“…She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.” (Ezekiel 16:49 NIV)Great way to start the blog, huh? This was in my reading this morning and when I read it I first thought of the United States. Sad, yes, makes me angry, yes, but oh so true for many here. Later in the reading God says He will do away with them. Scary, yes, but it doesn’t have to be if we follow the teaching’s in His word.
Ok, so that’s just a very short version of my first impression of this reading. Then I started thinking of people who are helping the poor and needy.
You may remember last Sunday we spoke at Peoria Baptist Church. They took a love offering for us and we received that yesterday. Now what does this have to do with helping the poor and needy other than the obvious – Saved By God’s Grace is helping the poor and needy in Kenya.
Well, you may also remember my Twitter (see those updates at http://www.savedbygodsgrace.org/ at the bottom of the page) about Fransisca (the manager from Eldama Ravine Children’s Village) being pick pocketed with most of the funds we had sent her. The amount that was stolen was almost exactly covered by the love offering from Peoria Baptist! Praise God! That money has been sent back to Eldama Ravine and the kids are continuing to eat because of God’s providence.
God worked through Peoria Baptist to bring providence to a situation we didn’t know was going to happen. He brought us all together for a reason and what a privilege it is to work for the King!