CARING
FOR THE NEEDY
Memorise:
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee,
saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to
thy needy, in thy land. Deuteronomy 15:11
Read:
Matthew 25:34-40, Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 21-22, Mark 15:6-32
The Bible says something very
fundamental about our calling as disciples of Jesus Christ which many of us do
not pay close attention to. This relates to caring for the needy. Proverbs 22:9
says:
“He
that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the
poor.”
Once of the quickest ways to be blessed
by God is to care for poor. The Almighty God said that the poor shall never
cease out of the land, and it is His prerogative to take care of such poor
people. In as much as God will not come down to do this duty Himself; He has commanded
those who are blessed with resources to give to those who do not have. Whoever
acts on God’s behalf by catering for the needy and the poor will be bountifully
blessed by Him. This is one of the secrets of divine blessing.
Apart from blessings in this world for
those who cater for the poor, our Lord Jesus Christ goes further to assure them
to eternal blessings. He said that such people will be adequately rewarded in
the kingdom of God . Matthew 25:34-35 says:
“Then
shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I
was an hungered and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was
stranger, and ye took me in:”
One of the respected general overseers
of a church in Nigeria once gave the testimony of how he got saved during the
Nigerian Civil War. According to him, as he was running from place to place for
safety during the war, he stumbled on the small residence of a Christian couple
and they received him into their home. To his surprise, he had barely settled
down to rest in this couple’s house when the wife placed a big plate of rice
before him. He wondered how the coupled managed to prepare such sumptuous meal
in the first place, and how they could sacrifice such a delicious meal to a
wanderer like himself. There and then, he decided ton serve the God who was
able to take care of his couple even inn the time of war. That was how he
became a Christian ministry that is spread all over the place. One fact
remains, the couple that led him to Christ through sacrificial hospitality will
share in the reward of the harvest of souls being credited to his ministry.
Prayer
Point
Father,
grant me the grace and the provision I need to care for the needy in Jesus
Name.
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