Jesus Christ our Savior, Rich?

2Co 8:9  For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

The LORD JESUS CHRIST- rich?

He was a carpenter's son and not rich at all, right? He didn't live in glorious splendor.

Mat 13:54  And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Mat 13:55  Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Mat 13:56  And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

The carpenter's son, mother called Mary- nothing remarkable in these things, nothing at all. And His brothers, those He grew up with, played with, ate with, worked with, four of them just all average in a family and also, his sisters.  Jesus had a normal average, unremarkable family.  These people in His hometown did not remark upon the wealthy Jesus, from the wealthy and wise family of Joseph and Mary. They did not remark upon the prominence of Jesus' lineage because it was NOT remarkable. There was nothing to indicate at all whatsoever that Jesus was raised wealthy and inherited any sort of wealth.  So when we read that Christ was rich, we're not talking about worldly wealth at all whatsoever, we are talking about spiritual wealth. In Spiritual wealth our Savior was the richest of all.

Jesus - declared SON OF GOD, Jesus GOD WITH GOD, Jesus CREATOR as God with God, He could be no richer than He was spiritually, not a bit.  Yet even though He was the richest in spiritual wealth, richest in all things as Creator of all things, for US He BECAME POOR. 

He divested Himself of divinity, make NO mistake He shed His God power when He took on flesh and He, like all of us, had to  rely upon God the declared FATHER.

Heb 2:16  For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Heb 2:17  Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren

Php 2:7  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Php 2:8  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

This is TRUTH!

Joh_8:28  Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

Joh 5:19  Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

The Son can do NOTHING of himself.

Jesus was being taught by the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus was brought into existence in the flesh by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit descended upon Him upon His baptism and it was only after that He began to preach and do His miracles, miracles done through the power He had only through the Father- just like us. We have to have power outside of ourselves. We have to be selfless taking NO glory to ourselves at all, but giving all glory to God.

Jesus became poor for us, so we could be rich through HIM.

Jesus made it possible for us to have eternal life and that life starts upon earth as we accept Him, not after we die.  If we are called to sleep death's temporary sleep it won't affect the fact we've gain life eternal in Christ. We will wake to rise and meet Him in the air when He returns calling both the dead in Him and the living in Him to rise and go to heaven with Him.

Eternal life in Christ and Christ alone, He who became poor for us to be rich, spiritually rich, the only true riches that matter in the things of eternity.

Please, Father, please by Your glory and honor, through Your power may we live in You, for You, spiritually living as You would have us live from now till we see our Savior again and forever, ever, and ever without end. Forgive us unworthy sinners, we seek the forgiveness of the Savior who died so we might live, who became poor so we could be rich in Him. Bless us, Father. In the name of Your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.