God's Poverty Level

Americans love to collect stuff.  If it were really true that "the one with the most stuff wins," most of us are real contenders!

 

God isn't at all interested in stuff. He's much more interested in us being in total poverty. Actually, we are so much more useful to God when we are destitute. We are, however, so easily puffed up by the stuff we possess. How very opposite of how God needs us to be.  Jesus said in Mark it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for us to not love and be ruled by our stuff.  God needs us to be totally dependent on Him, not bank accounts, careers, family, friends, and stuff.  Oswald Chambers puts it like this: "God's friendship is with people who know their poverty"  If we sincerely want to be effective and useful servants of Christ, we must become empty of ourselves.  That's what makes us open and useful for His purposes.  No, this isn't very popular and not the world's way, but it's very simple. Consider today whether you are living on God's poverty level.