![]() ![]() As you do, pray and ask God to show you how He wants to use you to care for these vulnerable and needy children. I encourage you to explore and do more research on your own. The following are just a few of the verses on what the Bible says about orphans. In many cases, children become orphans or, as we say, “part of the system” even though they may have one or more parent very much alive.įirst, let’s take a look at what God has to say about orphans and what He expects of those who say they follow and love Him when it comes to caring for the fatherless and abandoned. “I will not leave you as orphans I will come to you.We often forget that the orphan crisis is worldwide, extending from countries where children are left parentless due to war, disease, and genocide, to our own cities and counties where children are removed from their homes due to drug use, abuse, neglect, or incarceration of the parent(s). ![]() “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.” “Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.” Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” “Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. “For in You the fatherless find compassion.” If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?” “Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” This summer, commit one or all of these verses to memory while sharing with your kids how our Father God feels about the orphaned, the least of the these, the lost, and the lonely. Learning and putting scripture to memory are excellent teaching opportunities to share God’s character and truth. ![]() At the end of the summer, have a special surprise or family outing to celebrate! When a verse is committed to memory, give a sticker or mark a check. ![]() Get really creative and make a family chart with each member of the family getting a column (Mom & Dad, you too!). Practice around the table, before you go to bed, and with quizzes throughout the day. Scripture memory is a great activity to do as a family to continue instilling truth into hearts–allowing God’s word to be a light for our path. Take advantage of the free time (& brain space) to commit Bible verses to memory with your kids. With school out, homework and spelling tests probably feel like a distant memory. ![]()
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