*THE LAMP DEVOTION* *TUESDAY MARCH 1* *GOD DEFENDS THE* | THE LAMP📖

*THE LAMP DEVOTION*

*TUESDAY MARCH 1*

*GOD DEFENDS THE* *VULNERABLE*

*Psalm 94:1-7*

_O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! 2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud. 3 Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph? 4 They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. 5 They break in pieces Your people, O Lord, and afflict Your heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. 7 Yet they say, “The Lord does not see, nor does the God of Jacob understand.”_

We all must be wary of how we treat people who are having challenges living happily and comfortably. They are always around, with various levels of need. The truth is that every day we move and go about our businesses, we encounter them. What is God’s plan for caring for the people who cannot afford even one square meal?

How is God going to provide for them, when those of us He has blessed with the world’s goods shut our bowels of mercy to these and sometimes judge them? When God said give, He said a “good measure, shaken together and running over, shall men give unto you”. In the same way God is depending on you [man] to put a smile on the face of such people who are overburdened with the troubles of this life and cannot fend for themselves.

If you open your heart, God will show you exactly what to do, from giving them direct financial support to preparing them to be able to take care of themselves. God depends on us to care for the needy in our midst - the widow, the fatherless, and the strangers. We are God’s channels of blessing to them. When we refuse to do that, we incur God’s judgement, and it is not funny.

*Prayer*
Thank God for blessing you with your portion of the world’s goods.
Ask God to lead you to people who need various forms of support so you can bless them.
Father, please make me more sensitive to the needy around me.

*Declarations*
I declare that all I have belongs to God. I owe everything to Him and to the needy He has placed within my reach. My heart shall forever reach out to them. I declare that I shall share with them what God has blessed me with. I am privileged to be a partner with God in taking care of the needy in the name of Jesus.

*Author:Archbishop Nicholas* *Duncan-Williams.*

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