One of the big economic problems today is poverty and it is becoming worse everyday. Some people cannot help it, yet some people can. Some people may not be able to get out and get jobs to make some money because of health reasons or other issues, but others might be able to but are just to lazy. Either way, it is our responsibility to help needy people in any way we can. Whether we are helping them with chores, giving them money or food, or helping them get a job, we should care. The Bible says, "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." God will bless anyone who gives to the poor. .
In the Bible, God gives some commands about helping and caring for the poor. There is a parable that Jesus tells about a man who was stripped, beaten and left for dead. A Levite and a priest went by him but did not help him at all. Then a Samaritan saw him and bandaged his wounds, put him on his donkey, and took care of him. The one most likely not to help him did, and this is what we should do. When Jesus finished the parable he said, " Go, and do thou likewise." This is Jesus directly telling us to go and care for those who are in need, or maybe even suffering like the man in the parable. The Bible also commands us this, "And if a brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee." Most of the time you help someone that is poor, you will not know them. They will be a stranger to you, but you should still help them. If you help someone, do not expect them to give you anything in return except for a thank you. You should not make them come and do work for you just because you helped them. This verse clearly states this: "If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
