{"id":11565,"date":"2023-07-18T08:13:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=11565"},"modified":"2023-07-18T08:13:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:13:51","slug":"god-makes-himself-a-debtor-to-those-who-help-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/god-makes-himself-a-debtor-to-those-who-help-the-poor","title":{"rendered":"GOD MAKES HIMSELF A DEBTOR TO THOSE WHO HELP THE POOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>\u201cIf you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord\u2014<br>     and he will repay you!&#8221; (Proverbs 19:17 NLT).<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p>This is an astounding proverb! God willingly makes Himself a debtor to the one who is kind and generous to the poor. Someone may hesitate to give to a poor person, but who would not lend to the Lord? Surely the One who owns the cattle on a thousand hills is able to repay and that with interest!<br \/><br \/>Remember the words of Jesus? He said, &#8220;For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me&#8221; (Matt. 25:35-36). <br \/><br \/>And when the righteous asked when they had done these things for Him, He answered, &#8220;Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me&#8221; (Matt. 25:40).<br \/><br \/>Do you have a heart of kindness for those in need? And not only a heart, but hands that are ready to give? Are you kind and generous to the poor?<br \/><br \/>PRAYER: Dear Father, You are amazing to us. For we were impoverished under a debt of sin, but You sent Jesus to redeem us and pay our sin debt in full. He cried from the cross, &#8220;It is finished!&#8221; Which means paid in full! Thank you, Lord! Now enable us to show compassion and generosity to those that are still in poverty. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord\u2014 and he will repay you!&#8221; (Proverbs 19:17 NLT). This is an astounding proverb! God willingly makes Himself a debtor to the one who is kind and generous to the poor. Someone may hesitate to give to a poor person, but who would not lend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1287],"scripture-chapter":[1352],"oyb_day":[1726],"location":[],"class_list":["post-11565","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-proverbs","scripture-chapter-1352","oyb_day-july-18"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/11565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11565"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=11565"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=11565"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=11565"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=11565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}