God is love. Not just in ethereal or theoretical ways–God cares about people who are messed up and hurting…and he wants his people to care for those around them who are hurting.
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Scripture
Zechariah 7:9-10,13
“This is what the Lord Almighty said: “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”
“When I called, they did not listen; so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord Almighty”
Observation
God is love. Not just in ethereal or theoretical ways–God cares about people who are messed up and hurting…and he wants his people to care for those around them who are hurting. His word to the Hebrew nation was to make sure they instituted justice, mercy, and compassion–and to root out and eliminate oppression and evil plots. Their prayers to God were hindered, because they did not fulfill his desires in loving those who were hurting.
Application
I don’t want my prayers to be hindered or ignored! I want to live each day with the heart of God–caring about the things he cares about, promoting the things he promotes, and loving people the way that he loves them. If I have the heart of Christ, then it must be reflected in the way I love others. I should care deeply about those who have been oppressed, those who have endured injustice, those without a family, those who are poor, and those who are far from home and different than me. As I live out the love of God, my heart draws closer to His.
Prayer
God, thank you for loving me and caring about me. Teach me to love the way that you do, and care for those who are hurting. May my heart beat with your heartbeat! Thank you for hearing my prayers, and for daily making me more like you!
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