Thursday Scripture and Prayer: Psalm 37
Never forsaken
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I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
They are always generous and lend freely;
Others will see that their children are blessed.
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About 12 years ago, AARP started sending me invitations to join.
It offended me.
Hey! I'm not that OLD!
Slowly it dawned on me:
"Yes, Sparky, there's a reason all your classmates look like senior citizens. You ARE getting old!"
In my life and time I've seen plenty of saints that looked forsaken by the world.
But those who have the least financial assets often have the most to share.
Loving, kind, and generous souls are never forsaken by God.
And they always have something to give.
But what about the children?
Even in our land today, there are hungry children.
How can an old Psalmist be blind to that?
Maybe it has to do with generosity.
There are hungry children everywhere.
But when the righteous see them, they get fed.
They don't have to beg because the righteous always have something to give.
So hungry children disappear when the righteous show up.
All it takes is for God's people to see the need.
"Evangelism is just one beggar telling another beggar where to get bread."
--C. S. Lewis
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Lord, let me see the need and give from a righteous heart.