Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

promises.
The poor man who has faith and confidence in
God, who trusts in His love and care, and who
abounds in good works, judiciously using the little
he has in blessing others with his means, is rich
toward God. He feels that his neighbor has claims
upon him that he cannot disregard and yet obey the
commandment of God: "Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself." The poor who are rich toward
God consider the salvation of their fellow men of
greater importance than all the gold and silver that
the world contains.
Christ points out the way in which those who
have worldly riches and yet are not rich toward
God may secure the true riches. He says: Sell that
ye have, and give alms, and lay up treasure in
heaven. The remedy He proposes for the wealthy is
a transfer of their affections from earthly riches to
the eternal inheritance. By investing their means in
the cause of God to aid in the salvation of souls,
and by blessing the needy with their means, they
become rich in good works and are "laying up in
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