Psalm 41
Feb. 12
“Blessed are they who
consider the poor, for the Lord will deliver them in time of trouble.” Being
kind to the poor is a given in Christianity. Isn’t it? We give
regularly to meet the needs of the needy. Or do we? A beatitude is a verse
with the word “blessed” in it, which essentially means “happy.” The word implies
that you will receive a blessing from God. We have benevolence envelopes mailed each month to the homes of our members, but sadly most end up in the trash.
Beatitudes in the psalms are beautiful but especially when they
are echoed in the Beatitudes found in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall
receive mercy.”
The Bible does not glorify the poor and needy. We can
be the most greedy and selfish when we are the most needy and wealthless. The
Bible commends and commands all of us, poor and rich alike, to give to those who are in need.
No one is exempt from helping the poor.
Why care for the poor? It honors God (Prov. 14:31), God will
repay us (Prov. 19:17), God will answer our prayers (Prov. 21:13), it is
commanded (Ps. 82:4, Luke 14:21) practiced by the early church (Rom. 15:26),
and in so doing, we do so as unto Christ (Matt. 25:40).
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