God Cares

Minister Joaquin

Jonah 4:5-11

5 Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. 6 Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. 7 But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” 9 But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” 10 And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?” 

Galatians 6:2

2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Duty- fulfilling your obligations and responsibilities to the best of your ability and consistently striving to do what’s right as part of a team.

God level of caring

We want to give the minimum care to others God puts around us but want the maximum care from him

Golden rule

Platinum rule 

Do unto others as Jesus has done for you

Take up your cross and follow Jesus

Matthew 16:24-27

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 

Application

Say yes unless God says no over no unless God says yes

Then seek God on the how to make it happen

Questions

How often do you check with God before saying yes or no to helping someone?

What percentage of care do you provide for others compared to how much care you have received from Jesus?

With Eternity on the line for so many people, how much more time should you spend trying to care for people each day?