When you give to the poor and needy, you are giving a gift to God.
During the holiday season, people exchange gifts with one another. Have you ever considered giving a gift to God?
As Christians, it’s not only our duty but also our privilege to extend a helping hand to those who are less fortunate than us.
Let’s make a difference in their lives by giving generously and spreading kindness wherever we go. Together, we can bring hope to those who need it the most.
It’s easy to identify those who need help during the holidays. However, many churchgoers are not following the example of Jesus.
Here’s your opportunity to make a difference this holiday season, not just for yourselves, your loved ones, or even your friends, but for those who are less fortunate than you.
There are several ways in which you can help those in need, such as donating to a food bank, volunteering at a soup kitchen, spending time with the elderly, providing aid to the homeless, or contributing financially to those who are poor and hungry.
“What would Jesus do this holiday?” This is the question that needs to be answered.
Did you know that every year, over 9 million people worldwide die due to starvation, and a majority of them are children? Shockingly, there are over 800 million people who don’t have access to the necessary amount of food to lead an active and healthy life.
“It’s almost unbelievable, considering the number of people who claim to be Christians in this world.”
We can see that being a Christian takes more than just attending church once a week and claiming to be one.
James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
It is time for pastors to teach their congregation the importance of giving to the poor and hungry, in line with what Jesus taught.
If you have faith in God, now is a great time to give to the poor. By doing so, you are lending to God.
“You can lend money to God by giving to the poor and needy, and God will repay you.”
Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Acts 20:35 I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
When you give to the poor and needy, you are giving to God. When you don’t give to the poor and needy, you are not giving to God.
Matthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Matthew 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Matthew 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Matthew 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Matthew 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Matthew 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Matthew 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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