You Have It All

November 19

We’ve all chuckled at the old joke, “You may be richer but my kids are better looking.” It’s our way of laughing at the discrepancies that exist among us and recognizing that though some may be favored in one area, life ‘balances out’ in the final analysis.

We know from reading the Word that our God and King prefers that we not endeavor to measure our lives against the lives of others. He prefers that we allow Him to decide who should possess the world’s wealth, who should sit in the seat of power. He says that when we compare our lot in life to that of others, we “are not wise,” II Corinthians 10:12.

As the Word says, “The sun shines on the just and on the unjust. The rain falls on the just and on the unjust” Matthew 5:45. Though we may not always have things as we’d prefer them to be, we must acknowledge that ultimately, God is fair. His blessings to the children of men may seem inequitably distributed from our temporal vantage point but from His eternal perspective, there is no discrepancy at all.

The one area of human existence in which the reality of this truth is most significant is in the spiritual realm. All men need a Savior and Jesus has come to rescue every man who will allow Him to have Lordship of his life from the ravages of sin. It’s not just the smart, the attractive, the wealthy who may come.

We are told quite clearly, “Whosoever will may come and drink of the water of the River of Life freely,” Revelation 22:17. Revelation 14:6 says that there is no restriction imposed upon any “person of any nation, kindred or tribe or tongue,” for an “angel pours” the gospel of Christ upon them even at the hour of earth’s greatest tribulation.

People from every nation, kindred and tribe; from every social strata, are invited to Jesus. James 2:5 says, “Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom He has promised to those who love Him?”

We may not be wealthy by the standard of the earth, we may not hold the reins of power in our hands, but through Christ all men can become heirs of heaven, and because we are “co-heirs with Him,” Romans 8:17, we shall “judge angels,” I Corinthians 6:3. Is there any greater wealth, is there any more abounding power than this? Believer, YOU have it all!