Our calling is to love and serve those who are afflicted by poverty. Proverbs 14:31 challenges us by saying “whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.” In Matthew 25:31-45, Jesus links our treatment of those in need to our relationship with Himself: “Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’”
While we have a devotion toward serving the least of these, we can also rest assured that the burden of completely solving poverty and related problems is not on us. As the Plant With Purpose CEO often says, “we already have a Savior!” We can grow closer to our Savior by joining this mission.