Observation: Though rich people may not have worries about daily living, they have other worries that the poor do not. This is just one example ... fear of kidnapping for ransom. No one tries to ransom a poor person, because their family has no money.
Meanwhile, the rich have no worries about how to acquire what they need to live, but they have every worry associated with retaining and maintaining that wealth. They worry about their home, livestock, land, harvest, servants. They fret about whom their children will marry and paying laborers. A poor person may worry about getting paid, and then affording the food they need, but not these other things.
Application: What kind of worries do I have in life that are a directly result of my earthly riches? I have regular conversations about ... the condition of my second house, my daughter's dancing, upcoming vacation travel, good restaurants, wine selections. These are ridiculous "worries". They are the worries of a rich man, the kind a poor man never has.
These worries all pertain to blessing I have from God, so my worries are rather faithless. If these are blessings, then they are also under the Lord's control, and thus not mine to worry about.
I should not behave like a rich man, but like a poor man who is blessed, and thus not worried about earthly items, but instead understanding how the Lord works in my life to provide. In this manner, instead of having different worries than a poor man, I can have no worries, and spend my energy honoring and worshiping the Lord.
Prayer: Lord, I thank you for your love and mercy and grace and blessing. May I live a life of worship, not worry, for I know that you are my provider. Amen.
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