I wrote this weekend about my heart for orphans. I believe this is where God’s heart lies, as reflected in the following scriptures…plus many more not listed here.
1. James 1:27
Religion 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.
2. Psalm 68:5
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
3. Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.
4. Deuteronomy 10:18
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.
5. Deuteronomy 24:19
When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
6. Psalm 27:10
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.
7. Exodus 22:22-24
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
8. Psalm 82:3
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
9. Psalm 146:9
The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10. Hosea 14:3 In you the orphan finds mercy.
Bonus! Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
A great collection. We should all be mindful of the fatherless. I’m struck by how often alien makes the list as well, esp. in light of the immigration debate currently raging.
A great collection. We should all be mindful of the fatherless. I’m struck by how often alien makes the list as well, esp. in light of the immigration debate currently raging.
A great collection. We should all be mindful of the fatherless. I’m struck by how often alien makes the list as well, esp. in light of the immigration debate currently raging.
Awesome. I love the verse that says God is a DEFENDER of them. Such an awesome role!
Awesome. I love the verse that says God is a DEFENDER of them. Such an awesome role!
Awesome. I love the verse that says God is a DEFENDER of them. Such an awesome role!
Yeah, Amanda, I love that one too! I figure if God is a defender of them, we should be too!
Yeah, Amanda, I love that one too! I figure if God is a defender of them, we should be too!
I’m so excited that you’ll be reading Radical with us! And I loved your previous post about adoption. I can’t wait to see how God works that all out for your family!
p.s. I love Katy. I spoke at a MOPS group there last year. Do you know Kelli Harren by any chance?
I’m so excited that you’ll be reading Radical with us! And I loved your previous post about adoption. I can’t wait to see how God works that all out for your family!
p.s. I love Katy. I spoke at a MOPS group there last year. Do you know Kelli Harren by any chance?
I’m so excited that you’ll be reading Radical with us! And I loved your previous post about adoption. I can’t wait to see how God works that all out for your family!
p.s. I love Katy. I spoke at a MOPS group there last year. Do you know Kelli Harren by any chance?
I don’t believe I do know Kelli, but I’ve only been here a couple of years. Do you remember which church the MOPS group was at? There are many great MOPS groups here but most meet on a day I can’t attend…as much as I’d love to. I adored my MOPS group in PA!
I don’t believe I do know Kelli, but I’ve only been here a couple of years. Do you remember which church the MOPS group was at? There are many great MOPS groups here but most meet on a day I can’t attend…as much as I’d love to. I adored my MOPS group in PA!
I don’t believe I do know Kelli, but I’ve only been here a couple of years. Do you remember which church the MOPS group was at? There are many great MOPS groups here but most meet on a day I can’t attend…as much as I’d love to. I adored my MOPS group in PA!