June 26
Thinking of the Poor
I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was alone and away from home, and you invited me into your house. I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me. … I tell you the truth, anything you did even for the least of my people here, you also did for me.
Matthew 25:35-36, 40 (NLT)
Happy is the person who thinks about the poor.
Psalm 41:1 (NLT)
As the Scriptures say, “Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.”
2 Corinthians 9:9 (NLT)
Something happened this last weekend, and I am so thankful it did. Someone shared the ministry of Compassion International with me and showed how I could help. It just so happened the Lord had blessed our family with a little extra money—enough to help a child in South America rise from the depths of poverty.
Compassion International is a serious outreach, and it promises to affect each child’s individual development in a holistic approach—developing minds, bodies and spirits. But what I didn’t expect, what surprised me, was this added bonus, an unexpected gift: my own happiness! The Word is true: “Happy is the person who thinks of the poor.”
If you have the heart to help, if you want to take the first steps toward this kind of happiness, may I suggest a visit to the Compassion website? Check it out at www.compassion.com. The life you improve … may include your own!
Father, give me a heart for the poor. Develop your love for others in and through me. Amen.
Thinking of the Poor
I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was alone and away from home, and you invited me into your house. I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me. … I tell you the truth, anything you did even for the least of my people here, you also did for me.
Matthew 25:35-36, 40 (NLT)
Happy is the person who thinks about the poor.
Psalm 41:1 (NLT)
As the Scriptures say, “Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.”
2 Corinthians 9:9 (NLT)
Something happened this last weekend, and I am so thankful it did. Someone shared the ministry of Compassion International with me and showed how I could help. It just so happened the Lord had blessed our family with a little extra money—enough to help a child in South America rise from the depths of poverty.
Compassion International is a serious outreach, and it promises to affect each child’s individual development in a holistic approach—developing minds, bodies and spirits. But what I didn’t expect, what surprised me, was this added bonus, an unexpected gift: my own happiness! The Word is true: “Happy is the person who thinks of the poor.”
If you have the heart to help, if you want to take the first steps toward this kind of happiness, may I suggest a visit to the Compassion website? Check it out at www.compassion.com. The life you improve … may include your own!
Father, give me a heart for the poor. Develop your love for others in and through me. Amen.
posted by Craig Soderquist at 5:06 PM
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