Should we only aid those who ask for economic help, or should we offer it?

Should we only aid those who ask for economic help, or should we offer it?

Answer: Pursue others.

“We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19

God did not wait for us to pursue Him. He pursued us. He loved us first.  And we, too, are called to love and pursue those God has placed in our lives. Reaching out to others is a Gospel centered mentality. We are ambassadors on behalf of God, calling men to Christ, going into the byways, streets, marketplaces, and city gates. Mankind cannot seek out Christ. Christ seeks out “sinners”. And He uses us to do that. The scripture warns against having a heart that shrinks away from the concerns of the needy and destitute. We are not to turn away from them, nor or we to wait till they come to us. The scripture creates a culture of actively seeking out justice and pursuing the case of the poor and downtrodden. This is the type of Kingdom we have come into. It is not passive, but forceful and violent with injustice. We have come into a strong Kingdom, not a weak one. We have come into the Kingdom of God.

Give the king your justice, O God,

and your righteousness to the royal son!

May he judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice!

Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,

and the hills, in righteousness!

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,

give deliverance to the children of the needy,

and crush the oppressor!

– Psalm 72:1