Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Leviticus 23:22
When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.
They were called to remember. When the Israelites were harvesting their crops, they were required to remember to leave a portion for the poor. It was a very practical way to remind the people of their own dependence on God and their responsibility to care for others. And even though many of us don’t harvest crops anymore, our responsibility is still the same: to remember the poor.