Friday, May 2, 2025

Give to the Lord

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.
- Proverbs 19:17

“Charity giving is down. The economy is about to get pretty bad.” That’s what my accountants and business consultants were telling me.

They said we couldn’t afford to do a mission trip to Guatemala, but as bad as the inflation is here, we were still incredibly rich compared to the people in Guatemala.

We met Isabella when we rescued her dying baby. We found her living with her children in a shack with garbage bags for a roof and walls made of sticks tied together with rags. They drank filthy water and only owned a few old plastic containers, a cooking pot and clothes that were threadbare and worn.

How could we not go back to Guatemala? People were dying there for lack of food. Nearly half of the babies born in the rural areas of Guatemala were being raised by mothers so starved that they had little or no milk to feed their infants.

How could any of my needs be more important than that? God calls us to help the poor and the needy—He does not say “If you have the time or the money.” He just calls us to go in faith. Follow His command today, for He rewards those who are faithful.

Further Reading

• Psalms 72:12
• Isaiah 58:10
• Matthew 6:19-21