--ARE YOU HUNGRY NOW?

-"What good is it,
my brothers and
sisters, if someone
claims to have faith
but has no deeds?
--(James 2:14)-- prayer

--Thomas knew what he needed to do. Having been born to a poor family in India and adopted by Americans, upon a return trip to India he witnessed the dire needs of the children in his hometown. So he knew he had to help. He began making plans to return to the US, finish his education, save a lot of money, and come back in the future.

Then, after reading James 2:14-18 in which the apostle asks, "What good is it...if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?" Thomas heard a little girl in his native country cry out to her mother, "But Mommy, I'm hungry now!" He was reminded of the times he had been intensely hungry as a child--searching through trash cans for food. Thomas knew he couldn't wait years to help. He decided, "I'll start now!"

[Praying for people in other countries and planning to assist them in their Ministry is one way we can help others as well. That is our JOY. Jesus first, Others second and Yourself last.--JOY!]

Today, the orphanage he began houses fifty well-fed and cared-for children who are learning about Jesus and getting an education--all because one man didn't put off what he knew God was asking him to do.

James's message applies to us as well. Our faith in Jesus Christ provides us with great advantages--relationship with Him, an abundant life, and a future hope. But what good is it doing anyone else if we don't reach out and help those in need? Can you hear the cry: "I'm hungry now?"
--"Found My Joy" - Mark and Sarah Tillman ~<https://youtu.be/AKZrPVE4fSE>
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]