This may be the biggest issue facing Christians in America. What to do for the homeless. Needless to say it is a very complex problem. It seems everyone has an opinion. We must look at it from a Biblical stand point. God’s Word is not always easy to carry out, but we must try. I am sharing with you a few articles to read. I was talking to an insurance agent yesterday about the rising costs of insurance….. home, farm, business, auto, health insurance, drug prices…….these rising rates are a killer. The rising cost of property taxes are also hurting us. Inflation has had a terrible affect on us. I see no relief insight. There is no money management in Washington D.C. we are so far in debt. Biden continues to throw money at everything that moves. Horrible. Deficit Tracker
What are we going to do friends? From what I read, this horrible situation is going to get worse.
“Our inability to relate to the experience of homelessness is also our biggest obstacle to ending it.”
Isaiah 58:7 NLT. Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
Got Questions states: The Bible acknowledges the fact of homelessness and instructs us to help those who are poor and needy, including those in homeless situations.
Jesus could identify with the homeless in His itinerant ministry. In Matthew 8:20, Jesus states that even animals have a place to call home, but He had nowhere to lay His head. He stayed in the homes of whoever would welcome Him and sometimes outside. He was born in a stable and even spent His last night before His crucifixion outside in a garden. The apostle Paul was also at times in a homeless situation (1 Corinthians 4:11). More Here
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless — a number that misses some people and does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own. More Here
Friday afternoon Sharon and I took a drive over to the Menual and Carlisle area in Albuquerque around 4pm. It was so very, very sad to see. So many homeless people. So many pushing grocery carts full of their belongings. Many have dogs. Sharon and I thank the LORD for all the folks that are doing their best to help the homeless. Here at FGGAM we are just but a drop in a huge pool of need. Shining the light of Jesus to one person at a time. The government is not going to fix this. The only answer I have is for all of us to seek the face of God and ask Him what we are to do. Amen!
At times like this I think of Mother Tereasa. She built homes for orphans, nursing homes for lepers, and hospices for the terminally ill. She also provided shelter for thousands of the sick and dying in the slums of Calcutta. She ensured that thousands of children were cared for and given foster parents. She treated more than two million sick, including nearly fifty thousand lepers, through mobile dispensaries and special clinics. She also taught people how to care for themselves and others during illness. Her order expanded to serve communities outside Kolkata and eventually reached around 90 countries. The first center in the United States opened in 1971 in New York City. She treated everyone with compassion and supported them regardless of their religious beliefs or social status.
