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They tell me I'm crazy, but You told me I'm golden.

When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed. - Mother Teresa 

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“You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’” - Deuteronomy 15:10-11

If there is anything that I want to belabor a million times it is that we need to be giving to the people around us who need it. I don’t need another dress. I don’t need another tattoo. I don’t need seconds after the meal I already ate. I need to feed and clothe the poor. I want to give to the point of looking financially irresponsible. I want to give until it hurts.

“Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them,  and do not hide from relatives who need your help.” - Isaiah 58:7

“When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.” - Romans 12:13

“Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.” - Romans 13: 1-3

It is said that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. This sentiment was clearly understood by the early Christians living through a series of devastating plagues that ravaged the Roman Empire. In contrast to the baffled doctors and terrified pagans, Christians defied every expectation and risked death to tend the sick and dying. Seizing the opportunity to express God’s love in deeds of compassion, Christians nursed the sick, gave provisions, paid for burials and cared for needy people, irrespective of their religious beliefs. No one could miss the God glorifying care shown by these Christians, and there are records of observers remarking, “Look how they love one another.” Is it any wonder that the early church experienced explosive growth?
The New Testament is brimming with accounts of people being cared for at their point of greatest need. Whether it is Jesus feeding five thousand, Peter restoring Tabitha to life, or Paul exhorting the Galatians to bear one another’s burdens, God’s care is at the heart of the gospel.
In 2012, each one of us can demonstrate God’s love simply by caring for people in their brokenness, and being available in times of need.