Psalms 113:7-8
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Truth: God restores and changes lives
The amazing fact about the Gospel is the power of the changed lives as a result of it. When Christ enters the life He changes it. The Bible is full of places where lives are changed. In the above verses the writer of this Psalm sings praise to God for changing the lives of the poor and the needy. My life was one of these lives. I was destitute and lost everything and yet God looked down from heaven, onto the earth, and showed me mercy and grace. Psalm 107 is a great place to read how God changes lives. John 4 and John 9 are places where Christ changed the life of a prostitute and a blind man. Acts 9 is a good example of how God changed Paul's life. Note what Peter says about the Gospel changing lives:
1 Peter 1:18
knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
You and I were "ransomed" from the "futile ways" we inherited from our fathers. God is in the business of changing our lives. He takes the poor and the needy and puts them among princes!! God can change our station in life. He is the ONLY one who can change our station in life. We need to come to Him to request a real change in our lives.
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