Praying For The Poor, Homeless, Depressed, And Sick In America
Day 18 - October 14, 2024
Manny Rosario V.P. of Church Relations for Convoy of Hope View Website
Devotion For Day 18
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked
Jesus was very pointed when He spoke about the “least of these” to His followers. He was also clear (James 2:15-17) that faith without works is dead. We can be concerned for the least and the lost in our nation without actually doing anything for them. But Jesus offers a promise for those who will act in faith: “One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deed” (Proverbs 19:17).
One incredible truth about prayer is that when we seek God on behalf of others, He gives us a fresh depth of compassion and love for them. The act of prayer is a conduit for the Holy Spirit to speak kindness, generosity, and the desire to care and comfort into our lives. Prayer changes our trajectory of activity to focus on those whom God puts into our lives to bless.
Our nation is filled with people who are in desperate need of a touch from Jesus through His people! “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me’” (Matthew 25:40).
God of comfort, forgive my lack of compassion for the forgotten, the needy, the sick, and the disenfranchised people all around me. Renew my heart to look at people as You see them, and to care for them as You desire me to. Wake up Your church, Lord, to see with fresh eyes the needs before us. May the Holy Spirit prompt and urge us to step up and care for those in need so that more people in our nation will see You at work and put their trust in You.
Prayer Topics
- Ask the Holy Spirit to give you a purposeful life of compassion, filled with the joy of giving.
- Pray that you are quickly able to see the needs around you and respond as God leads.
- Ask God to help you encourage people in your family and in your church towards love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24).
- Ask the Father to give creative solutions to His people to meet the needs of their communities with love and compassion so that His glory will be evident to all.
