Helping the poor
I’ll be taking a 4-day break from blogging. My family will fly tomorrow to sunny San Diego! I’m as excited as a kid going to Disneyland for the first time. But I will be missing y’all (hey, first time I used that combo, rolls smoothly off the tongue). Also, I will be missing two days that I wanted to post. Hence, I will take care of them with this post.
The first one is my Ten Things Post which I do every Friday. So here are 10 Scriptures regarding the poor. The first 3 shows the concern and generosity of God towards poor people. The last 7 tell God’s children to show the same kind of attitude and treatment towards them.
Psalms 140:12 Lord, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.
Isaiah 25:4 The poor and the helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble. You give them shelter from storms and shade from the burning heat….
James 2:5 Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
Proverbs 22:9 Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it.
1 John 3:17 If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
James 1:27 What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.
Ephesians 4:28 If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.
Galatians 2:10 All they asked was that we should remember the needy in their group, which is the very thing I have been eager to do.
Romans 12:13 Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers.
Luke 18:22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”
The second date that I will make an advanced post for is June 19. Yep, you guessed it: Father’s Day. For Father’s Day, I am suggesting that we all act on the verses that we have just read and make a donation to an organization that caters mainly to the poor. One of my favorites is Care.org. You can donate as little as $5 and as much as your heart desires. When you make a donation, there’s a box there where you answer this question: “In whose name are you making this gift?”. This is where you put the name of your dad. By doing this, you do not only honor your earthly father but at the same time, and more importantly, you also honor your Heavenly Father.
Here’s the link for the donation form: https://secure.ga3.org/05/170420340000
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posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (11:08 am)
What a beautiful thought.
I hope you all have a safe and wonderful trip. I look foward to hearing about it when you return!
posted by: Longshot (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (11:11 am)
Nice!
Have a great time!
posted by: basild (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (2:12 pm)
Take care, my friend, and have a great trip.
posted by: Deanna (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (2:25 pm)
Have a great trip!!
posted by: mnash (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (4:31 pm)
You are starting to sound so white!
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (7:14 pm)
Reply to: jennjr
Thank you. I'll definitely have the blogging itch during that trip :)
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (7:14 pm)
Reply to: Longshot
Thanks!
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (7:15 pm)
Reply to: basild
Hey, it's you! How's it going? Hope everything's alright.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (7:17 pm)
Reply to: Deanna
Thank you, I'm really excited. Might not be able to sleep tonight.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.15.05 (7:18 pm)
Reply to: mnash
LOL, that's a good thing right :)
posted by: TheBishop (reply)
post date: 06.16.05 (8:22 am)
hey, I hope that you have a great time!
posted by: basild (reply)
post date: 06.16.05 (10:17 am)
Reply to: theseeker
Yup, doing well. It's good to see that you haven't joined the mass exodus out of here.
posted by: childish (reply)
post date: 06.17.05 (3:20 am)
hey i clicked on your blog because i recognized the proverb in your title. it looks really great, with lots of good words written within. i will be back! have fun on your trippy trip.
posted by: FinalyFree (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (12:27 pm)
Amazing how easily "y'all" rolls off the tongue huh? lol I hope you had a glorious vacation and enjoyed Disneyland. Looking forward to hearing all about it :)
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (1:43 pm)
Reply to: basild
I visited your blog today and its good to see some new posts. Tblog's speed and availability seems to be getting better, they just need to crack down on those spam blogs.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (1:44 pm)
Reply to: TheBishop
Thank you :) It was a fun filled vacation indeed.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (1:45 pm)
Reply to: childish
Thanks a bunch for the compliments, I do hope you visit again.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (1:48 pm)
Reply to: Anastacia
Hey! HEY! Got to see 2 longtime friends who had been gone for a while commenting on this post :D
Ok, I'll visit your blog and see what I can come up.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (1:51 pm)
Reply to: FinalyFree
Did you mean to surround Disneyland with quotes, cause we went to San Diego and I just referenced the place? LOL
Anyway, thanks to you and all who wished me a great trip. We had a lot of fun memories and I have a lot to share with.....y'all!
