Healing our land starts with believers not neglecting the poor. (Part 2)

PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 29
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES

Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Healing our land starts with believers not neglecting the poor. (Part 2)


Today we will look at the 2nd thing we display when we neglect the poor: 2) We display Inconsistency with love to God. 1John 3:17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? It is clear that we who are living in the United States have material possession far beyond what we really need. We are the riches nation on the face of the earth. It is sad to say but saw a homeless man go into a garbage can in Manhattan and after rummaging through it, he pulled out a McDonald’s bag with a sandwich that had only a couple of bites taken from it and a half filled cup of soda. He ate the sandwich and drank the soda. To many of us we would say that is gross, but you know what I said “That’s a blessing, only in America can someone go into a garbage can and find a meal”. Many of us have no idea of the abundance of wealth we have in America. To prove it to you, I want you to go to this website: www.globalrichlist.com and you will see how your salary compares to those around the world. If you make $25,000 per year, you are in the top 10% of the richest person in the world. The annual salary per capita in Haiti is $400 per year. They are in the bottom 10% of the poorest bracket in the world. Here is the irony, Haiti who is the poorest country in the western hemisphere is located next to America, the richest country in the world and the richest country in the world is filled with believers who say they love God. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?

PRAY: Ask the Lord to not only open our heart to the dire situation in Haiti, but also our hands to the people of Haiti.

ACT: This year make a resolution to commit to giving. Challenge yourself to give first of yourself and then of your resources.

With U4 Him

Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church