Living with an Abundance.

Leviticus 19:9-10
9 "'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. 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.

Happy Monday!

Repeatedly throughout the bible, through parables and teachings, God tells us to love him with all our might and to love your neighbor as yourself. It's nothing new. These expectations have been set in stone and have been expected of us since the beginning.

I believe the key theme from today's passage is that you shouldn't be greedy, in that you overstock and devour all of something, like the grapes. There's plenty to go around and it's certainly not going to be devastating to share it with "the poor and the alien." Remember, you will be rewarded for such deeds.

This defines "loving your neighbor as yourself." We have all been blessed with something of abundance. It may not be money, but something like...food, compared to impoverished areas. How are we using our abundance? Are we selfish about it? I pray that we can all use our abundance in ways that will benefit and bless others.