Psalm 121:1,2
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
One of my brothers told me once that help offered to a brother or sister should "not be done always", since, according to him help given always is no longer called help.
I believe this should not be the case.
As the Bible told us that God's unlimited help is always available for us...
Lamentations 3:22,2322
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
So, we should not also put limit in lending a helping hand...
Galatians 6:9,10
9 Let us not become weary in doing good,
for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people,
especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Let us therefore offer unlimited help, even to those undeserving persons...
Matthew 5:46-48
46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?
Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
47 If you are kind only to your friends,
how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 6:32-36 (New Living Translation)
32 "If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that?
Even sinners love those who love them!
33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you,
why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much!
34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you,
why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.
35 "Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid.
Then your reward from heaven will be very great,
and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High,
for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
36 You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
1 John 3:16-19
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need
but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth
and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:
How you put this into practice is up to you?
Are you ready to offer unlimited help?
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