But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things, , The goal is equality, , As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”
(1 John 2:20, 2 Corinthians 8:14,15)
If attaining heavenly love is dependent on “
no lack”, the goal of equality never did consist solely upon man’s effort but founded predominately on the unity of the Spirit of the living Christ and His supply!
The paradoxical character of the Christian is revealed constantly.
The Christian soon learns that if he would be victorious as a son of heaven among men on earth he must not follow the common pattern of mankind, but rather the contrary. That he may be safe he puts himself in jeopardy; he loses his life to save it and is in danger of losing it if he attempts to preserve it. He goes down to get up. If he refuses to go down he is already down, but when he starts down he is on his way up.
He is strongest when he is weakest and weakest when he is strong. Though poor he has the power to make others rich, but when he becomes rich his ability to enrich others vanishes. He has most after he has given most away and has least when he possesses most. He may be and often is highest when he feels lowest and most sinless when he is most conscious of sin. He is wisest when he knows that he knows not and knows least when he has acquired the greatest amount of knowledge. He sometimes does most by doing nothing and goes furthest when standing still. In heaviness he manages to rejoice and keeps his heart glad even in sorrow. – The Incredible Christian, A.W. Tozer
