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"Remember the poor."
--Galatians 2:10
Why does God allow so many of his children to be poor? He could make them
all rich if he pleased; he could lay bags of gold at their doors; he could
send them a large annual income; or he could scatter round their houses
abundance of provisions, as once he made the quails lie in heaps round the
camp of Israel, and rained bread out of heaven to feed them. There is no
necessity that they should be poor, except that he sees it to be best. "The
cattle upon a thousand hills are his"--he could supply them; he could make the
richest, the greatest, and the mightiest bring all their power and riches to
the feet of his children, for the hearts of all men are in his control. But he
does not choose to do so; he allows them to suffer want, he allows them to
pine in penury and obscurity. Why is this? There are many reasons: one is, to
give us, who are favoured with enough, an opportunity of showing our love to
Jesus. We show our love to Christ when we sing of him and when we pray to him;
but if there were no sons of need in the world we should lose the sweet
privilege of evidencing our love, by ministering in alms giving to his poorer
brethren; he has ordained that thus we should prove that our love standeth not
in word only, but in deed and in truth. If we truly love Christ, we shall care
for those who are loved by him. Those who are dear to him will be dear to us.
Let us then look upon it not as a duty but as a privilege to relieve the poor
of the Lord's flock--remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, "Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto
me." Surely this assurance is sweet enough, and this motive strong enough to
lead us to help others with a willing hand and a loving heart--recollecting
that all we do for his people is graciously accepted by Christ as done to
himself.
Evening Reading .......................................... 28152 #
Jos 11:1 - 13:33 * Daily Bible Reading
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
--Matthew 5:9
This is the seventh of the beatitudes: and seven was the number of
perfection among the Hebrews. It may be that the Saviour placed the peacemaker
the seventh upon the list because he most nearly approaches the perfect man in
Christ Jesus. He who would have perfect blessedness, so far as it can be
enjoyed on earth, must attain to this seventh benediction, and become a
peacemaker.
There is a significance also in the position of the text. The verse which
precedes it speaks of the blessedness of "the pure in heart: for they shall
see God." It is well to understand that we are to be "first pure, then
peaceable." Our peaceableness is never to be a compact with sin, or toleration
of evil. We must set our faces like flints against everything which is
contrary to God and his holiness: purity being in our souls a settled matter,
we can go on to peaceableness. Not less does the verse that follows seem to
have been put there on purpose. However peaceable we may be in this world, yet
we shall be misrepresented and misunderstood: and no marvel, for even the
Prince of Peace, by his very peacefulness, brought fire upon the earth. He
himself, though he loved mankind, and did no ill, was "despised and rejected
of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief."
Lest, therefore, the peaceable in heart should be surprised when they meet
with enemies, it is added in the following verse, "Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Thus, the peacemakers are not only pronounced to be blessed, but they are
compassed about with blessings. Lord, give us grace to climb to this seventh
beatitude! Purify our minds that we may be "first pure, then peaceable", and
fortify our souls, that our peaceableness may not lead us into cowardice and
despair, when for thy sake we are persecuted.
