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Was Christ REALLY All That Affluent
Shared by Patricia Backora, author of the book
Tough Love in Christ's Millennium
Which you can order online from: http://www.publishamerica.com
Matthew 8:20
Some have even claimed that Christ was not really poor. He lived, they say, like a millionaire’s son travelling incognito. He just wasn’t in the habit of carrying a lot of cash with him; but still, He was well-to-do. Why, then, did Jesus’ disciples need to break the Sabbath by picking a little barley in a field to assuage their hunger? If they had so much money, why hadn’t they just purchased food for the Sabbath the day before, rather than laying Jesus open to accusations from the uncharitable Jewish religious leaders?
When Jesus rode into Jerusalem and the people hailed Him as the anointed Son of David, He used a borrowed donkey. He often slept out in the open, for He had no fixed abode during His brief earthly ministry. There was no Rolex watch or diamond ring among His meager possessions when the soldiers at the Cross gambled over His clothing. The Son of God had lived as the most joyful of men; a much more contented Person than wealthy King Solomon, who discovered to his dismay that all his billions in gold could not satisfy the deepest need of his heart.
Millions have gained an incorruptible inheritance because of the faithfulness of Christ Jesus, Whose wisdom far exceeds that of Solomon. He Who knew privation, is able to have compassion on the poor, and make them princes in the Kingdom of God. God considers the Life of Christ the greatest Success Story of all, and it’s HIS opinion which truly counts, not that of fallible, fickle man.
Only Christ’s Life lived through you is acceptable to a Holy God.
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It is the opening sentence that dismisses this theory of the Lord being wealthy according to the standards of the world. "Some people claim..." - but what does God`s word say.."for your sake, although He WAS rich He became poor"...How imperative it is that we take His word as "the gospel truth" and not the claims of men! Thank you for a good read.
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