God provides enough for all but our greed means others don’t get what’s provided for them. “Here at Christian aid we believe in empowering people to reform the systems that are keeping them poor. We strive for a world free of poverty and we promote health and education programmes among the poor. We are driven by faith and inspired by the Bible.” Jesus gave many teachings on the poor in the bible here are some examples: -

‘Do not lay up for yourself treasures on earth where moth an rust can consume it and where thieves break in and steal. For you heart will be where your treasure is’. God values spiritual qualities more than worldly qualities such as money and possessions. When you die you cannot take money and possessions with you. By doing good things on earth such as helping charities and loving God, by expressing that love through helping others, you will have the greatest reward of all, which is being with god in heaven.

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In the parable of the Good Samaritan, a man was attacked and left for dead. The person least likely to help him, the Samaritan, did all he could to help him. God wants us to be like the Good Samaritan by doing all we can to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

You cannot serve both god and worldly riches. People’s lives should have priority over the latest gadget or fashion accessory. Every year in the U.K we waste millions of pounds on things we can do without. Millions of pounds that can be spent on ...

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