Proverbs 19:17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
When you give to the poor you are giving to the Lord. I know this isn't taught in churches because of the mis-use of the levitical tithing laws.
Another passage to consider:
Matthew 25
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Whenever we give to the least of these His bretrhen, we have done it to Him. Did you notice Him, at the store the other day? The lady ahead of you in line who didn't have enough for her groceries? Did you give to her and know you were actually giving to Him? Did you notice Him, a child without a coat for winter and you got the child a warm coat? Did you know you were doing it for Him?
Please don't pass Him by this week on your way to church, look for Him on the way, look for the least of His brethren and really give to Him. 1|1|this is so true|angNC|memawang@nc.rr.com|23:38:10|11/02/2011|
God takes care of his own. The best witness a Christian can say. 2|2|Amen! thank you for the uplifting reminder! |Skaytes|skaytez@gmail.com|07:19:26|11/03/2011|
Thank you both for posting on this. God bless you all and have a great day!