Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon March 17 | Morning
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Mar 17, 2026 A morning devotional centered on Galatians 2:10 explores why God permits poverty and how need can reveal purposes beyond provision. The narration reflects on divine sovereignty over resources and the chance scarcity creates for others to serve Christ. Listeners are urged to show genuine love through willing giving and practical care for poorer brethren.
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Purpose Behind Believers Experiencing Poverty
- God allows genuine poverty not from inability but because He sees it best for reasons beyond provision.
- Frazer Blaxland explains this includes testing faith and creating opportunities to serve the Lord's people as an expression of love.
God's Power Versus His Permission To Allow Need
- God could supply abundance miraculously but often chooses to allow need and obscurity instead.
- Blaxland uses biblical images like quails and manna to contrast God's power with His choice to permit poverty.
Treat Helping The Poor As A Privilege
- Do view caring for needy believers as a privilege, not merely a duty, because it evidences love for Christ.
- Frazer Blaxland urges helping with a willing hand and loving heart, remembering Jesus' words about serving 'the least of these.'