For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always (Matthew 26:11 KJV) Jesus and His disciples were dining one day when a woman approached Him and poured expensive oil from an Alabaster box on His head. The fragrance of the oil filled the entire room. It turned out that oil Read More
Poverty
When poverty visits a man like an armed robber
How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man (Proverbs 6:9–11, ESV) One of the most astonishing truths I found Read More
God Talks about the Causes of Poverty
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich (Prov. 10:4 ESV) “Causes of poverty”? Does poverty have a cause? I know this might sound very strange to many of you, but yes, there is a cause of poverty. If you have also ever wondered why you are sometimes broke, as Read More
Why am I broke?
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. (Prov. 24:30-31 KJV) “Why am I broke?” Seriously? That is an important question for Read More