Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest. With student loan forgiveness in the news lately, people might be wondering if this is fair. Millions of us paid off our student loans, keeping our fiduciary responsibilities.Continue reading “Exodus 22:25 No Interest Payments”
Tag Archives: Poor
Motive Matthew 6:1
Matthew 6:1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Motive is one of the most difficult things to know about a person’s actions. We even cloud our own motives at times. We haveContinue reading “Motive Matthew 6:1”
Give Generously
Deuteronomy 15:10 Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. 11 There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow IsraelitesContinue reading “Give Generously”
Unfaithful
Psalm 12:1-8 Some of the deepest wounds in life come because someone we trust lies to us. These wounds can penetrate so deeply that we begin to not trust anyone. And as that mistrust settles in we can begin to believe that no one can be trusted ever. Sometimes the mistrust settles in andContinue reading “Unfaithful”
The Bold Truth
Mark 14:6-7 Some truths are hard to swallow. One of the hardest is that there will always be poor people. No matter how much money we take from the rich and give to the poor, there will still be poor people. Robin Hood might have become a hero to some in our political realm,Continue reading “The Bold Truth”
Servants & Slaves
Mark 10:41-45 Slavery has gotten a bad rap! Now before you blow a gasket, hear me out. Most of us don’t know what slavery looks like, other than a vague image from a school textbook. Or maybe you have seen an image flash across the screen of the modern day sex slavery industry, orContinue reading “Servants & Slaves”
Limited Access
Mark 5:37 Have you ever gone backstage at a music concert and rubbed shoulders with the performers? How about entered a building that needed an electronic key to enter? Or perhaps a fingerprint scanner? Did you ever have to be buzzed into an area? Had to use a password? Security question? Used a ticketContinue reading “Limited Access”
Gloat!
Proverbs 17:5 The LORD has a special place in His heart for those who can’t defend themselves. When we do things that put the defenseless down, the LORD gets offended. To put it another way, the attitude we demonstrate toward the defenseless is the attitude we are showing toward the LORD. We can’tContinue reading “Gloat!”
Carbon Copy
Proverbs 14:31 I am not sure that everyone will like today’s proverb. It makes a direct connection between our attitude toward the poor and our attitude toward God. This could get dangerous! If we oppress the poor we show contempt for the LORD. Oppression is a pretty strong term. Oppression does not happenContinue reading “Carbon Copy”
God Provides
Proverbs 13:23 This proverb doesn’t make sense to my modern ears. Does it make sense to you? Well, let’s see if I can help unpack it. One of the laws of the Old Testament was called the Jubilee Year. Every 50 years the LORD required that the land would be left unused for that 50thContinue reading “God Provides”
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