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God calls upon us to supply to these children, so far as we can,
the want of a father’s care. Instead of standing aloof, complaining of
their faults, and of the trouble they may cause, help them in every way
possible. Seek to aid the careworn mother. Lighten her burdens.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 203
.
To Be Channels of God’s Bounties—In homes supplied with
life’s comforts, in bins and granaries filled with the yield of abundant
harvests, in warehouses stocked with the products of the loom, and
vaults stored with gold and silver, God has supplied means for the
sustenance of these needy ones. He calls upon us to be channels of
His bounty.—
The Ministry of Healing, 202
.
Help for the Widow Entrusted to the Prosperous—The poor,
the homeless, and the widows are among us. I heard a wealthy farmer
describe the situation of a poor widow among them. He lamented
her straitened circumstances, and then said: “I don’t know how she is
going to get along this cold winter. She has close times now.” Such
have forgotten the Pattern, and by their acts say: “Nay, Lord, we cannot
drink of the cup of self-denial, humiliation, and sacrifice which You
drank of, nor be baptized with the suffering which You were baptized
with. We cannot live to do others good. It is our business to take care
of ourselves.”
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Who should know how the widow should get along unless it be
those who have well-filled granaries? The means for her to get along
are at hand. And dare those whom God has made His stewards, to
whom He has entrusted means, withhold from the needy disciples of
Christ? If so, they withhold from Jesus. Do you expect the Lord to
rain down grain from heaven to supply the needy? Has He not rather
placed it in your hands, to help and bless them through you? Has He
not made you His instrument in this good work to prove you and to
give you the privilege of laying up a treasure in heaven?—
Testimonies
for the Church 2:32, 33
.
Brethren, for Christ’s sake fill up your lives with good works....
All you have belongs to God. Be guarded, lest you selfishly hoard
the bounties He has given you for the widow and the fatherless.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:627
.
Christians Possess an Abundance for the Needy—Christians
are not excusable for permitting the widow’s cries and the orphan’s
prayers to ascend to Heaven because of their suffering want while a lib-