Psalm 107:41-42 –
<41> But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
<42> The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
I read these two chapters and immediately think of our country today. It seems like the families that are “growing” are the poor while the more well off are limiting their children to a few. Ironic part is in many cases each child will have their own room and bathroom, where the poor will share and share big time. It makes you wonder if they are actually being blessed by God more than the rich in this aspect.
Now I had to go back to the first “line” of this for more clarity. “He rescues the poor” is the key here. First God rescues the poor and then increase their families. In the case of today, the poor realize that in many cases each child represents more money from the government. So our current condition is not actually “Biblical”. But you see how misunderstanding or ignoring a few words changes the meaning.
The second part of this caught my attention since the second part ties into our current condition. The rich get upset at the “welfare moms” just pumping out more kids that their tax dollars must support. Honestly many of the Godly say the same, but you must realize this is different since the “poor” were not blessed first. It’s one of those passages that can be twisted to justify poor being blessed with children and having the government bless them with help. Sorry this chapter has so much more about the greatness of God and I just focus on our countries current condition … real world application!