SEPTEMBER 19, 2 Corinthians 6:10

Mary said, “I am going to marry Collin; he will make me rich.” And she did marry Collin. As Collin was rich, he made her rich too. However they were not happy together. They did not love each other. Making someone rich with money does not always make that person happy. Shortly, they divorced.

The apostle Paul tells us that there is another way of making others rich. Even someone who is poor can make another person rich in the biblical sense. Memorise “as poor, yet making many rich”. Though Paul and his friends were poor, he wrote that they made many rich.

What did he mean? How did he and his friends make others rich? Apostle Paul and his friends were very poor people. They did not have much money. They did not own many things. How could they possibly make other people rich? You are wrong if you think that riches here refer to material things.

Paul and his friends went evangelising, telling people about Jesus. Through the gospel, the Holy Spirit led the people to faith in Jesus as their Saviour and Lord. They received the forgiveness of their sins and everlasting life, which are worth more than all the money in the world.

Moreover, Jesus gives us peace with God and joy in our hearts. He fills our hearts with the love of God and helps us to obey His teachings and love others. In this way, our hearts and lives are made spiritually rich. Money cannot buy the fullness of joy that only God can give.

How can we make other people spiritually rich? We can follow what Paul and his friends did. We can tell others about Jesus and His love. We too can make others spiritually rich even though we are materially poor.

Thought: How can we make others spiritually rich?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for forgiving me of my sins and giving me a blessed life with Jesus. Money cannot buy the joy that I have in Jesus. Help me make other people spiritually rich by telling them about Jesus and His love. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.