Leviticus 25:35-38
If any of your people become poor and unable to support themselves, you must help them, just as you are supposed to help foreigners who live among you. Don't take advantage of them by charging any kind of interest or selling them food for profit. Instead, honor Me by letting them stay where they now live. Remember--I am the LORD your God! I rescued you from Egypt and gave you the land of Canaan, so that I would be your God.
Caring for people in need, the poor among us, is an act of honoring God. This says "you MUST help them." It doesn't talk about making sure their poverty wasn't a result of their own carelessness or having some kind of measurement to prioritize the level of how much somebody deserves help. Just do it. I know there has to be some Godly wisdom in how we do this. Need is everywhere. But still, don't you think we should put more effort into being generous and trusting God with the outcome rather than spending so much time evaluating every little detail resulting in needs we could have been met aren't being taken care of?
And to make the point, God reminds them of what He has done for them, derserving of it or not. He rescued them and gave them the land. Remember from the other day, everything is the Lords anyway. When I give to meet a need I'm giving His money or stuff anyway. What an opportunity to be His instrument for helping others. Man I wish I had more money to give away.
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