Fairdale Pastor

This is a picture I took from my cell phone of a mother gorilla holding her new baby. It was born February 6th at the Louisville Zoo.

It was so amazing to observe this mother and baby. The mother was so loving and protective. We stayed there for nearly 30 minutes just staring at them. The entire time we were there, the mother kept the baby wrapped up in her arms. Even while the mom was eating.

As I watched I could not help but think of how awesome God is. God created gorillas. He created them to be the way are. He created that mother gorilla to be so motherly. It is for God’s glory.

Seeing the mother gorilla with her baby did not cause me to ask any questions. In fact, it made me further love and worship God because of his magnificent wisdom.

Our church just finished reading the entire New Testament. I was amazed how much Jesus and Paul both speak about caring for the poor. In America, we do not see many poor people. At least not as obviously as someone does in a third world country. But never-the-less, the Bible calls us to be mindful and helpful and serving and generous to the poor.

Lately in the Proverbs I’ve seen it again.

Proverbs 14:21 “Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.”

Proverbs 14:31 “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.”

How we act toward the poor says a lot about our religion!

Without any excuses, How are you doing in this area?