RE: What About Little John? Part Four
I must commend you for the heart of gold, why do I said this? There are many who claim to be religious yet they found people like this John you share his story and neglected them, but you moved closer to him to bear with him what he was went through so nice of you!!
The part of church for not letting such people entering to worship or pray in the church I can called that act of Pharisees in the Bible, for they teach to be kind, helpful and love from their mouths but in action they are not what they preaching, we can see example of that in Bible about a priest going to observed Sabbath day and saw a man dying with wounds who thiefs nearly killed and ignored but a good Samaritan saw him and stopped by to help and did everything to rescue the the man life, Jesus said verify I told you, hypocrites of the priest preaching love, but refused to show or demonstrate what he heard or preach am not judge them, but I think they don't know this rejection is bad maybe, however our God is everywhere (omnipresent) deep in our hearts is there, and he said he will hear the voices of poor, orphan, widows and that his their father and won't forsake them but be their God, perhaps Mr John prayer been answered one way or the other for crossed your path together.
There is point in your words when you are trying to talk to him, God is the father of all, and about the life of Lazarus and wealth man but when they got to heaven, poor become rich in glory in the kingdom because he knows God, and Rich on earth is been tormented and asked for help from a poor man while they are on earth.. "the least shall be greater, and greatest shall be least"
My advice: God hear everyone prayers, kind David in the Bible was a rich man and he knows God and his prayer was answered, you are doing your part, pray him him as well, in fact I heard a story of a man who is poor and none around to help him, but he pray fervently telling God if God should change this story (life) he will serve God and be of help to poor around him and every where he met one, it's a long story which I can even post to encourage those who do good and call attention of those who has many materials but failed to Help, inshort this poor man prayer his answered became rich and famous... But he never disappointed God!! Through him many lives were bless, although sometimes happens to him to test this faith, but God restore it back!!! It's a long story but to be kind very profitable..
As for your distance family, I pray God protection will continue to radiate upon them!! Soonest you will see each other and happy so shall it be. I may write full story of this poor man later.
Once again sorry for long response.
Waiting to read next part. Sorry for too much words.
Shalom!!!!
I have attended only a couple churches over the last fifteen to twenty years, and only stayed with the churches that allowed the poor in for the sermon and fed them before they left. I understand the story about the rich man and Lazarus, how he died and was at Abraham's side while the rich were in a place of heat and thirst. That is the story I had spoken of to John. I still pray for John though it has been over a years since I have seen him. Last I saw, him, he was living in a hotel. All are welcome to pray for this man.
Thanks you for writing.
You have a heart of of gold...
Jesus didn't come Because of save soul, but Because of lot sheep, to bring them back to him, he call for crippled, moron, lame , deaf and dumb to come to him to teach them and heal them!
Most of the churches today were always gave rich people an elaborate welcome to the church, while poor were ignored and no care. Many churches today are after the flesh and materialistic possession while souls were lost every day!
I attended a church service in a city sometimes ago, been a new member I don't know there are special sites for special people in the church, me just site down and kinda treated like am nobody's, I almost to shielded tears, I left that makes me to cry to my creators where would help come for me? You know that kind of negative thoughts which will Burgess your heart when you are treated like shit in the place of holy(Churches)
When I return to my own town, I share this with a spiritual brother in the Lord, he strengthen me with a words of hope and motivational saying "God not Dead" one day I sited and saw a someone begging for arms i felt really bad why? I thought in my heart if God has bless me I would I bless others too, then words dropped in my heart, your little contribution make a life a little survive/better I ran to this man I give what I had then my heart felt with joy, I could help someone.
It is said your right hand should not know what your left hand did, but reading your post make me think someone of your caliber could have pity on poor, may the Lord God bless you.
Few years, I started a program which I go around to distribute gifts (food item) to widows and orphans, I really feel great doing this, when I came on Steemit, I do better than before when steem & sbd was in good performance, I received support and I give what I could, not because am rich, but because I find happiness in doing it, and many are still poorer than me, I should did my best! After all "little contribution make a life a little more better"
Am glad to hear the condition of this man called John you could help him discovered his self back!!! You are one of the rich who cares for less privileged... God will continue to bless you.
I don't know how to pray for this man called John... but Holy Spirit will lead us!!! I shall remember John our devotional prayers.
Have a good day @done