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Rhapsody Of Realities 14 August 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): Poverty Isn’t God’s Design

TOPIC: Poverty Isn’t God’s Design (Rhapsody of Realities 14 August 2024)

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily (Psalm 74:21-22).

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Psalm 74 contains a beautiful, emotive prayer from the psalmist Asaph. He prayed, “Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name” (Psalm 74:20-21).

Asaph’s prayer reflected a shared concern for the oppressed. The oppressed could only hope in God for deliverance from those more powerful than themselves. Thus, Asaph’s plea for their protection from shame underscored their reliance on God’s intervention.

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Some time ago, we heard of wildfires that ravaged homes and endangered many families, giving them very little chance of escape. The victims, facing powerful perpetrators who sought to silence them, epitomised the poor and needy for whom we should pray. Through our fervent prayer and actions, we can repel the evil and bring hope to the oppressed. Financial aid alone is insufficient; education and training are essential.

Most importantly, we must intercede for the poor, invoking God’s favour and grace to open their eyes to opportunities and empower them to rise above poverty. Psalm 33:5 says,
“He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.” Poverty is not God’s design.

In Luke 4:18-19, Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” Wherever the Gospel has free course and is preached, the people are transformed and the poor cease to be poor. So, be committed to taking the Gospel everywhere, and more and more lives will be changed. Amen.

PRAYER

I’m empowered as an agent of change in this world and an instrument of God’s love and compassion to bring hope and relief to those in need. I pray for those who’re oppressed to experience divine protection, provision, and empowerment as they receive the light of the Gospel and walk in God’s will for their lives, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Isaiah 58:6-7: [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 7 [Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

2 Corinthians 8:9 – For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

3 John 1:2 NKJV – Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 15:14-33 & Psalms 99-101

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Philippians 2:19-30 & Isaiah 65

Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you and God bless you richly.

Rhapsody of Realities 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.). President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.

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