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Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.
1 Corinthians 3:21-23

Whatever there be in heaven, whatever there be in earth, that can be for your spiritual good, all is yours so far as you are an heir of God and a joint-heir with Christ. The silver and the gold and the cattle upon a thousand hills are all Christ’s because all power is given to Him in heaven and in earth. Whatever your temporal needs may be, He can supply them, because He is King on earth as well as in heaven. Whatever enemies you may have, He is able to defeat them; whatever evils may press upon you, He is able to subdue them; whatever sorrows surround you, He is able to console you under them. Everything in time, everything in eternity, in this world and in the world to come, are all on your side, that are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ.

To the reader…

Whoever feels poor today, with empty hands and many cares, may hear what the apostle says to those who are Christ’s: “All things are yours.” Not because you possess so much, but because He possesses everything, He to Whom all power is given in heaven and in earth. The silver and the gold and the cattle upon a thousand hills are His. Whatever you lack, He can supply; whatever enemy assails you, He can defeat.

If you are an heir of God and a joint-heir with Christ, then life and death, things present and things to come, are all on your side, even when it looks otherwise to the eye. So do not glory in men and do not seek your rest with them, but shelter under His wings. There rest is given; there a poor soul may taste of the fatness of His house. You are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

With warm regards,
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