December 17 Totally Contented – Psalm 63：

Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and occasionally a half-dollar. That’s what we currently use. But the pennies disappeared back on Feb. 4, 2013 in Canada. I usually saw some bottles and containers for people dropping off small changes for those needy folks.

A similar mindset is what’s expressed in Leviticus 23 when it comes to bringing in the harvest from the land. God, via Moses, told the people something quite counterintuitive: (Leviticus 23:22) “When you reap the harvest of your land, reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest, leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.”  Essentially, He said, “Leave a little behind.” This instruction reminded the people that God was behind the harvest in the first place, and that He used His people to provide for those of little account (the strangers in the land).

Such thinking is definitely not the norm in our world. But it’s the kind of mindset that will set apart the grateful sons and daughters of God. He delights in a generous heart. And that often comes through you and me.

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