"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse" (Prov 28:27).
In his book entitled "Radical" (Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream) David Platt writes, "We all have blind spots--areas of our lives that need to be uncovered so we can see correctly and adjust our lives accordingly. But they are hard to identify. I can think of at least one glaring blind spot in American Christian history. Slavery. We look back on slave-owning churchgoers of 150 years ago and ask, How could they have treated their fellow human beings that way?" What's the answer to that question? How could professing Christians justify treating men, women and children like animals? They were blinded by wealth and materialism.
Is your desire for comfort and stuff blinding you from the spiritual and physical needs of others? God blesses us not so we can fall in love with the blessings, but in order that we might be a blessing for Christ in our world.
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