Needy
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. ~ Proverbs 3:27 (GNT)
If we have what we need and see one of our own people in need, we should help that person. If we don't help we cannot honestly say that we love God. ~ 1 John 3:17 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
Helping the needy is an important part of our relationship with God.
PRAYER:
Lord, I am so grateful that you help the needy. I'm a beneficiary of your help. I admit, though,
that I have been slow to keep the momentum going. There are just so many demands on my time and energy. Albeit some of them are demands that I have created by my own ambition and desires. I could use your help in sorting this stuff out. I want to be a part of your care force. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
