"Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?"
God, in His wisdom, does what we wouldn't do. If our intent selfish gain, we seek to use those in a state of social or financial prominence to lift our own position, authority, or prestige. We don't have time for those who are beneath us as they will not elevate us in the eyes of men. Yet God is already in a position of ultimate authority and honor. He doesn't choose people because of what they have to offer. He deliberately chooses those who are noticeably insignificant. Then when He accomplishes great things through them, He gets glory, not because of man's actions, but because of His actions. He loves the poor and gives them riches which exceed those that can be obtained by earthly manipulation.
But we go to those that are rich on the earth. The stupidity! They oppose us. They oppose God, and speak shamefully of Him. They blaspheme Him whom we have pledged our lives to and have staked our existence on. Our partiality is fullish. God's wisdom is great.
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