Proverbs 19:17
“Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.”
I still remember that day, tucked deep in the long‑ago. My mother, my four‑year‑old brother, and I had just stepped out of a movie theater when we passed a blind man sitting on the sidewalk. His eyes were clouded, his clothes worn, and beside him sat a cup filled with pencils—“for sale,” though everyone knew the real request was for compassion.
We walked past him at first. But then my mother paused. She reached into her purse, placed a few coins in my brother’s small hand, and sent him back to the man. A simple errand. A quiet mercy.
Moments later, my brother returned with every pencil the blind man had. Of course, Mom made my brother return the pencils. But the moment stayed with me.
Some still give that way and have an eye on what they’ll receive. But Proverbs reminds us that when we give to the poor, we place our gift into God’s own hands. He sees the unseen. He remembers the forgotten. And He never overlooks kindness offered to one of His children.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Suggested thought for prayer:
Lord, help me see the needs others miss and give with a trusting heart.