One may ask what of Individuals? The bible made us to know that Solomon was the wealthiest man on earth,Job was enormously wealthy,Abraham too was wealthy. Genesis 13:2,"heavily stocked with herds and silver and gold.".
Many of God's servents in the past were rich.Does it then holds true that serving God diligently creates wealth? Does it also mean that poor people are not serving God the right way?Does it mean that to be poor is a curse by God for not worshipping him faithfully?
In the New testerment Mary the mother of Jesus was highly favored by God yet she was not rich. When mary offered sacrifice to God ,she presented a pair of young pigeons which was a customary offering that poor people made to God.
Jesus himself was not a rich man on earth. He said in Luke 9:57-58."Foxs have dens and birds of heaven have roosts but the son of man has no place to lay his head." Apostle Paul wrote."he became poor for your sakes,that you might become rich through his poverty.
Material wealth is often not what God promised his children. In James 2:5, James wrote."Listen,My beloved brothers.God chose the ones who are poor respecting the world to be rich in faith and heirs of his kingdom,which he promised to does who love him did he not?".
If the riches Jesus gave to his disiples were not material ones, what kind of riches did he give? In a letter that Jesus wrote to the congregation in Smyrna,he said "I know your tribulations and poverty but you are rich."(Revelation 2:8-9). Jesus also said that a wise man stores his riches in heaven were no thefs or insects will damage it.This surely tells us that christains may not be rich materially but their riched is stored in heaven were it will not be attacked by thefs or damaged by insects and were it will last for ever and ever.more view :1 2 3 4
