The Lord has taught us in his holy word about the importance of feeding the hungry and caring for those in need. Believers are asked to extend compassion, generosity, and support to those who lack food and sustenance. Every individuals and communities need to demonstrate love and empathy by providing for the hungry.
In both the Old and New Testaments, there are numerous instances where God’s people are instructed to feed the hungry. The prophets in the Old Testament often spoke out against injustice and called for the sharing of food with the hungry.
In the New Testament, Jesus sets an example by feeding the hungry and encouraging his followers to do the same. He emphasizes the significance of showing compassion towards others, especially those who are hungry and thirsty. Jesus teaches that when we feed the hungry, we are serving Him and fulfilling His commandments.
We need to focus on the importance of not just providing physical nourishment but also spiritual sustenance. The children of God should share the good news of salvation and the message of hope alongside meeting the immediate needs of the hungry. The following Bible verses will help us to be wise in order to Feeding The Hungry.
Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled”
Deuteronomy 15:7
“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother”
Proverbs 28:27
“He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse”
Luke 9:13
“But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people”
Matthew 25:35
“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in”
Deuteronomy 8:3
“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live”
Ecclesiastes 9:7
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works”
Matthew 25:45
“Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me”
James 1:27
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world”
Acts 20:35
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive”
James 2:18
“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works”
1 Corinthians 13:8
“Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away”
Isaiah 58:10
“And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day”
John 6:27
“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed”
Ezekiel 18:16
“Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment”
Luke 1:37
“For with God nothing shall be impossible”
Romans 12:20
“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head”
Matthew 25:34
“Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world”
Isaiah 8:21
“And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward”
Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised”
1 John 3:18
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth”
Matthew 25:38
“When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?”
Romans 12:13
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality”
Proverbs 21:13
“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard”
Proverbs 22:9
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor”
James 2:16
“And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?”
Proverbs 25:21
“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink”
Hebrews 13:2
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”
Isaiah 58:7
“Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?”
Luke 1:53
“He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away”
Job 31:32
“The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller”
James 2:17
“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone”
Mark 14:7
“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always”
Matthew 10:42
“And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward”
2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work”
Matthew 25:43
“I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not”
Matthew 25:40
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me”
1 Corinthians 10:31
“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God”
Isaiah 61:1
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound”
Proverbs 19:17
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again”
Luke 3:11
“He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise”
2 Timothy 1:16
“The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain”
Deuteronomy 24:19
“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands”
Galatians 6:2
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ”
John 12:25
“He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal”
Matthew 25:42
“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink”
2 Corinthians 9:9
“(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever”
Revelation 1:1
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John”
Proverbs 14:31
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor”
Matthew 25:44
“Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?”
Ephesians 4:28
“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”
Proverbs 31:20
“She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy”
Matthew 25:37
“Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?”
Ezekiel 18:7
“And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment”
Matthew 25:1
“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom”
