The apostles lived a hard life. They were poor. They endured persecution. All but John were killed. They had no home. They were ridiculed. They did not have fine clothes. They went without food and drink.
People who have often poorly judge those who have not. Wise people often poorly judge those who are not. Strong people often judge those who are not. The poor and strong judge the rich.
I have heard messengers state that God intends us to be rich. If that was true for all Christians, then why wasn’t it true for the apostles? Why did Paul write, “For it seems to me that God has put us, apostles, on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena? We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings.” The truth is, some will be rich, and some will be poor.
I have very little in this world. I am not rich. It’s easy to envy and covet. Yet, Jesus and Paul did not. They helped all kinds of people, no matter their life circumstances.
