Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies (Ps. 41:1, 2).
It is incredible," said Lucian, the pagan jeerer and skeptic, "to see the ardor with which those Christians help each other in their wants. They spare nothing. Their first Legislator has put into their heads that they are all brothers, and Julian the Apostate said, 'These Galileans nourish not only their own poor but ours as well.' "
The poor are really Christ's representatives, and it is a Christian's duty to help those in need. Jesus said, "The poor always ye have with you" (John 12:8). We cannot put our offering into the actual hands of Jesus, for He is in heaven, but we can help the needy here on earth. We can do more by care than by cash, and more still by both. Those who help others will themselves be helped. The Lord will deliver them in time of trouble; He will preserve those who are liberal--keep them alive, bless them upon the earth, and they will not be delivered to the will of their enemies. "The liberal soul shall be made fat," reads the Scripture (Prov. 11:25). We might add, "The body too, if it needs it."
"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again" (Luke 6:38). However generous we may be, we shall have a time of trouble. But if we consider the poor, we may put in a special claim for God's deliverance. Many people will help only themselves, but the Lord will help those who help others.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?" (Ps. 35:10).
It is incredible," said Lucian, the pagan jeerer and skeptic, "to see the ardor with which those Christians help each other in their wants. They spare nothing. Their first Legislator has put into their heads that they are all brothers, and Julian the Apostate said, 'These Galileans nourish not only their own poor but ours as well.' "
The poor are really Christ's representatives, and it is a Christian's duty to help those in need. Jesus said, "The poor always ye have with you" (John 12:8). We cannot put our offering into the actual hands of Jesus, for He is in heaven, but we can help the needy here on earth. We can do more by care than by cash, and more still by both. Those who help others will themselves be helped. The Lord will deliver them in time of trouble; He will preserve those who are liberal--keep them alive, bless them upon the earth, and they will not be delivered to the will of their enemies. "The liberal soul shall be made fat," reads the Scripture (Prov. 11:25). We might add, "The body too, if it needs it."
"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again" (Luke 6:38). However generous we may be, we shall have a time of trouble. But if we consider the poor, we may put in a special claim for God's deliverance. Many people will help only themselves, but the Lord will help those who help others.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?" (Ps. 35:10).
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