In my daily devotions I was reading in Isaiah 32. I am amazed how often God speaks against rulers who oppress the poor. In verse 6 it talks about foolish people who "keep the hungry unsatisfied" and " cause the drink of the thirsty to fail". In verse 7 it talks about those who destroy the poor with lying words. In another place it talks about the rich who despise and abuse the poor.
"Because they sell the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals. They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor..." Amos 2: 6-7
In America it is only the efforts of political leaders that protect the poor from the hatred the rich have for the poor. If it were up to the rich, they would have it all and we would be judged unworthy to live in their society.
"But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgement seats? Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by the which you are called?" James 2:6-7
God has chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom of God. God loves those who the rich hate.
Stop admiring the rich and stop making excuses to justify their wicked behavior. And stop despising the poor who make up most of the population of our small planet.
The rich say bigger is better. The poor say, enough is enough!
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