Deuteronomy 15:9-11 (NASBStr)
Beware that there is no base thought in your heart, saying, ‘ The seventh year, the year of remission, is near, ’ and your eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you. You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings. For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land. ’
God cares about the poor in the land. He makes the statement in the above verses to be aware that the poor will always be in the land. It should be noted that this is in the context of God's people. Even in the midst of God's plan He knows there will be poor people. We must realize that God allows this for us to show the same mercy and grace He shows us. We are our completely poor and without if we don't have His grace. He warns us not to hold anger, frustrations, evilness in our hearts and withhold good from the poor when we have been blessed to give. God blesses us, not to hoard, but to give. In the context in the above verse Moses is writing about the year of jubilee, when the nation was to release anyone who had been enslaved, for any reason. The year of jubilee was an opportunity to show God's grace to others and faith to God. When you release those who worked for you and gave them freedom you also had to trust that God would again bless you. Giving to others has a two-fold aspect. The first is your extending grace and mercy to others. The second is that you must now trust God to replace what you gave to others to care for your own needs. To give is to demonstrate God's grace and faith toward God.
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