It Is All in the Details

(Pro 28:27 KJV)  He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

This is one of those places where a principle is presented that does not seem logical.  That is because it is an intersection between economics and morality.  In our modern thinking the two don’t go together.  As believers we need to get back to the concept of providence and providential.  When God gets involved He brings about results that you might not predict.  I don’t think I have ever played roulette.  I understand that the highest risk bet it to place your bet on a single number.  You have a 1% chance of winning.  Try to understand that God would have a 100% chance of winning and He could do it without violating any of the laws of nature that He put in place.

A simpler example is bowling.  A pro can on occasion achieve a perfect game.  That means that every ball he throws goes where he wants it to and when that happens the odds of all the pins going down is very high.  A slight variation in his grip or the finish on the lane can change the result.  God can compensate for that.

So?  God wants us to be generous to the genuine poor.  If we don’t know whether they deserve it then we are to err on the side of giving.  Let God work out the details.