Generous For A Life-Time...

It’s generally considered wise to make the most of our opportunities. Some even go so far as to call it good stewardship to strain every possible dollar out of a days work for themselves. But God instilled an attitude into Israel that was different.
“When you harvest your land, don’t harvest right up to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings from the harvest. Don’t strip your vineyard bare or go back and pick up the fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am God, your God.” ~Leviticus 19:9-10
The idea intentionally leaving some money behind for the poor is not in most peoples thought processes. But God has always thought that way. He has always made a way for the poor, and built into social systems a way for those who aren’t doing well to live. What is your attitude toward the down-and-outer? It’s a very popular notion, even among Christians, to walk away from the needy saying to themselves that if these people wanted to work they could. And yet, the poor is always among us. President Eisenhower declared war on poverty during his presidency. After the government threw their full weight against it, slight gains were made. Then one year later it drifted right back to where it was before Eisenhower started. How do we understand that? How do we explain that? We don’t. But we can follow God’s counsel and live in a way that leaves a little behind fro the poor. It’s not the one time gifts God calls for, rather it’s the daily attitude of GENEROUS FOR A LIFE-TIME. ~Verlon