Command 37: Bring In the Poor
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In the message, Healing by Hospitality, Joni Eareckson Tada explains how the Body of Christ would be incomplete without the physically disabled and how the Lord desires each one whom He has created to be invited to His Feast and included in our fellowship.
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“Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just” (Luke 14:12–14).
Study Question
Every community has poor people who are capable of getting a job but refuse to work. Scripture commands that if any will not work, neither should he eat. Should people who refuse to work be invited to a feast?
Character Quality
Hospitality is cheerfully sharing food, shelter, and spiritual refreshment with those God brings into my life.
Bible Verses for Meditation
Additional Bible verses that support Christ’s command: Bring In the Poor
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