Needy People
For he delivers the poor and needy when they call, the poor and him who has no helper. Psalm 72:12
Who is he? The Lord? No, the king.
The Christian is instructed to do good to those in need, especially those of the household of faith.
How do we know people are needy?
They don't have a sign around their necks? Do they?
Perhaps it is in conversation. If we converse with our friends then do we go deep enough? What would you do if, when you ask, ' how are you?' they told you. What if they said, 'I've lost my job' or 'my husband left last night', or 'my son came home drunk and hit me'.
Firstly embarrassment would probably prevent them and secondly your response would make them suck back their words, or would it?
What would you do with the discomfort of knowing here was a serious problem? Would you quickly say a prayer, as a panacea? Or would you make time to talk further and prayerfully seek a way to assist?
I would hazard to guess it would be in the too hard basket and quickly despatched. Am I right?
Why?
Is our world so finely tuned and fast that there is no room to help the poor and needy?
As we watch Jesus He constantly made time for the poor and needy. The 'good Samaritan' made time for the injured man. Why did Jesus tell this parable? Were people so consumed with their own worlds then, just as we are now and they did not have tVs.
Who is he? The Lord? No, the king.
The Christian is instructed to do good to those in need, especially those of the household of faith.
How do we know people are needy?
They don't have a sign around their necks? Do they?
Perhaps it is in conversation. If we converse with our friends then do we go deep enough? What would you do if, when you ask, ' how are you?' they told you. What if they said, 'I've lost my job' or 'my husband left last night', or 'my son came home drunk and hit me'.
Firstly embarrassment would probably prevent them and secondly your response would make them suck back their words, or would it?
What would you do with the discomfort of knowing here was a serious problem? Would you quickly say a prayer, as a panacea? Or would you make time to talk further and prayerfully seek a way to assist?
I would hazard to guess it would be in the too hard basket and quickly despatched. Am I right?
Why?
Is our world so finely tuned and fast that there is no room to help the poor and needy?
As we watch Jesus He constantly made time for the poor and needy. The 'good Samaritan' made time for the injured man. Why did Jesus tell this parable? Were people so consumed with their own worlds then, just as we are now and they did not have tVs.
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