Proverbs 17:5 " He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker..."
Never forget that God is the foremost and staunchest defender of the poor, also of the widows, orphans, and prisoners. It is too easy to mock, judge, ridicule and belittle the poor. They are powerless. Almost always they have been marginalized, victimized and minimized due to no fault of their own. The needy are easy targets for scorn.
All people are made in God's image. To mock the poor is to mock God. Whatever we do or don't do to the "least of these" we do or don't do to God Himself. He said so. The homeless, hungry, addicted and mentally challenged are too often the recipients of derision and castigation. I encourage you to see the hurting by any description as Jesus sees them, and respond accordingly. Either that or risk mocking God, which l do not recommend.
In His Service to the poor, and the widows, orphans, and prisoners too,
Pastor Fred
All people are made in God's image. To mock the poor is to mock God. Whatever we do or don't do to the "least of these" we do or don't do to God Himself. He said so. The homeless, hungry, addicted and mentally challenged are too often the recipients of derision and castigation. I encourage you to see the hurting by any description as Jesus sees them, and respond accordingly. Either that or risk mocking God, which l do not recommend.
In His Service to the poor, and the widows, orphans, and prisoners too,
Pastor Fred
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