another place where they meet together. They meet together in the Tribulation. In the Tribulation, the Antichrist’s system is going to be a great leveler. Both rich and poor, bond and free were made to take that mark in Revelation 13:16. They will have a great deal in common.
“The LORD is the maker of them all,” so, the Lord makes folks poor, and when the government tries to make poor folks rich folks, it is going against the will of God. And when they try to make rich folks poor through taxation, they are going against the will of God.
“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God” (Ecclesiastes 5:19).
If you are not rich, it is God’s will. Just submit to the will of God. If you are rich, God gave it to you, use it for His glory. Submit to His will in all things.
Again, the rich and the poor meet together in judgment: “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works” (Revelation 20:12).
Let’s read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let’s keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread!
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