This week the blog is sponsored by Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF), a nonprofit seeking to “deliver hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.” Serving in the United States and 29 other countries, CHF seeks to help the local church reach suffering children and families in their communities with both physical help and spiritual hope found only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What do you think a believer’s response to poverty should be? Is it to hand out cash to those asking for money outside the grocery store? Is it sponsoring a child in a faraway country—a photo of them pinned to your fridge? In the Bible, we see God’s love and care for the poor and suffering. In Psalms 146, the psalmist writes that the Lord who made heaven and earth is the One who “executes justice for the oppressed and who gives food to the hungry.” Scripture is also clear that believers must share God’s heart for the suffering and that we are to be generous (Luke 12:33), to love and care for the orphan and the widow (James 1:27), and to take up the plight of the suffering (Isaiah 1:17). However, with so many needs, at home and around the world, it can be hard to know what to do and where to start. Cultivating a biblical response to poverty doesn’t start with what you do, but how you think. While material poverty is a massive issue in our world, we know that spiritual poverty is an … Continue reading A Believer’s Response to Poverty