JAMES 1:27
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
God commands us to look after widows and orphans, those who cannot care for themselves. What are you doing to keep this command? Or, do you, like so many Americans, turn away when you see images of those in distress? Is it diffcult to sit it the warmth and comfort of your home and face the reality that there are millions who have no warmth, no home, no family, no one who loves them or cares for them? I don't know about you, but I want to live my life the way that Christ lived his, loving others and demonstrating that love in a real and tangible way. I want to reach out and be His hands and feet. Often that means stepping outside of our "comfort zone", being willing to take a risk, and being willing to allow God to work! Do not allow the world to "pollute" you by telling you how crazy you are for trying. Do not let the world "pollute" you by telling you that it costs too much, that it will hurt too much, that it's only one child...
You may be the only way that that one child will ever know love, ever know God! Isn't that worth it? So, I will ask you again...What are YOU doing?
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
God commands us to look after widows and orphans, those who cannot care for themselves. What are you doing to keep this command? Or, do you, like so many Americans, turn away when you see images of those in distress? Is it diffcult to sit it the warmth and comfort of your home and face the reality that there are millions who have no warmth, no home, no family, no one who loves them or cares for them? I don't know about you, but I want to live my life the way that Christ lived his, loving others and demonstrating that love in a real and tangible way. I want to reach out and be His hands and feet. Often that means stepping outside of our "comfort zone", being willing to take a risk, and being willing to allow God to work! Do not allow the world to "pollute" you by telling you how crazy you are for trying. Do not let the world "pollute" you by telling you that it costs too much, that it will hurt too much, that it's only one child...
You may be the only way that that one child will ever know love, ever know God! Isn't that worth it? So, I will ask you again...What are YOU doing?
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