When we choose to follow Jesus, we must give up our rights. You see, in the bible money has everything to do with justice. Justice and economics, in the Bible, are like fraternal twins, non-identical twins. It's hard to separate them, to tell them apart, because they are so much entwined. By making sure our neighbor has enough.
Love is shown in deed.
I learned about making sure my neighbor has enough when I was in elementary school sitting in the dining room of a house on Main St in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. I've told you about the Brady's before, I think. Jere was a school teacher in the days when they were paid even less than they are now, and Sara Ann was a homemaker. In fact, I remember sitting through supper once, with a shabbily dressed gentleman who went on his way shortly after dessert. The adults got to talking about this fellow.