RTW 2022

“When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don’t go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all you do. When you beat the olives from your olive trees, don’t go over the boughs twice. Leave the remaining olives for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don’t glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command.”
Deuteronomy 24:19-22

“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

• The Bible is full of commands and precepts to help the poor.
• Gleaning serves as a safety net and resource.
• Gleaning is to feed the poor, the orphans, the widows, and the foreigners.
• Family: 1 Timothy 5:8
• Family of faith: Acts 2:45; 4:32-37; 6:1-6; James 2:15-17; 1 John 3:16-17
• Non-Christians around the world: Galatians 6:10
• Immediate need that God places in our path: Luke 10:25-37
• Orphans and widows: James 1:27
• Believers in prison: Hebrews 10:34
• Hospitality: Matthew 10:40-42; 25:31-46
• God cares for His people through His people.

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Be mindful of God’s commandments to use what He gives me to help others.