The scriptures speak of those who are reduced to begging. Beggars are mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. A beggar is one who is reduced to poverty or the practice of asking for charity. When a beggar met Peter and John just outside the temple (Acts 3), the anointing of God came upon the beggar and he was healed of his infirmity and arose from his poverty. 1 Samuel 2:8 says: “He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them”. Before knowing Christ, we were spiritually poor, and most of us would beg God to help us, hoping that He would have mercy on us and intervene in our circumstances. But thank God for His grace. In Christ, we are no longer beggars. We are now a royal priesthood. We are now children of the King! We are also priests of the most high God (1 Peter 2:9)! Truly He has raised us up and seated us with Christ in Heavenly places. We no longer have to beg God for an act of kindness. He is now our loving Heavenly Father who loves to bless His children with precious and eternal gifts. You might have been a beggar at one time, but now you belong to the Royal family!

One of the great privileges we get is to be God’s hands in this world. In other words, we get to express His love to this world by our actions of love and grace. One of the ways we get to do this is to be kind to the poor. When we give to the poor, it blesses God’s heart, and He rewards us when we do so. Proverbs 19:17 (ISV) says: “Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord— the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance”. Notice that it says the gift to the poor will return to us in abundance! We can never out-give God. He is MOST generous, and when He sees that we are righteously representing Him, He will continue to resource us with abundant provision so that we could continue to be generous with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 & 11(NLT) says: “AndGod will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous”. Most people know what it is to be in need. And when someone blesses you when you are in need, it’s like a cold glass of water in a hot, desert day!. Now it’s your turn. Who are you going to bless? Or let me put it this way: Who is God going to bless through you?

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From beggar to royal family!