How we view the poor (and what we do about it) reveals more than the condition of our heart. It’s one way of honoring God. When I’m out doing a job, I always carry a cooler with water and snacks. I never know how long a job might take. When I pull up to a stop light and see a homeless person asking for help, I give them a bottle of water and offer a snack. I can go an extra hour or more with an empty stomach, because I know I have food and water at home. A person on the street doesn’t have a home, so I can be a home to them for that brief moment in time. People, no matter what they believe, can get a glimpse of God, through you, when you extend the hand of compassion to them in time of need. God honors that kind of behavior.
31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors Him.
Proverbs 14:31
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