"The Hope, & The Help of the Needy"

Posted by Ann Marie Rush

A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
For the word oppress means, to burden with cruel restrictions.

Then in Proverbs 14:31 it says, Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.
For God has a special concern for the poor. So this is why, He insists that people who have material goods should be generous with those who are needy. Because providing for the poor is not just a suggestion in the Bible; it is a command that may require a change of attitude.

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