You
Shall Not Wrong
Or Oppress A Resident
Alien
You shall not wrong or oppress a resident
alien, for you were aliens in the
If you lend money to my people, to the
poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact
interest from them. If you take your neighbor's cloak in pawn, you shall
restore it before the sun goes down; for it may be your neighbor's only clothing to use as cover; in what else shall that person
sleep? And if your neighbor cries out to me, I will listen, for I am compassionate.
Exodus 22:21-27
People who lack feeling
for others are like cold fronts on the weather map in the winter - you'd
rather see them going rather than coming. God reminded the Jews, His chosen
people, that they had once been strangers in a foreign land, and that they
should know how it feels to work under those who show no sympathy.
Christians have the same responsibility
to the poor and downtrodden as
When Jesus
changes your heart, He gives you a heart for others.
Our
Daily Bread -