Having nothing yet possessing all things

How can you have nothing but possess all things?

2Co 6:4  But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

2Co 6:5  In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

2Co 6:6  By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

2Co 6:7  By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

2Co 6:8  By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

2Co 6:9  As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

2Co 6:10  As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

How can we who place our worth upon the things we possess be worth anything at all?

Why is it a rich man with great possessions has more value placed upon him than those who are poor and have little to nothing?

How can we deem another person worthy or unworthy based upon the part of their life we view?

We know so little about each other when we pass our judgements.

Not all wealthy people are cheats and not all the poor are innocent victims.

We all have to ask ourselves if we possess the most precious of gifts? The poorest of the poor can possess the most precious gift, a gift that is priceless. The gift cannot be bought by anyone, yet it is available free for all. We can't work for this gift.  We can't take this gift by force, there is no way to steal this price less gift. So how can such a priceless gift be available for all? 

If we had a gem that we considered priceless it would be so incredibly priceless because of its rarity.  You often hear about people paying huge amounts of money for things like a dress, or shoes, some will even pay millions for them and it won't be because the material that makes them up is rare, but rather their previous original owners will increase the value. Something that was Elvis Presley's, Marilyn Monroe's, George Washington's, Lincoln's, JFK's, Babe Ruth's and so on, something that these people possessed is rare and in great demand because of the notoriety it has, not because it is made of gold or diamonds. 

What determines the pricelessness of something is also an individual belief. I might think having my mother's wedding gown a priceless gift, irreplaceable and unique yet a stranger would toss it away as trash or sell it without a thought very cheaply. The price of that dress, it's value to me is endless because of the sentiment involved.

Having nothing yet possessing all things. 

TRUTH!

More on this tomorrow by the grace of God!

In Jesus' love always!

Amen.