Jesus cares for the vulnerable and the oppressed, and He is your Helper who will never abandon you.

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Encouraging Devotionals

Jesus cares for the vulnerable and the oppressed, and He is your Helper who will never abandon you.

Jesus cares for the vulnerable and the oppressed, and He is your Helper who will never abandon you.

“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.” (Ex 22:22)

“For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we may boldly say: The LORD is my helper; I will not fear.” (Heb 13:5,6)

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me…to set at liberty [aphesis] those who are oppressed” (Lk 4:18)

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16)

“For you see your calling [klesis], brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen [eklegomai] the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen [eklegomai] the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen [eklegomai], and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.” (1Cor 1:26-29)

“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.” (1Thes 5:14)

“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” (Jm 1:27)

“He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.” (Deut 10:18)

“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.” (Deut 24:17)

“Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.” (Deut 27:19)

“Because I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless and the one who had no helper.” (Job 29:12)

“The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.” (Ps 10:14)

“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation.” (Ps 68:5)

“Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.” (Ps 82:3)

“The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down.” (Ps 146:9)

“Learn to do good; seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.” (Isa 1:17)

“Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, who write misfortune, which they have prescribed to rob the needy of justice, and to take what is right from the poor of My people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless.” (Isa 10:1-2)

“Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart against his brother.” (Zech 7:10)

“And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, and against those who turn away an alien—because they do not fear Me, says the LORD of hosts.” (Mal 3:5)

Reading: Ex 20-22; Jn 10