Giving To The Poor Brings The Greatest Blessings
The genuinely poor, what about them? Did God make provisions for
them? If so, do we have a part in these provisions? Are there
blessings attached that will accrue to us if we fulfill our part
in what the Bible directs us to do concerning the poor?
Are there Scriptures to guide us here? Yes. Look at the
Scriptures below. They show the pattern for dealing with the
needs of the poor.
Deut 15:7-11 7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy
brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy
God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut
thine hand from thy poor brother:
8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely
lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart,
saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and
thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him
nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin
unto thee.
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be
grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing
the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works and in all
that thou puttest thine hand unto.
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I
command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy
brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. (KJV)
Helping the poor brings some of the greatest promises of
blessings in the entire Bible. Notice what the Scriptures above
say to us. Two outstanding promises are given us because we help
the poor.
(1) The LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, (2) and
in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. Think of it. Giving to
the poor guarantees blessings in "all our works." Giving to the
poor guarantees blessings in "all we put our hands unto."
Giving to the poor makes everything we touch prosper unlike
anything else we can do to trigger our blessing flow. Let us
take care of the poor.
Did you ever look to see how many Scriptures the Bible contains
that pertain to the poor? This will make an ideal Bible study.
Look up all of them you can find. Read them. Learn them. Study
them all. The poor is special with our Lord. Here are some that
will open our eyes.
Ps 34:6 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved
him out of all his troubles. (KJV)
Ps 40:17 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon
me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my
God. (KJV)
Prov 14:31 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:
but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. (KJV)
Isa 3:14-15 14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the
ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have
eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the
faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. (KJV)
Giving to the poor brings some of God's greatest blessings. Let
us give to the poor.