Memorise : Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him
in time of trouble. Psalms 41 : 1.
Read:
Psalms 41 : 1 - 3: 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will
deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him
alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him
unto the will of his enemies. 3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of
languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Where is the
link between divine partnership and consideration of the poor? As we may know,
divine partnership has to do with partnering with the Almighty God. What is the
connection between being in the same business with God and our attitude towards
the poor? In our Bible reading for today, we discover that when we remember and
help the poor, the Lord will deliver us from trouble. The reason is that the
Almighty God watches over the poor and listens to their cry.
When you
respond to the cry of the poor, you are responding on behalf of their Maker who
will in return replenish your pocket. The Bible says in Proverbs 19 : 17 :
“He that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”
Another
thing that will happen to someone in divine partnership is that the fellow
shall be preserved. The tendency is high and it is common to many cultures that
the poor live at the mercy of the rich. In Isaiah 3 : 14, the Bible says :
“The Lord will enter into judgment with
the ancients of his people and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the
vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.”
So, when
someone decides to take care of the poor instead of maltreating them, the Lord
will preserve the fellow so that he can continue the good work. The one who
panthers with God in taking care of the poor earns longevity for himself. The
Lord promised in His Word that whoever spares the poor of violence shall live.
The Bible says that the poor shall never cease out of the land, therefore, He
commanded us to remember the poor and the needy (Deuteronomy 15:4-11). When we
partner with God in taking care of the poor, the Lord will bless us mightily
beyond our wildest imagination.
Another
blessing which accrues from partnering with God via taking care of the poor, is
that the Lord promised to deliver us from the will of our enemies. Every right
thinking fellow will do all things possible to keep a dutiful servant alive.
Divine healing is the portion of whoever will take it upon himself to care for
the poor on behalf of God. The Lord promised to visit the caretakers of the
poor on their sick beds if at all they become sick; and when He visits, healing
is guaranteed. The Lord also promised to make your bed for you if you will remember
the poor and meet him at the point of his or her need. Beloved, there are many
ways whereby we can partner with God; caring for the poor is one.
We can
learn a lesson from developed countries that take care of the poor. They are
more comfortable than those countries which have no plan for the poor in the
land. This is a food for thought for developing countries.
Action Point : Draw up a charity
plan for the poor around you and prayerfully embark on helping them in your own
little way.
Bible In
One Year : Daniel 4 : 34 - 6 : 28 AND Psalms 78 : 17 - 39
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