Nehemiah 5:15. “But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I , because of the fear of God.”
DON’T DO IT. For financial gain people can easily compromise what they know is right To charge family members interest is really not too bright. All you will have to show as a result of making that choice, Will be like a pelican in the wilderness with no one to hear your voice.
Every person at times, has to decide what they want to do. What others did in the past doesn’t mean you have to too. To profit by the misfortune of others really isn’t what God intends. It is right to help those in need around us with the bounty God does send.
To enslave other people by charging a tax on what they eat, Is contrary to the intention of laboring for one’s needs to meet. There is much spent on what is not necessary that tends to make one poor. I did not, and still don’t want to be constantly clamoring for more.
When a work for God is being done, I want to put my shoulder to the wheel. To do my part, no matter how small, certainly affects just how I feel About a work being done by others, in which I can have a little part. I do not want to ignore the value of a work others did right from the start.
It tends to tie the hands of the laborers if someone charges a higher price Then is reasonable to expect a thing is worth, it’s like paying for it twice. I should consider what my brethren and sisters are doing and help to meet their need. I did not in the past add burdens on others to satisfy my greed.
Keep me, O God, in the present – and in the future too, From a covetous spirit and claiming in old age, things that belong to You. I want to have a gracious spirit, so I can enjoy what others have done. If I can have a little part in the work, it would be like a testimony when I am gone.
Bless, O Lord God, the labors of those who are building for Thee. Bless those who have a part in the work - those people folks never see. Bless the result of their labors; in the future may their work always last. I do not want to lay any burdens on people, nor profit with a covetous grasp.
“Father, there are some laborers that are on my heart, and I pray for them now. Strengthen their hands in the work. Father, please send more into the harvest to bring in the fruit of the labor of others. Help them to plow new ground and sow good seed that others may reap where they have sowed. I have sought to sow and if it would bring glory to Thee, I would like to help harvest the crop. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”