The widow and the fatherless are the objects of the Lord’s special care.
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“A Father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.”Psalm 68:5.
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“Thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is His name: And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; The God of the whole earth shall He be called.”Isaiah 54:5.
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“Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive;
And let thy widows trust in Me.”Jeremiah 49:11. A.R.V.;
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Many a father, when called upon to part from his loved ones, has died resting in faith upon God’s promise to care for them. The Lord provides for the widow and the fatherless, not by a miracle in sending manna from heaven, not by sending ravens to bring them food; but by a miracle upon human hearts, expelling selfishness, and unsealing the fountains of Christlike love. The afflicted and bereaved ones He commits to His followers as a precious trust. They have the very strongest claim upon our sympathy.
(MH 202.5)
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In homes supplied with life’s comforts, in bins and granaries filled with the yield of abundant harvests, in warehouses stocked with the products of the loom, and vaults stored with gold and silver, God has supplied means for the sustenance of these needy ones. He calls upon us to be channels of His bounty.
(MH 202.6)
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