Today, make God’s concern for others in need your concern too.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And everywhere you look in scripture, widows and orphans have a very special place in God's heart. But just whydid God make such a big deal of caring for widows and orphans? Because widows can’t help that their husbands die. Orphans aren’t responsible for their parents leaving them. The predicament of the orphan and the widow isthe responsibility of God; He allowed it in His sovereign will. And so, if this is such a great concern for God—shouldn’t it be for us as well? In Jeremiah 49, God says, “I will protect the orphans who remain among you. Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.” And the way God will go about doing that is through your home, your hospitality and your love. Surely you know a woman whose husband died or have heard of children in foster care. Today, make God’s concern for them yourconcern.
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