The Charity World

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CHARITY, according to Social Welfare definition is:

The provision of help or relief to the poor, in the form of money, food, etc.

An organisation set up to provide such needs.

In the United Kingdom, there is a Charities Acts Law which lists 13 ‘descriptions of purpose’ as follows:

• The prevention or relief of poverty
• The advancement of education
• The advancement of religion
• The advancement of health or the saving of lives
• The advancement of citizenship or community development
• The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
• The advancement of amateur sport
• The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
• The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
• The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship and other disadvantage
• The advancement of animal welfare
• The promotion of the efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown, or of the efficiency of the police, fire, and rescue services or ambulance services
• Any other purposes currently recognised as charitable by analogy…

GOD’S DEFINITION OF CHARITY: 
Deut. 15: 7-11 “When you happen on someone who’s in trouble or needs help among your people with whom you live in this land that God, your God, is giving you, don’t look the other way pretending you don’t see him. Don’t keep a tight grip on your purse. No. Look at him, open your purse, lend whatever and as much as he needs. Don’t count the cost. Don’t listen to that selfish voice saying, “It’s almost the seventh year, the year of All-Debts-Are-Canceled,” and turn aside and leave your needy neighbor in the lurch, refusing to help him. He’ll call God’s attention to you and your blatant sin.

Give freely and spontaneously. Don’t have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers God, your God’s, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. There are always going to be poor and needy people among you. So I command you: Always be generous, open purse and hands, give to your neighbors in trouble, your poor and hurting neighbors.”

Lev. 19: 9-10 “When you harvest your land, don’t harvest right up to the edge of your field or gather the gleanings from the harvest. Don’t strip your vineyard bare or go back and pick up the fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I AM GOD your GOD.”

Lev. 23: 22 “When you reap the harvest of your land, don’t reap the corners of your field or gather the gleanings. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners. I am God,your God.”

1 Cor. 13: 1-13 Charity is GOD’s love – AGAPE.

Verses 1 to 3 shows that it is possible to give without loving, but like Amy Carmichael said,  “You cannot love without giving.”

PRAYERS:

Thank God for charities that are charitable indeed, meeting the dire needs of the downtrodden especially persecuted Christians:  World Vision, Voice of the Martyrs, Barnabas Fund, Stephen centre, etc.

Ezekiel 16:9-26 – Mercy and forgiveness for charities in nations that You have blessed (UK and USA), who use their resources to sponsor ungodly, even terrorist organisations.

Ezekiel 16: 59-63 – Remember Your covenant O Lord, and turn their hearts back.
Raise men like George Muller and more charities wholly dependent on You for sustenance.

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