DAY
5
HOW GOD SEES THE POOR
GOD’S CONCERN FOR the poor is evident throughout Scripture. Even when his people were weak and needy, he provided for them and protected them. The world may look down on the poor, but God often demonstrates his mercy and grace toward those who are least esteemed in the world’s eyes.
[God] delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
PSALM 72:12-13
[The Lord] has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
LUKE 1:52-53
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
JAMES 2:5
Responding in Prayer
- Thank God for his compassion for the weak and needy.
- Ask God to help you show mercy toward the poor around you. As you look for ways to minister, pray that God would make you aware of needs around you.
- Pray that God would guard you from preferring those with money and influence in your community.