Does God Bless People With Riches?

[luicer]

From the foregoing Scriptures and many others we see, not only that those who become the Lord's sons are very rarely blessed with temporal riches, but we see also that the principle extends still further, and that very few who possess earthly riches in advance of hearing of the truth are very likely to attain the high calling of this Gospel age.

This is not because God is opposed to riches, for He himself is rich above all others. It is rather, we might say, the outworking of a natural law or principle which has its force in the fact that all mankind, by reason of the fall, are selfish. The possession of wealth in combination with selfishness leads to a measure of satisfaction with present circumstances and conditions unfavorable to faith in God's heavenly promises.

The wealthy, selfish, satisfied soul says to itself, Eat, drink and be merry; enjoy your advantages; take your pleasure out of these, rather than speculate respecting future advantages and future riches, which are indefinable, and which must be accepted by faith. It is in harmony with this that our Lord declared

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ Mark 10:23.

Since our God is rich, He wants also us to be rich; but how do we use our riches? Would it be our obstacles to miss His promised Heavenly Kingdom?

[Gladys]

God does not want his people to be beggars but to be rich so that they may help and give those who don't have. We must know that all we possess belongs to God and not our strength that make us to own what we have. We can miss heaven if we become selfish and have pride in what we posses like Nabal who refused to give King David what he asked from him.

[lynkez]

Not at all! The problem with man is that when he gets much blessings as in riches, despise, pride and greed invades his heart. Love for others who are not of his class fades away for an assumption that they might be parasites.

In Psalms 112:1-4 the bible denotes that those who stick to God's decrees will have their families and generations prosper. They will be blessed with richness. It therefore means that if you continue to dwell in the will of God and do according to the purpose pertaining you, God will never take His eye off you.

[Ivyc]

In my own opinion l think it is God who blesses people with riches, all the good things comes from him richness is a good thing so it comes from him. God's desire is not us to be beggars and so those who are rich should help the less privileged in our societies. We should learn to work for God with everything that he has blessed us with, everything we have belongs to God.

[dacox]

God blesses all people. He is the owner of the universe and all that is within.

Ask and you shall receive.

If the rich later incorporate greed, pride and arrogance, they are only headed to a fall. We should always thank God for his blessings and use our riches positively. Not in destruction.

[Rroja17]

All that man owns is God-given including the worldly riches. Every single blessing, be it richness bestowed on an individual, God does it for a purpose. It may be to test one’s generosity, selfishness, etc.

A rich man entering the kingdom of God is compared to a camel making it through the opening of a needle. Scripture are clear. Very few rich men are generous. And by the way, have they been generous they couldn’t be rich as they are because there are a lot of people suffering out here; some with no food, shelter, or clothing, yet the rich are affluent.

It’s not bad to be rich but always uphold the basic biblical principle of LOVE. Love for your neighbor. Love for God. Invest your wealth in the heavenly kingdom, where neither robbers nor rodents can reach those treasures. AMEN

[Joshua]

Both the rich and poor belong to God. They're equal before God but their faith in him is what matters. Read the Holy Bible about people who were rich or wealthy but had faith in God. They did not allow their richness or wealth to interfere with the faith they had in God. You'll come to know how they handled themselves and thus you should do the same if you are rich. Start with Job.

[lynkez]

David serves a good example of people in the bible who were rich but God's favour remained upon them for they were never taken away by their possessions. Nicodemus on the other hand realized that apart from his riches, he needed the kingdom of God and so he confronted Jesus to know the way. God gives us just enough, not too little to make us despise Him and say He doesn't bless or care and which will make the world tease the name of the Lord, yet not too much to make us forget God and that all that we have belong to Him. Above all, when we live thankful for every little blessing God blesses more with greater things.

[Joshua]

And by the way, have they been generous they couldn’t be rich as they are

Those who are genuine about their riches work hard. They really work hard to accumulate it. They just deserve it. If the rich did this I bet people will stop working and depending on them to share whatever they have worked hard for. This will encourage people to be lazy. I am not saying that they should not share or help the needy but others will take advantage of them. For this reason the rich should learn to say No to those who have what it takes to be rich the way they are.

According to Genesis 3:19,

By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread.

[lynkez]

If the rich did this I bet people will stop working and depending on them to share whatever they have worked hard for. This will encourage people to be lazy.

I agree with Joshua. Even the bible says that a lazy person should not be given food. Unless one is really toiling and hasn't had ends meet, no one will be ready to strain and sweat for someone idly sleeping. Everyone must work hard. Not even the rich have succumbed from hustling or even investing more. Work is continuous and the moment you halt it, things begin to disappear. Therefore everyone should fight on and for his own. If the rich must help, then let them help those who lack adequate resources or the handicapped, though even these can work.