The Breed Of Greed.


The plight of the needy is occasioned by the greedy; they gather and amass so much to themselves(stupendous wealth), that there is very little left for others to live on. 
With all they have they're rarely satisfied, they still crave for more, they covet even the last penny in the pocket of the poor.

In the corridors of religion, they hoodwink them, telling them to sow their way out of poverty; on the streets of commerce and the corporate world, they rob the poor and needy, by setting up corporate establishments and facilities which often render poor services, while making the poor pay dearly for using them.

In the breed of greed, the wickedness of men reaches it's climax; as expressed in a few amassing so much to themselves, to the detriment and even destruction of many souls around them.
 
Where there is the greedy, there will always be the needy. The early church had none that lacked among them, no needy, simply because there was none greedy amongst them; none saw the things which he/she possessed as his/her own; but they had all things in common. 
The early church and apostles were not rich men but custodians/stewards of a communal wealth which met the needs of all. This is so unlike what we have today. Acts 2:32-35.

2 Corinthians 8:14-15  "But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack."

It's time for us to get rid of greed in us for God will judge greed in the land, as he judged the rich fool who laid up so much for himself and his unborn generations.  
He will arise to judge the breed of greed, from the corridors of the church to the seats of government/governance over the land. By divine providence, there's more than enough in creation to meet the need of all, but there's never enough to meet the greed of a few. Greed is evil and contrary to God's intention in creation.  

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