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The Middle Class Prayer

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

——Proverbs 30: 7-9 (KJV)

 

“Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD?”

 

Wealth can breed arrogance. This can cause an individual to think about what self has done to get wealth instead of giving thanks to God who provided the means to wealth. An individual can say, “I have done this. I amassed this wealth. Not God. Who is this guy anyways? I don’t need him. I’m not sure he even exists.”

 

“lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.”

 

I think it should be the heart’s desire of every Christian to have enough wealth and income to provide for the needs of their family and themselves. This would free up some anxiety and worry so that the believer can uplift and worship God and to thank him for sending his son to die for us on the Cross.

 

For example, low hourly pay could mean working multiple jobs leaving no time for worship. Temptations to steal could be in the form of low work performance stemming from low energy sapped by constant working or outright physical robbery because your children are starving. This also would translate into bitterness towards God.

 

Prayer:

Dear Lord, we pray that we continue to seek you and your righteousness. Pray that we have enough not to be bitter towards you or so much that we forget about you and what you have done for us on the Cross. Thank you for your path of Salvation and the material blessing you have bestowed upon us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

 

 

Additional reading

Bible (King James Version)

 

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