Biblical Encouragement Regarding Caring
For The Orphans & Fatherless
"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me" Matthew 18:5
"And if anyone who gives a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciples, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward" Matthew 10; 40
"See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always sees their face on my Father in heaven" Matthew 18:10
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these" Mark 10:14
He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and He will reward him what he has done" Proverbs 19:17
Jesus said "feed my lambs"(baby sheep) John 21:15
Suppose someone is without clothes and daily food. If one says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and feel fed; but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? James 2:15,16 "faith without works is dead" James
He defended the cause of the poor and the needy, and so all went well. Is this not what it means to know me? Declares the Lord Jeremiah 22:16
"He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors the God." Proverbs 14:31
"Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless."Isaiah 1:17
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth" 1 John 3:17, 18