You may have heard that we are at the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s “war on poverty” – the longest war, I suppose, that Americans have fought. It’s likely, also the most expensive, clocking in at around $20 trillion.
In Christ, we have far more riches than the combined gross domestic product of the entire world! Listen to these passages of Holy Scripture:
“To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).
“Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance” (Romans 2:4)?
“in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—” (Romans 9:23).
“in a severe test of affliction, their [the Macedonians] abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part” (2 Corinthians 8:2).
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace” (Ephesians 1:7).
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“having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints” (Ephesians 1:18).
“so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 1:18).
“To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8).
“according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being” (Ephesians 3:16).
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ” (Colossians 2:2).
We may not have riches here on earth, but in Christ, we abound in the riches God has to share.
–Paul Holland
