“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so.” (Proverbs 3:27)

Quick Quiz: Where in the Bible do you find the verse: “God helps those who help themselves?”

Correct Answer: Nowhere, even though many Christians have been known to quote it as Biblical truth.

Yet, in reality, “God helps those who cannot help themselves through those who can help them” would be closer to the truth.

Right from the get-go, God insists that His people go out of their way to assist those who do not have the means to provide for their own needs.

Here is one example: “When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.” (Deuteronomy 24:19)

To this day, we continue to honour His commitment to care for those who cannot take care of themselves, amen?

Whether it is assisting those in your family or church family with financial support, supplying your local Food Bank with provisions, adopting a child through World Vision or Compassion International, sending a portion of your harvest to the Foodgrains Bank as some farmers do—there is a host of ways to help!

Sometimes the resources needed are not material, but human. Thus you give freely of your time as a Big Brother/Sister, a volunteer caregiver at a nursing home, a helper with Habitat for Humanity—there are so many opportunities to do what you can for all who can’t do it themselves!

When Sulojana and I were at the Rising Fire Revival Camp last weekend, the Lord opened my eyes to see another way in which His servants honoured the desire of His heart.

Our friend Mark Redner, who carries an extraordinary healing anointing, hung around way past most people’s bedtime (including his own) and ministered to every single person who came up for prayer.

Incredible miracles were happening, the most notable of which was a woman who experienced an amazing turnaround in her struggles with MS and lupus among other ailments.

Pastor Mark was like the Energizer Bunny in the famous battery commercial—indefatigable, pressing in and pushing for healing. We found out the next day that he had stayed on till 1:30 a.m., two hours after Sulojana and I had left following his prayer ministry to us. Wow!

Mind you, this was not the first time I had seen a servant of God give himself away in this fashion. Peter Kumar and Darren Canning are two who simply will not rest until they have offered prophetic ministry to everyone in the room who seeks it—no matter how large the crowd, no matter how long it takes.

I found it quite fascinating to read how Eugene Petersen paraphrases this verse in The Message Version of the Bible: “Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God’s hand for that person.”

That was literally the case with Mark Redner’s ministry on Friday night. It is also exactly what happens when you step up and offer your help in any way at all to those who cannot help themselves.

Dear DWOD friend, as you advance on the road to your destiny, would you make sure that you do all you can for all who can’t? For when you do, you honour the heart of your heavenly Father and follow the example of your Lord and Saviour Jesus, who always ministered to all who came to him.

And the best part of it all? Your hands become God’s hands!!!