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is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to
keep himself unspotted from the world.”
James 1:27
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Many a father who has died in the faith, resting upon the eternal
promise of God, has left his loved ones in full trust that the Lord would
care for them. And how does the Lord provide for these bereaved
ones? He does not work a miracle in sending manna from heaven; He
does not send ravens to bring them food; but He works a miracle upon
human hearts, expelling selfishness from the soul and unsealing the
fountains of benevolence. He tests the love of His professed followers
by committing to their tender mercies the afflicted and bereaved ones.
Let those who have the love of God open their hearts and homes
to take in these children. It is not the best plan to care for the orphans
in large institutions. If they have no relatives able to provide for them,
the members of our churches should either adopt these little ones into
their families or find suitable homes for them in other households.
These children are in a special sense the ones whom Christ looks
upon, whom it is an offense to Him to neglect. Every kind act done to
them in the name of Jesus is accepted by Him as done to Himself
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