“My brethren, surely the time has come for us to return to the Lord’s plan. Among us there are children to be clothed, widows to be aided, and afflicted ones to be cared for. As you draw near to the poor, the Savior will come near to you.”
George C. Larimer (1838-1904) a New England pastor in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 1895) 26.
Shortly Wes Willmer and I are scheduled to arrive in Manila. There are many poor people in the Philippines. As we draw near to them, pray with us that we experience our Lord Jesus Christ in a powerful way.
But you don’t have to leave the country to minister to the poor. They are all around us, and will always be with us (cf. Matthew 26:11). Ask God to show you someone in need to whom you can minister this week according “to the Lord’s plan!”