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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 23, 1870

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 36, No. 10.

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The Poor of God's People.

By M. R. P.

“The Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.” Isa. 14:32.
As I came to this passage in my reading, lately, I felt peculiarly impressed as I noted the persons there especially designated. The poor of his people are to trust in Mount Zion.
Is it true that God's peculiar treasure shall be generally those who are poor in this world's goods, and will he bestow upon them especial favors? Or do the many promises to the poor and needy apply more particularly to the poor in spirit, the meek, the lowly in heart, the needy ones who cry earnestly to God for help?
Whether this is one or the other, we know at least that our Lord did seek out the poor and the outcasts and from the humblest walks in life, called those who were to be his disciples.
After reflecting as above, I began turning the leaves of my Bible, to search out the passages of special promises to the poor. I will give a few references which may be a pleasure and a source of comfort to those who will stop to search them out.
Oh! how full of encouragement are these gems of holy writ. “Precious also are thy thoughts toward me, O God.”
Dear reader, you who are poor in this world's goods, let us seek to be rich in faith, heirs of the promise, the eternal inheritance that awaits the faithful. The following are some of the texts for your encouragement:
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