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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"DO YOU GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR BLESSINGS? BY DAVID MCMILLEN
DO YOU GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR BLESSINGS?
THANKSGIVING DAY WILL BE HERE THIS WEEK AND IS A TIME OF GIVING THANKS TO OUR LORD. LET'S EXPAND OUR THINKING ON GIVING THANKS THIS YEAR BY DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN PICTURES OF THOSE ORPHANS IN THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES? IT IS SAD TO THINK THAT THESE CHILDREN GO TO BED HUNGRY MOST NIGHTS ALTHOUGH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS COLLECT MONEY TO FEED THEM.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHO IS TAKING CARE OF THE ORPHANS IN OUR COUNTRY? THERE MUST BE SOME BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANY ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTING MONEY FOR OUR ORPHANS? ACTUALLY, IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE ORPHANS. IT CAN BE JUST POOR CHILDREN WHOSE MOMS AND DADS CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE. IT SEEMS THAT NO ONE REALLY CARES ABOUT THESE LITTLE ONES.
OUR GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE BILLIONS TO ALL THESE FOREIGN COUNTRIES, MOST OF WHICH HATE US, BUT WON'T GIVE ANYTHING TO OUR OWN CHILDREN. DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THE INJUSTICE IN THIS BESIDES ME OR IS IT JUST ME?
WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. DO YOU STOP TO REALLY GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE BLESSED WITH? I HOPE YOU DO BUT SADLY A LOT OF, SO-CALLED, "CHRISTIAN" DON'T EVEN GIVE THANKS BEFORE THEIR DAILY MEALS. EVEN THANKSGIVING DAY IS JUST ANOTHER DAY TO THEM THAT THEY CAN WATCH BALL GAMES, EAT LEFTOVER TURKEY SANDWICHES AND SLEEP. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THEM THAT LIFE IS A LOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT.
WE NEED TO START HELPING THE ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND THE POOR. WHEN THE RICH YOUNG MAN CAME TO JESUS AND ASKED HIM "Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" AFTER JESUS HAD TOLD HIM TO KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, LOOK WHAT JESUS TOLD HIM IN MATTHEW 19:21 "Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." ORPHANS, WIDOWS AND THE POOR ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO JESUS.
I WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER SCRIPTURE TO SHOW YOU HOW JESUS FEELS ABOUT THEM AND IT IS FOUND IN JAMES 1:27 WHERE IT SAYS "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH OF A BLESSING YOU CAN BE UNTIL YOU TRY HELPING THESE KIDS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR AN ORPHANAGE, AND THEY WILL PERMIT IT, TAKE ONE OR MORE OF THE CHILDREN FOR AN OUTING. GIVE THEM A HUG AND LET THEM KNOW THAT SOMEONE CARES FOR THEM. THE CHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO BE ORPHANS TO GO TO BED HUNGRY. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY THAT CAN USE YOUR HELP, PLEASE HELP THEM. IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE THEM MONEY, AT LEASE YOU CAN PRAY FOR THEM AND PRAYER IS A POWERFUL THING. JAMES 5:16 SAYS "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE MORE THING ABOUT THIS. IF YOU CAN'T FIND AN ORPHANAGE YOU CAN SUPPORT HERE, THEN PLEASE HELP THOSE POOR CHILDREN IN THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. THEY ARE STILL GOD'S CHILDREN AND THEY ARE HUNGRY. THE PROBLEM WITH MOST PEOPLE, AND ME, IS THAT WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE MONEY WE GIVE ACTUALLY GOES TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOUR DONATIONS WON'T GET TO THE CHILDREN, CHECK OUT "WE ALL ARE ONE MINISTRY", A 501(c)(3) CHRISTIAN CHARITY GROUP. KEN RICH IS THE SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR, AND ALSO CREATOR OF THE "INDIE GOSPEL" CHRISTIAN NETWORK.
HE ASSURES US THAT ALL OF THE MONEY COLLECTED GOES TO THE CHILDREN BECAUSE EVERY STAFF MEMBER IS A 100% VOLUNTEER. THE GOOD THINGS IS THAT 100% OF YOUR DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. HE SAYS THAT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE FUNDS GO TO THE CHILDREN THAT ALL PARTNER CHARITIES ARE UNDER THEIR UMBRELLA AND ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO A STRICT DUE DILIGENCE POLICY. THEY DON'T MESS AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHILDREN.
SO, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD TAX WRITE-OFF FOR THE YEAR, WHAT BETTER USE FOR YOUR MONEY THAN TO GO TO GOD'S PRECIOUS CHILDREN. THEY WILL BE BLESSED AND YOU CERTAINLY WILL BE ALSO. JUST GO TO THE SITE " WWW.WEALLAREONEMINISTRY.ORG " AND YOU CAN DONATE FROM THERE.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Thanks giving is every day David. Amen
Have a blessed day.
AMEN.