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Jacob Gingerich
Poor is a relative term based on comparative values which depend completely on the economy in which is your normal. In the Kingdom of heaven the value of rich or poor has more to do with your life in Christ than your economic status compared to the culture surrounding you. Your bank account could be packed full of physical assets and if your obsession is more.. you are actually poorer than the poor around you. If on the other hand you see your blessing, no matter how small it is, as a tool to bless. Then you are rich beyond measure and your true treasure is multiplying daily no matter what economic culture you have ben placed in.