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“...their
house burnt down, no insurance to cover the loss. The church told
them to contact Red Cross. Aren't we as Christians supposed to help
our brothers?...
Rodney/ Somerset, Kentucky U.S.A.
Rodney/ Somerset, Kentucky U.S.A.
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Bible Texts:
Jesus
taught, everyone, is our neighbor, when it comes to helping someone
(Luke 10:30-37).
A very
old saying says it well.
“A
friend in need, is a friend indeed.”
Mark
2:1-12 NLT (Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man)
1
When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread
quickly that He was back home.
2
Soon the house where He was staying was so packed with visitors that
there was no more room, even outside the door. While He was preaching
God’s Word to them,
3
four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat.
4
They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug
a hole through the roof above His head. Then they lowered the man on
his mat, right down in front of Jesus.
5
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child,
your sins are forgiven.”
6
But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there
thought to themselves,
7
“What is He saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
8
Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so He asked them,
“Why do you question this in your hearts?
9 Is
it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
10
So I will prove to you that The Son Of Man has the authority on earth
to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said,
11
“Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
12
And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the
stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming,
“We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
“A
friend in need, is a friend indeed”
A friend who helps out when we are in trouble is a true friend —
unlike others who disappear when trouble arises.
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Friend In Need:
Proverbs
3:27,28 NLT
27
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your
power to help them.
28
If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,“Come back tomorrow,
and then I’ll help you.”
Proverbs
19:17 NLT
If
you help the poor, you are lending to The Lord— and He will repay
you!
Proverbs
22:9 NLT
Blessed
are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
Proverbs
27:6 KJV
Faithful
are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs
28:27 NLT
Whoever
gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes
to poverty will be cursed.
Proverbs
31:9 KJV
Open
thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and
needy.
Isaiah
58:10,11 KJV
10
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the
afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy
darkness be as the noon day:
11
And The Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in
drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered
garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Matthew
5:42 KJV
Give
to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn
not thou away.
Matthew
10:8 KJV
Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely
ye have received, freely give.
Matthew
25:34-40 KJV
34
Then shall The King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed
of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world:
35
For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:
36
Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto Me.
37
Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee?
39
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40
And The King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My
brethren, ye have done it unto Me.
Luke
3:10,11 KJV
10
And the people asked Him, saying, What shall we do then?
11
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him
impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do
likewise.
Luke
6:38 KJV
Give,
and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to
you again.
Luke
12:33,34 NLT
33
“Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store
up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old
or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it
and no moth can destroy it.
34
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also
be.
John
15:13 KJV
Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends.
Acts
20:35 KJV
I
have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support
the weak, and to remember the words of The Lord Jesus, how He said,
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans
12:13 NLT
When
God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to
practice hospitality.
Galatians
6:2 KJV
Bear
ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Hebrews
13:16 NLT
And
don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are
the sacrifices that please God.
James
1:27 NLT
Pure
and genuine religion in the sight of God The Father means caring for
orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world
corrupt you.
James 2:14-17 NLT (Faith without Good Deeds Is Dead)
14
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith
but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save
anyone?
15
Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16
and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat
well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing.
What good does that do?
17
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good
deeds, it is dead and useless.
(Matthew
5:16 KJV
Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and
glorify your Father which is in heaven.)
I
John 3:17 KJV
But
whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love
of God in him?
And now, of necessity, we must ask ourselves, the all important
question. What kind of friend am I to those around me?
Proverbs
18:24 KJV
A
man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
A
Friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
What
A Friend We Have In Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
All to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright, unclouded,
There will be no need for prayer—
Rapture, praise, and endless worship
Will be our sweet portion there.
Author: Joseph M. Scriven, 1855
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Prayer:
Isaiah 44:22,23
KJV
22 I have blotted out, as a thick
cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me;
for I have redeemed thee.
23
Sing, O ye heavens; for The Lord hath done it..."
