Rich and poor have this in common; the Lord is the Maker of them all. Proverbs 22:2

In comparison to many Americans, I have suffered grinding poverty; partly due to my foolishness, partly because my spouse has left jobs, and partly because I have not made enough money to cover the basic expenses for two people. But I also know that my "poverty" is nothing in comparison to the true poverty of third world countries where three meals a day is a luxury, not a right. But in my humanness, I have wondered, what is it that sets me apart from the people who have a nice 5 bedroom house and a luxury car? Why them and not me? Why do I have to struggle to pay service charges at the bank because I do NOT have enough, and others have more than they need at the same bank? Why am I struggling so hard just to make ends meet while others go on regular vacations to luxury resorts? This Proverb reminded me that no matter how confusing I find things, God is still Lord of all of us, rich or poor. I like to read history and historical fiction. I am always incredulous that the persons born into wealth and priveledge actually consider themselves "better" than others; they will not stoop to speak to a servant, or someone not of the same "class". People of the lower classes were executed for crimes like stealing bread to eat while the upper class committed sometimes more heinous crimes and got away with it. Or at least suffered a nicer death. But someday, all the people, the scullery maid and the queen, the rock star and the street person, the person driving a Mercedes and a person driving the Yugo will be standing side by side, level to each other. The only One standing above will be Jesus Christ. There really is nobody better than anyone else in this world; where we have placed each other is a matter of perception that the Lord does not have. So, in a sense I am not really sorry that there are other people who have it "better" than me because there are people who have it much worse. And a God Who sees both the rich and the poor in the same light as the creation of His Hands.

Thanks for your continual posts Blyth! They are a Spirit builder.
HIS GRACE AND PEACE,
ROSE




PSALM 89
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

IT'S A LOVE THAT NEVER ENDS
TRET FURE