CARING FOR THE NEEDY

Thursday November 20^th, 2025

Meditate on Galatians 6:10^Amplified

« So then, while we [as individual believers] have the opportunity, let us do good to all people [not only being helpful, but also doing that which promotes their spiritual well-being], and especially [be a blessing] to those of the household of faith (born-again believers) »

Read Matthew 25:34-40^NLT

³⁴“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

³⁵For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.

³⁶I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

³⁷“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?

³⁸Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?

³⁹When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

⁴⁰“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

Understand

It is a fact that every human being, no matter how intelligent or highly placed, would at one time or the other require assistance to deal with some circumstances.

Such a situation that renders a person of great means incapacitated is usually the type that money, authority and influence cannot resolve.

At such times, the person is left with the option of calling for divine intervention through desperate prayers to the Almighty God.

I pray that as you call on the name of the Lord in the day of trouble, He will answer you by fire, in Jesus’ name.

If you want your prayers to be answered however, you have a responsibility to the poor and needy around you.

Our memory verse for today says as we have opportunity, we should be a blessing to all human beings, especially those of the household of faith.

Anyone who heartlessly disregards the needs of the weak and helpless is wicked.

Such will be ignored in the day of trouble, no matter how desperately they cry for help, Proverb 21:13.

The point of today’s devotional is that we have a responsibility to care for the needy around us.

When was the last time you helped the needy around you ?

When was the last time you made sacrifices in order to meet the needs of other people ?

Remember, the Bible cited the care for others as one of the conditions for making heaven as we saw in our Bible reading today.

Our Lord Jesus described how His followers who feed the hungry, are hospitable to strangers, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and visit prisoners will be blessed by God and granted eternal life.

He went further to say that in as much as these good deeds are done to any of His brethren, it is considered that the acts were done to Him directly and vice versa.