Ministry to the Homeless – God has not forsaken them
“In Luke 16; there is a story about a rich man. On his doorstep, there was a beggar named Lazarus. The rich man and Lazarus both died -- the rich man was consigned to hell and Lazarus to heaven. There is no indication the rich man ever did anything wrong to Lazarus. He was simply indifferent to the plight of someone the Lord had literally laid on his doorstep. “And his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham. The rich man shouted, `Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in these flames.' But Abraham said to him, `Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. Anyone who wanted to cross over to you from here is stopped at its edge, and no one there can cross over to us'" (Luke 16:23-26).
When we look at our own lives, it isn’t important whether we help the homeless. The important thing is that we recognize whom God has put on our doorstep, and minister to them. It’s not just a ministry to the homeless that is important. It is spending time doing what God wants us to do.”
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