Read 2 Corinthians 8:1–9
Today’s Scripture: You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9

In what ways was Jesus rich? Certainly He was rich in His person, for He is the eternal God. He was rich in His power, for He can do anything. Yet, in spite of the fact that He had these riches—and more—He became poor.

Jesus united Himself to humanity and took upon Himself a human body.
He left the throne to become a servant (Phil. 2:7). He laid aside all His
possessions so that He did not even have a place to lay His head (Luke
9:58). His ultimate experience of poverty was when He was made to be sin for us on the cross (2 Cor. 5:21). Hell is eternal poverty, and on the cross Jesus Christ became the poorest of the poor.

Why did He do it? So that we might become rich! This suggests that we
were poor before we met Jesus Christ, and we were—totally bankrupt in
fact. But now that we have trusted Him, we share in all of His riches.

Since this is true, how can we refuse to give to others? Jesus became poor to make us rich! Can we not follow His example (1 Peter 2:21)?

Something to Ponder
How could your becoming poorer (financially) help someone else become richer (spiritually)?