Unto The Poor

"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse."

(Proverbs 28:27)

What is the subject of this verse? It is the poor. But most folks will miss that and will focus on the acts and the consequences of those acts. They’ll focus on the, “shall not lack” or it’s opposite the “curse”. Then they’ll weigh their options and determine if the effort warrants the reward and risk. Why? Because the act and consequence directly involve them. The point and purpose of it all, the poor, do not.

But that’s really the point. We are to have our attention and efforts locked in on the poor, not on our self. What do the poor need and want? We should not be focusing on the price we pay or the reward we may get. True Godly love would only be focused on helping the poor and nothing else.

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” (Philippians 2:4)

Bill Hitchcock