Kindness to the Poor Goes a Long Way

When we give to the poor, we are lending to the Lord. In other words, God will repay those who show mercy and kindness to the poor, or homeless. There seems to be a responsibility of God to care for and help the poor. But God uses people since we have the dominion on the earth, not God. He needs us as His arms and legs on planet earth. God gave dominion and authority to mankind at the beginning of time. As we know, the devil deceived Adam and Eve in the garden, and through that deception and disobedience to God, mankind lost their authority on the Earth. But Jesus got it back for us through the work He accomplished at Calvary. As the good news of the gospel is spread throughout the world, we can receive the gospel of Jesus Christ and be reinstated into our rightful position on earth as having the dominion and authority. This is why the Lord needs us to fulfill His plan of reconciliation. In that plan, and the way of the Kingdom of God is to care for the poor. Everything we do for the poor is considered by God as a loan to Him. And He has declared in His word He will reward those who loan to the poor. Those poor people are praying to God for help, and the only way God can get it to them is by using other people. We walk over and around the poor through the course of our lives and think nothing about helping them. It’s a simple adjustment in our minds to help them best we can with whatever we can. Kindness to the poor goes a long way.