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Why Does God Allow Some People to Be Poor?

Why Does God Allow Some People to Be Poor?

The humble truth is that we don’t know the mind of God beyond what He reveals to us, so what has He revealed?

All are called to care for, give aid to, and fairly judge the poor with compassion. Scripture calls for the poor to receive justice, suggesting that poverty is an injustice and the product of oppression (Psalm 140:12; Ezekiel 22:29).

Poverty is not a punishment from God for sin, or something that God delights in- it’s the result of sinful oppression, injustice, and greed in our world- broken systems made by men.

You Give Them Something to Eat

You Give Them Something to Eat

And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.”

Mark 6:35-37 (ESV)

The Bible gives us many calls to serve others, and Jesus modeled this in His life perfectly. What can a servant of God learn from Jesus’s order to the apostles to feed His followers?