The Alpha of Needs

UV 3099/10000 The Alpha of Needs
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister
Hebrews 6 v 10
God has total recall of our good deeds. It is promised in His word that whatever we do in His name, to meet the needs of His people, we will be duly rewarded. This should encourage us to give to the needy in the kingdom of God. When we give to the poor, we are lending to the Lord. We are sure to get it back multiplied many times over. It may not be in cash or kind but in terms of blessings of good health, peace, joy, hope for these are priceless and only the Lord can give us a return on investment into His kingdom in these eternal terms.
When people reach out to us for some assistance, it is vital we show sensitivity and kindness within our means for when we do so, we are honouring the Lord. The acts of Cornelius, the Roman commander, in the book of Acts are recorded to encourage us to remember that the loudest prayers the Lord hears and remembers are our deeds of kindness to our fellow believers as well as to the poor and needy. These acts of compassion are like permanent memorials that come before the Lord when He remembers us.
Our faith is to be expressed in acts of service, in terms of deeds that speak of love. We should persist in doing good to all around us. God is not unjust nor is He any man’s debtor. He rushes to repay us at every juncture. The members of the early church met each other’s needs by pooling their resources and providing for their common needs. To draw a lesson from their experience, we should in this day and age, give according to our ability, in proportion to the ways in which the Lord has blessed us. Meeting human need is a ministry to which we are all called into. We should keep looking for ways by which we can provide for the under privileged and needy in our midst.