Martin Luther Quotation

A contrast essay

“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess."  In this quotation the protestant preacher, Martin Luther stated he has lost his material possessions but what he has turned over to God he still owns. What do his words mean to him?

What do we hold in our hands? Our material possessions like homes, cars, computers, televisions even our loved ones. These are things most of us work hard for. We think “Things” define us and it is not uncommon for us to want to keep up with the Jones. We think things are what will make us happy and our loved ones happy to the extent that we might even think we are loved because of our possessions. The bible nor Martin Luther have to remind us that we can not take our money with us when we died. Everything is not temporal including our bodies we are also spiritual beings. Much that guide us through life are spritual blessings.

What are these spiritual blessings Luther is refering to?  God is love. I know we all learned that lesson in Sunday school or from many of the other religious groups ways of teaching their young people. Love is a very important blessing from God. If we Love God with all our hearts and minds we will love and may even be loved in return. Love mean you take care of the young and the elderly, the sick, the hungry, the poor. Love your neighbor as yourself do not wish for a bigger car or a prettier wife. In John 5:18 it states that “We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born or God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.” We are blessed with the peace of God, which transcends all understanding and will guard your heards and your minds and this cannot be taken away or destroyed.

Martin Luther is explaining that our material possessions will pass away but we will still have the blessings from God. Blessings which cannot be taken away. Common sense and holy records confirm this concept. Peoples actions also go a long way towards proving that individuals who are blessed by God and love their neighbors are not going to steal from them or kill them.

The protestant reformer, Martin Luther stated he held may things in his hands and he lost them all. He also believed that what he placed in Gods hands he will possess forever.