We should not have to travel past our own neighborhood to have the greatest kind of revival imaginable.
God says that if we share our bread with the hungry, bring the poor into our house, cover the naked, and give our own souls to the starving and suffering; then he will guide us and provide for us continually. We will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose waters never fail (see Isaiah 58:10-11).
God is telling us to focus on helping others. He will answer and guide us when we reach out to the poor and hurting. We will become a spring of life to others, and our blessings will never fail.
If you are not comfortable with this Old Testament teaching, listen to what Jesus said in the New Testament: “For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (Matthew 25:42-46, NKJV).
“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?” (1 John 3:17).
Do you find yourself saying, “I’d like to be compassionate, to help the needy. How can I make a change?” I can only tell you that God will answer this prayer.
Pray this: “Lord, I see all the human needs around me. I know that the only Jesus my city may ever see is the one they will see through me and my church. God, you are going to have to direct me. I’m ready with my wallet, my house, my time, so show me where to go, Lord.” Pray and rest assured that God will bring those needs to your doorstep.