Being Middle Class

Proverbs 30:8 (KJV) Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Historically there have always been two classes that dominated civilizations.  You had the top, what we might call the one percent.  They had wealth and luxury that was obscene.  At the other end you had the unwashed masses.  Most of these were either slaves or peasants with the rights of a slave.  There was little in between.

Solomon is calling to be a part of the middle class.  This is a bit amusing coming from him.  It was rather expensive taking care of all those wives and concubines but his heart was in the right place, at least when he wrote this.

The point for us is that the concept of a middle class is spiritually strong.  Christian civilization has developed the idea that it is possible to live with enough food and shelter to be comfortable.  Of course there is also the idea of hard work but the ideal is to be someone who can stand on their own two feet.

So?  Are you middle class?  Rejoice.  You are just where Solomon wishes he could have been.