The Poor You Have With You Always

[Mr. M]

7 hours ago, tony wesmit said:

forgot about this, what challenges me are foreigners....do u find it hard?

Every Christian is by definition a "stranger and sojourner".

Have you ever lived in a homeless shelter?

Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another.

Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.

Be not wise in your own conceits.

Every Christian should donate some time in serving

the less fortunate. Even if they consider themselves to be so,

there is always some that are less than, and then there are

"the least of these".

 

[Know Jah]

As imperfect humans there is a tendency to look down on others for whatever reason. However we need to pray that God help us to cultivate the same outlook for others especially they poor because in reality as the scrip states they will always be around. Also when we extend to the poor God views it as lending to him.

[tony wesmit]

On 11/28/2023 at 5:04 AM, Know Jah said:

As imperfect humans there is a tendency to look down on others for whatever reason. However we need to pray that God help us to cultivate the same outlook for others especially they poor because in reality as the scrip states they will always be around. Also when we extend to the poor God views it as lending to him.

reminds me of 

Romans 15:5

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,

 

thanks bro

[Marathoner]

On 11/27/2023 at 6:57 AM, Mr. M said:

Every Christian is by definition a "stranger and sojourner".

Have you ever lived in a homeless shelter?

Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another.

Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.

Be not wise in your own conceits.

Every Christian should donate some time in serving

the less fortunate. Even if they consider themselves to be so,

there is always some that are less than, and then there are

"the least of these".

 

I've resided in a shelter before, brother. I volunteered to assist staff in whatever was needful during my stay which made my time there fruitful and rewarding. I have found that our "station" in this world is meaningless for, in the Lord, the riches of a heart for Him are inestimable. Indeed, the Holy One esteems the heart very highly. 

These days, I work for a nonprofit that operates a transitional housing program for the homeless. A shelter is temporary, but I joined myself to work that seeks stability and the end of homelessness for those who come to us for help. I never lack for constructive work that serves the Kingdom. It's what I do!  

[Marathoner]

On 11/3/2023 at 6:26 PM, Mr. M said:

The 'poor' includes those oppressed and persecuted,

not simply a part of an economic class.

Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged

James 5:

1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 

2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 

3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. 

4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 

5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

Amen. 

I perceive a grieving issue that infests many today: politicizing everything at the expense of the Lord and His words, as if God Almighty tacitly approves of His chosen people being burdened by the cares of this world and stained by it. Not so! If this were even remotely true, then why was He pleased to choose rejects and outcasts? The lowly and ignoble? The unwise? The wisdom of men is foolishness to God. 

I pray for the self-assured who steadfastly believe that worldliness is godliness when clearly, it is not. May their eyes be opened to the error of their ways. 

[Mama Etna]

I too get angered by Christians politicizing the plight of the poor, the homeless and the strangers among us.  Christians should be at the forefront of helping them find shelter and to become assets to America.

[FJK]

28 minutes ago, Mama Etna said:

I too get angered by Christians politicizing the plight of the poor, the homeless and the strangers among us.  Christians should be at the forefront of helping them find shelter and to become assets to America.

There are probably more people calling themselves Christian involved in creating those problems than there are in trying to prevent or remediate them and many on both sides are doing it politically for political reasons instead of doing it personally for Godly ones.