World Hunger
The
numbers regarding the number of hungry in our world are so overpowering that
the victims become statistics. We try
not to think about hunger because the problem seems overwhelming. But Jesus did not tell us to turn away. He commanded us to help those in need.
By one
hunger relief organization’s recent estimate, 24,000 people die each day
of hunger-related diseases. That’s 1,000 an hour or 17 each
minute.
God’s does
not just want us only to bear His heart of compassion but to also
be His hands of mercy.
The
connection between poverty and hunger is a given. Those who cannot generate enough resource to
provide the basic necessities for their families are all around us but
not near us.
Faith in God
has been replaced by faith in Gov.
Entitlements
will never provide the path to success but only survival.
God didn’t
command us to feed the “qualified” but “feed the “hungry.”
We are to
do what God has commanded and then let Him do what He promised.
Feed America’s
last estimate was that around 18,000 adults and around 20,000
children in Parker County deal with food insecurity on a weekly basis.
The Biblical Summons - Luke 3:11, Psalm
41:1, Proverbs 14:31,
Proverbs 21:13, Proverbs 28:27, Isaiah 58:10, Luke 18:22
The Common Response to the
Problem Luke
16:19-31
Jesus' story is a warning against two
things in us:
1. Apathy -The rich man had resources to help,
but didn't care.
This guy is what is called a "practical
atheist."
There is a big step between concern
and compassion.
2. Acceptance. Lazarus had become part of the
scenery.
Storing Grain and Starving
People Luke 12:13-21
God has spread His resource
throughout all His people so everyone can have a part.
Jesus calls the man a fool because
the man thinks it is all his and not God’s.
The Gospel and the Poor and
Hungry – Matthew
25:31-46
According to Jesus, those who don’t care
for the poor have missed the gospel.
·
The
faces of hunger are the faces of children.
·
The
faces of hunger are the faces of mothers.
·
The
faces of hunger are old.
Quit worrying so much about who is
getting in your pocketbook as who is influencing your heart.
