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Luke chapter 1 verse 68,

blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people.

Oh no, there's a ton we could talk about with this first.

This is prophecy from Zachariah.

He's filled with a Holy Spirit and he prophesies about how John the Baptist would be a forerunner

for Jesus. How God was coming to save his people.

Listen to the language, blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed

his people. So this is the gospel that we love and hold on to. And again, we never tire of.

At the same time, I want to camp out on this word, visit it because it's the same exact word

that the Holy Spirit inspires James to use in James chapter 1 verse 27,

religion that God our Father accepts is pure and faultless is this to look after or visit

orphans and widows in their distress. It's the same word there that's translated,

visited here in Luke 168 that's translated, visit or look after orphans and widows in James

127. So when you read James 127 about orphans and widows, what does it mean to look after or visit

them? Well, let's hear how the Bible uses this word. This is how the Bible describes God coming

to care for, provide for, save, redeem his people. So when it comes to our posture toward orphans

and widows in the world, we don't just pay them a visit every once in a while. We care for them.

We go to them and love for them to help provide for their needs. So yes, this is why we bring

orphans into our homes. Why? It should be must be a priority in the body of Christ to care for

children in need of adoption or foster care, while also I should add to the extent possible

caring for genuinely and helpfully caring for their moms and or dads whenever, however,

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