Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Rich Man's Table


Luke 16:19-31
19 "There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,
23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.'
25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house-
28 for I have five brothers-so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'
29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'"

What a blessing, to have cool, clean water and food!
Do you know that God alone has blessed you with clean water and food?
The grace of God who stirs man's hearts to do good, calls those who will minister to bring clean water to the world. Some of them go and do the physical labor while others give financial support, all of these people have been prompted by God to serve! There are also those who pray and ask for God's mercy on the ones who do not have clean water.

Lord, bless neverthirstwater.org as they minister in Your name to the world. Give them great success as they bring the gift of clean water to the lost! Give the lost open hearts to receive the one and only living water from Christ our Lord. Amen



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