BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

Back in one of the books of the Bible God tells his people that even
though they are in exile they will soon be free. He explains that not
only will they be free but also prosperous, and when that time comes
they are not to forget were they came from and were they are now.
Giving thanks to God was important but they were to open their hearts
and prepare a basket from the prosperity that they had been blessed
with. They were to take this basket to the priest to help provide for him,
the orphans and the widows, basically the poor.
Fast forward a few hundred years and the people of God were out of
exile and prosperous…things were good for the Israelites almost
everyone had flat screens, nice cars, and well fed families, the biggest
decisions were Blue ray or HDTV, “This has been a subject of debate
between friends and family these past months, I’m not mocking anyone.”
So one of the prophets reminds them of God’s commands about their
heart and the offering of the basket for the priests, widows and orphans.
He talks about their harden heart and how they forgot where they came
from. Then another prophet asks about the basket, yeah, yeah to your
heart where is the basket? Who is being provided for and who is not?
Who has food and who doesn’t? Some people had a lot and others very
little. God paints a picture of heaven where all needs are meet.
Everything in abundance, a fair economy. How can we help others
bringing Heaven to Earth? Heaven crashes into Earth every time you
give someone an opportunity, you feed them,you clothe them, and you
smile at them when they truly need a smile, kindness, and patience.
That mother who needs to feed her family and we bring her a sack of
rice, beans or wheat, Heaven just crashed into earth in a big way.
I am proud to say that my 4 brothers and their wives have been great
influences in my life and have been a part of that crashing down of
heaven onto earth. Thank you.

In the New Testament Jesus asks this of us so lets have fun doing it.

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