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Generational patterns of sin are evident too among those relative few freedmen that have “made it” in the world with great jobs, fat incomes, fine homes, big cars, major achievements and acclaim who are also amid the world’s spiritually poor. The poor in spirit is anyone separated from the eternally rich life of God and as a result are spiritually dead in their sins. Though they live large, possess everything they want and have reached the pinnacle of success, at the end of the day their lives lived in and controlled by sin has left them guilt ridden, ashamed, empty, unfulfilled, despondent and painfully aware something money cannot buy from worldly sources is missing.
Outwardly, it does not look that way. Those that have “made it” even through unscrupulous means seem to have it all together (Psalm 73:1-12). Stars of entertainment and sports smile carefree for the many cameras while successful looking business tycoons and professionals disappear each evening into gated, upscale communities apparently unburdened. Also, in the face of many mother’s tears pleading for an end to gang violence, it continues among happy looking young freedmen because their media glamorized culture of idolatry and self-destruction is profitable. They famously display their wealth on gold rimmed teeth, their ears, necks and fingers.
Everything though, is not what it seems. Spiritually impoverished well off freedmen (yes, those too that wear the church going, outward façade of religiosity) have many sin driven troubles in this life including debilitating addictions, incurable sexually transmitted diseases, divorce (which contributes its share of children to our outrageously high number of female single parented households), incarceration (we have former congressmen and preachers on lockdown too), fear of and early death, increasing suicides etc. Moreover, at death, their greatest trouble now is remaining separated from God in their spiritual poverty and being tormented forever (Psalm 73:13-28; Luke 9:25)!
All that they were sold as a bill of goods contrary to Scripture about money, things, success and fame from the ultimate oppressor in part through his equally duped human agents from the former slave owning majority culture; all that was envied and desired from the shackles and forcefully imposed impediments of centuries of oppression turn out to be futility (Proverbs 3:31-35). Material prosperity does not equal abundant life or righteousness with God as the Lord Jesus warns (Luke 12:13-21). And, while there will have been those that were quite generous with their prosperity, their works can never redeem their souls to God (Psalm 49:5-9; Romans 3:9-20).
Because you are reading this, there is yet hope and an opportunity to be visited by God’s grace in the midst of your spiritual and/or physical poverty. For the living God could have destroyed our pagan forefathers in their native land as they deserved and the remedial judgment of slavery for sin from which we were freed would not have been. But then we would not have collectively known the depths of His mercy as no other people in recent history; the ancient invitation to come to Him for what is in fact life in abundance first issued to our slave forefathers in their chains still open (Isaiah 55:1-3, 6-7; Matthew 5:1-4, 11:28-30; John 10:7-10, 14:6; Romans 3:21-27, 10:6-13).
A number enough among our slave forefathers came to Jesus and a faithful remnant was raised up to have obtained God’s continuing mercy and grace on us to this hour or why are we still here? The proud among us whom God resists do not like to hear the truth that He “gives grace to the humble,” (1 Peter 5:5-7, NKJV). Thus, among the humble physically poor there have been those that are spiritually rich in all faith, abundant life, love, forgiveness and generosity through God’s provision; bringing glory to Him as He wills in the midst of the ones that oppressed them since slavery (Psalm 37:25-26; Matthew 5:14-16; Ephesians 2:1-10). Of these have come that fewer still of the relative few that emerged from physical poverty trusting in Christ.
This spiritually rich and materially blessed of the faithful remnant has given tangible witness and more glory to God in their well known abilities and accomplishments. Their names are too many for this space, though one such Christian was George Washington Carver. He was convinced until death that God had given him the multiple uses of the peanut we enjoy today. One hundred and fifty years later there can be so many more out of poverty and used of God to witness His life-changing power in the Gospel as well as bringing Him glory in all thanksgiving; aspiring strong men and great women of God in Christ’s image! Therefore, this Juneteenth we sound God’s trumpet in the Gospel anew throughout all the land. Let him hear who will hear and become the Lord’s truly free freedman (John 8:34-36).1
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