He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the…
Read MoreAnd none of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors— Deuteronomy 13:17. Israel must conquer idolatrous cities and destroy all the spoil, regarding…
Read MoreLet each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4.
Read MoreDo not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:17-18. When we see the wicked prosper we are apt to envy them. When we hear the noise of their mirth and our own spirit is…
Read MoreWhoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Proverbs 14:31.
Read MoreThen the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. Deuteronomy 30:3. God’s own people may sell themselves into captivity by sin. A very bitter fruit is this, of an exceeding bitter root. What a bondage it is when the child of…
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