15В For some have already strayed after Satan. 14В So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. 13В Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. 11В But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry 12В and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. 8В But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.Д©В Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, 10В and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. 7В Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. 5В She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, 6В but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.

4В But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. вЂњHe who calls you is faithful he will surely do itвЂќ (1 Thessalonians 5:24).5:1В Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2В older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.ДЈВ Honor widows who are truly widows. ДЄs you consider how God may be calling you to care for waiting children, take heart. Show Hope provides creative ways to get involved and make a difference. People are called by God to care well for children who have been orphaned in their giving. Deuteronomy 14:29 says, вЂњAnd the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.вЂќ The following verse comes from a passage in Deuteronomy where God is instructing his people about tithing. The People of God Share Their Resources With Orphans Your actions matter and there are many ways you can help make a difference, whether you are a prayer partner, a fundraiser, a Show Hope sponsor, or a prospective adoptive parent. The words of the Bible call GodвЂ™s people to actively pursue meeting the needs of children who have been orphaned, and a great place to start is through prayer. James 1:27 says, вЂњReligion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.вЂќ God invites everyone to play his or her part in working toward justice. He also asks us to do something about it. God promises protection and help for those who cannot protect themselves, and he redeems injustice through his unfailing love. That even one child does not know the love of a family is a great injustice, and there are millions of children living in this reality.Дeuteronomy 10:18 says, вЂњHe executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.вЂќДЄlso, Psalm 10:14 says, вЂњBut you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands to you the helpless commits himself you have been the helper of the fatherless.вЂќ Justice is a fundamental part of GodвЂ™s character, as we are shown in the Bible.

That There Are Children Who Have Been Orphaned Is an Injustice of This World

Psalm 68:5 tells us, вЂњFather of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.вЂќ His aim is to show orphans mercy, care, and protection, and because these waiting children are essential to him, they should be essential to us as his Church. God is the loving Father of all children who have been orphaned. For your personal study, family devotional time, or small group, the following outlines specific references to what the Bible says about orphans and how God teaches us to care for them. Early in the Old Testament, we see how essential the care of children who have been orphaned is to God, and from the establishment of his Church in the New Testament, that priority remains evident.

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