4/5/10
Time: 20 mins
Main Idea: Be there for the people who need you
What this tells me about God: God wants us to take care of our brothers when they are in need
Summary: This section of passage refers to the Sabbatical Year in which it instructs the Israelites to give unto a brother who is in need. It gives the example of having a brother that is poor within your own land. It specifically instructs us not to give with a heart that is in grudging, but to give with a full heart because God will repay you in all the hard work that you undertake for Him. It also shows the punishment of not giving to a needy brother in that we will be guilty of sin when we do not help him. We must give unto our brother willingly and never with a hardened heart against them.
Application: I feel God is not telling us to go to every homeless person in Los Angeles and give them money to fulfill their desires but instead help the ones that are in need for spiritual relief. It seems that God introduces me to people in which I meet in Christian clubs and ministries, but I don't have a strong desire in which I want to help each and every person I meet with their Christian walk. I have met new believers and also non-believers and i try to help them on their Christian walk, but i feel that every time I do that, I turn my back upon the people that need help in their current Christian lives. I feel God is truly just telling me to not look upon only the ones that are new in their Christian walk, but also the ones that are also struggling in their current walk with God.
-Andrew Park
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