Fatherless? Widows? Do you care? James 1:27(continuation)

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

  Well, let us look at James 1:27 King James Version (KJV)²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 

Please remember, this verse follows talk about being able to bridle your tongue.

    Okay, read and read again the words in this verse.  PURE--UNDEFILED, and what is this?  If you have the religion (Jesus) and no other god before you (material things) you will WANT TO care for the fatherless and widows in their time of need.

     What do you believe? Here is a link to Psalm 146 - read it and think! 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, 6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains faithful forever. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, 8 the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. 10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.

   I want to focus on what is underlined above: do not put your trust in _____what??  And what happens to them when their spirit departs they return to what______??

   Put this on a political level and think about what is happening.  Do the politicians REALLY care about you, or about doing what will get them re-elected?

  Let's go a few steps further.  Everything is relevant to where you are.  People in America tend to think they are quite something because of their personal accomplishments.  Example: someone purchases a Mercedes or BMW - why - a good chance it is for status.  Well, in Greece and Italy the Mercedes are taxi's; and BMW's are police cars. Hmm.  Also, they use a lot of marble in these countries. Wow, that is expensive. No, it is natural there so it is cheap.  In America - yep it is expensive. 

    Are you really somebody?  And who really cares?  The questions when you stand before Jesus at the judgment are: Do you know me (Jesus)?  And: What have you done in my (Jesus) name?  And will Jesus say: Well done, my good and faithful servant?  Hmm

    God will take care of us, He watches over us. It's going to be alright.

   I do hope you see what was on my heart and understand.  If not, or if you disagree please let me know. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

    Johnny

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