On the other hand, even if you have no particular concern for the poor and cannot rouse yourself from your bed of ivory or comfortable couch to watch out for the marginalized and the weak among us for their sake, it might be worth paying attention to those in need if you maintain an inkling of care for yourself. The psalmist tells us that “the Lord watches over the strangers he upholds the orphan and the widow.” Though God would prefer that we join in on the watch, even if we ignore the plight of those in need, or turn from the suffering, God will not turn away or forget them. ![]() If you are not interested in caring for those in need, have no fear, God is on watch for them. How are you caring for the needy at your gate? How can you align yourselves more fully with the widow and the orphan? What opportunities does your church have to serve people in need? ![]() Consider the woes that both the Old Testament and Jesus tell us fall upon those who revel in wealth and ignore the needy.
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