'When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the Lord you God.'"When I was in the Truth Project, the subject of gleanings is brought up in one lesson. Ever since, it's been something I've pondered now and then. The idea of leaving the gleanings is something I definitely approve of. It is there for the poor, but they still have to work to get it. One of the things I most dislike about many ministries to the poor is that support is often given away without any conditions or requirement, which in my opinion is likely to produce further laziness or expectation of that support.
However, I've never been able to figure out what I can do in this respect. I don't own any land, or have a business I can work through, as I've heard some examples of. So what can I do to help the poor earn their needs? I don't have an answer for this, but really want God to point me to something.
No comments:
Post a Comment