Exodus 22:25 “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. 26 If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
Sometimes we get so caught up in the things of this life and the way things are done in this world that we miss the big picture. Israel was being called upon to represent God in this world. So are we. One of the overwhelming characteristics of God is His compassion. He cares about those in need. Do we? Do we listen to their cries? He does. This pledge of the cloak meant something. As God's people our word should mean something. When Christ talked about the taking of one's tunic, he went on to say we should offer our cloak also. If anything, our compassion should be extreme.
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