Hope for the Homeless and the Poor - WHEN HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY WILL BE NO MORE

 Jeremiah, an ancient servant of God, live through a time of great distress. A cruel enemy invaded his homeland and took many of his people into exile and slavery. (Lamentations 1:3) Although spared, Jeremiah lost virtually everything he owned. In grief, he prayed: "Remember my affliction and my homeless state." - LAMENTATIONS 3:19. 

Despite his sufferings, Jeremiah did not cave in to despair. Why? For one thing, he was a student of the Scriptures, which tell of a time when poverty and suffering will cease to exist and will be replace by true peace and security. - PSALM 37:10, 11.

Those conditions will come about, not by human efforts, but by means of a perfect government called God's Kingdom. (Daniel 7:13, 14) The king of that Kingdom is none other than Jesus Christ, who displayed great compassion for the poor when he was on earth as a man. (Luke 7:22; 14:13) Under his rule, "the righteous will flourish, and peace will abound . . . He will rescue the poor who cry for help, also the lowly one whoever has no helper. From oppression and from violence he will rescue them." - PSALM 72:7, 12, 14. 

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