“”When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, then you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.”

Deuteronomy 26:12-13 ESV

http://bible.com/59/deu.26.12-13.esv

All,

This stands out because Moses says, “tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled.” Is it God’s intention for the truly needy to be taken care of by the body of Christ or by government. They need to be assisted, but if Christians don’t do it, something else will and it’s tempting to worship the “something else”. Please pray that we and our friends are good stewards of God’s resources. Please pray for Ishmel as he is about God’s purpose today.