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Proverbs chapter 28, verse 27.

Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

A pretty simple proverb, yet we are constantly tempted not to live according to it,

particularly in a materialistic world. Whoever gives to the poor will not want. I love that

phrase. In our giving, we won't want. That's like the exact opposite of what materialism says materialism says

we want more we want better we want nicer we want bigger so get get get but what does getting lead to

wanting more and getting more leads to wanting more getting bigger leads to

wanting bigger like our tastes can never be satisfied when you're tasting of the material things

of this world they create a longing for more and more and more that never leaves us

satisfied, never leaves us content. The opposite, though, is what Proverbs 2827 is addressing.

Who gives to the poor will not want. Like we'll be free from this quest from more and more and more and more.

Instead, in giving, we will find contentment. In giving, we will find joy. In giving, we will find

satisfaction for our souls. In giving to the poor, we will find our joy, our good. Whoever

gives to the poor will not want. But he who hides

his eyes will get many a curse. He who hides his eyes to the poor, who turns a deaf ear

and a blind eye to the poor will get many a curse. This is so dangerous,

isn't it? Like, it is possible, especially for those who are not poor, for those who have

the basic daily necessities of life and not just necessities in many cases

most everything we could want and when we have these things if we're not careful we can turn a

deaf ear and blind eye to the poor. We can go on with our lives, business as usual,

enjoying the things that we need and the things that we want, and never giving second thought

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