The poor man's little may be of a higher amount in the Master's estimation than the rich man's gold. See the case of the widow's mite. No rich man professing the truth is rich for himself. He is Christ's slave, for this is the word used by Paul. Every man shall reap as he sows.
Some men sow to the flesh in pot-houses and among lewd fellows.
Some sow to the flesh in gilded parlours, and conservatories, and croquet grounds in polite society. The judgment will place them both in the same rank at last. Both will reap life everlasting. It is wise to take this fact home now, and let it have full effect in our lives. Not the Lord's people, and certainly not the Lord, for he commended Mary over Martha, in having chosen the good part that should not be taken away, and he has said that no man can be his disciple who does not discern him sufficiently to prefer him above every folly and every interest in this life.