The Riches Of Christ

1 Corinthians 1:5---For in him you have been enriched in every way--in all your speaking and in all your knowledge

As Christians, we too often take our spiritual wealth for granted. As Christians, we hopefully do not walk this earth in spiritual poverty because, in Christ, we are rich. The spiritually poor are all around us. In Christ, we must pray for those who are spiritually poor…those who do not know Him. We must pray for others to become wealthy in their knowledge and wisdom about how much God loves them and cares for them.

We can own treasures and lands of the earth but if we do not have the riches of Christ in our heart, we are poor. We can know how people behave and perhaps we may even know how to get others to do our bidding, but if we do not have spiritual knowledge about others in the light of Christ, we are poor. Truly, as a Christian, our knowledge and wisdom about how to live a bountiful and blessed life surpass all the human wisdom we could ever possess if we did not know Him. Our knowledge and wisdom about unconditional love, forgiveness, giving, and compassion make us rich when we deal with and interact with others. In addition, our knowledge and wisdom about Christ give us the power to deal with every trial and every adversity. Praise God!