A FAITH IN ACTION: TODAY I PRAY YOU ACCEPT THIS INVITATION TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN, A SERVANT, A BELIEVER WHO IS WILLING TO START WALKING OUT YOUR FAITH AND SHARING YOUR TESTIMONY OF GOD’S SAVING GRACE! PLEASE ANSWER THE CALL TO A NEW LIFE SO YOU CAN GET TO WORK!
RECAP: LAST MONTH WE SHARED WITH YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR YOU TO HAVE A HEART’S DESIRE AND BE A FAITHFUL AND WILLING VESSEL. USING YOUR MOUTH IS A GREAT TOOL FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL BUT LIVING OUT YOUR FAITH IS THE BEST TOOL!
INTRODUCTION: THE GREATEST MISSION STARTS AT HOME!
SCRIPTURE: 1 TIMOTHY 5:8
Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Do you know what your legal responsibility is to them? Currently, 28 states have laws called filial responsibility laws, requiring adult children to support their aging parents. In addition, a bill passed in 2005 may place a heavier burden of taking care of parents' nursing home bills on adult children.
Filial responsibility is defined as the following statement:"... [laws that] impose a duty, usually upon adult children, for the support of their impoverished parents or other relatives." This law was enacted in various states after the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601.
Proverbs 30:17
17 "The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, and will be eaten by the vultures.
The elderly, needy, and disabled are often seen as burdens rather than blessings. Sometimes we are quick to forget the sacrifices our parents made for us when they are in need of care themselves. Instead of taking them into our homes—whenever that is safe and feasible—we put them in retirement communities or nursing homes, sometimes against their will. We may not value the wisdom they have acquired through living long lives, and we can discredit their advice as “outdated.”
God intended from the beginning that the first level of responsibility beyond one’s self is one’s immediate family, and then one’s extended family, and then one’s church, then community, then state, and then the world. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for missing this point (Mt 15:5).
BE LIGHT AND SALT IN YOUR FAMILY FIRST!
LET LOVE BE YOUR GUIDE!
GOD WILL PROVIDE!
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REMEMBER MY SISTERS AND MY BROTHERS IT TAKES GRACE TO MAKE IT!
Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE IT!