One of the common themes throughout the Bible is the importance of remembering the poor. We see that teaching emphasized by Jesus and his earliest followers and yet we actually see this teaching throughout the Bible.
When the LORD revealed instructions to Moses (approximately 1,000 years before Christ), we find the following commands from God: “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God” (Leviticus 19:9-10 NLT).
It appears that worshippers of God are called to always remember and make provisions for those in need. During the month of March, we are going to be encouraging everyone who worships at Southwest Church to pick up a “yellow bag” from our Faith in Action Team and fill it up with non-perishable items from “the edges” of our personal food pantries, so that we can help provide for a local food pantry (Springboro Community Assistance Center) that serves those in need of Springboro. Springboro Community Assistance Center is presently serving food to 300 people a month.
Can you help fill up a “yellow bag” for those in need and return it on April 3rd?
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