This also needs a referendum

 Yesterday, Sunday, December 3, 2023, a referendum was held in my country (Venezuela) and I had to be at one of the polling stations which was in a basic education school.

  At some point when there was little influx of people, I wanted to take a tour of that school, which I had never entered before in my life. As I walked inside the school, I realized the horrible state of the facilities. Curiosity made me want to enter the school. girls' bathroom and I asked a classmate to go in with me, when I entered I couldn't believe what I saw, I asked the person with me several times: Is this really the girls' bathroom? And her response was the same “Yes this is it.”

Then I had to look for one of the teachers who taught there because I honestly couldn't believe what I had seen. I was lucky (blessed) that one of the members of our polling station was a teacher at that basic education school and her The answer was the same "Yes, Sunday, that bathroom is the girls' bathroom" and I couldn't believe how deplorable that bathroom was, I couldn't believe that girls had to relieve themselves in such a place.

Then I finished reviewing the entire school (I can't reveal the reasons why I had so much time to review the entire school) and ended up frustrated. During the rest of my activities in that place I only prayed to God and with tears I said, “You know that I am asking you for money for a house because of everything I suffer living in someone else's house, but I don't need a big house, provide me with enough.” money that I bought a small house and the rest I am going to donate to accommodate this school because I cannot bear the idea of children receiving classes in such conditions.”

When I finished my activities in that place, I went to the place where I live and asked why the mayor of the city did not help that school and they answered that that school is not the responsibility of the mayor, but my mind could not accept how someone could enter that school. school and not feel moved.

Then I started thinking about the hardness of heart of people today and I remembered two super hard times that I went through in my life and I went into some Christian Facebook groups and asked for help and what I received was insults, some people from Christian church groups Reformed and of sound doctrine insulted me and repeated “This is a place to share the word of God, not a place to ask for donations” other groups simply deleted my publication.

I also remembered a publication that another brother made saying that Christians should be people who help those in need and a response they gave to that publication was: “I do not agree with this publication, it should give more biblical basis.”

In the end, thinking about how hard-hearted people are, I realized how hard-hearted the Christians themselves are because not only the mayor has entered that school but many Christians have also entered and in this city there are churches that boast of be the largest church in the city, but nevertheless they have not dedicated themselves to being a light and the sad thing is that surely many of their children will attend that school, but if we do not help each other among the Christians themselves (as they did with me who rather insulted me) much less with the people outside.

I have known several pastors say "Every church has a vision and the vision of our church is not to help those in need." The truth is that it is one of the stupidest things in the world but you cannot imagine the number of pastors who think the same. same.

Other pastors give only as a strategy to attract people to congregate in their church.

Thinking about all this today, I reflected and told myself: “the church today also needs a referendum, the church today needs a recall referendum, to revoke these hard hearts, to revoke hearts of stone and pray that God establish hearts according to the yours because otherwise we will continue to be like a cymbal that resounds on a cymbal and makes noise and nothing more (1 Corinthians 13:1-7)

The Christian church urgently needs a recall referendum to recall these cold hearts who only want God for them, but who dare not help others.

THE CHURCH ALSO NEEDS A REFERENDUM.

Kisses, I am Professor Bubba.

Deuteronomy 15:10-11 (TLA)

If you have the power to do good, do not refuse to do it to those who need it; Do not say to your neighbor: “Go away, come back again, tomorrow I will give you something,” when you have something to give him with you.

Proverbs 3:27-28 (NKJV)

Serving the poor is making a loan to the Lord; God will pay for those good deeds.

Proverbs 19:17 (CST)

God blesses the one who is generous and the one who shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 (TLA)

No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, he places it in a high place where it illuminates everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine for everyone to see, so that everyone may praise your heavenly Father.

Matthew 5:15-16 (NLT)

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Of grace they have received; give grace

Matthew 10:8 (NKJV-2015)

They will answer me: “Lord, we never saw you hungry or thirsty. We never knew that you had to leave your country, nor did we see you without clothes. We also didn't know that you were sick or in jail. “That’s why we don’t help you.” Then I will answer them: “Since you did not help even one of the least important people in this world, I consider that you did not help me either.

Matthew 25:44-45 (TLA)

The crowd asked him:

—Then what should we do?

Juan answered them:

—He who has two cloaks should give one to the one he does not have and he who has food should share it.

Luke 3:10-11 (ESV)

Give to others and you will also receive. They will be given a quantity greater than what they can hold in their lap, even if it has been shaken and squeezed to the maximum, it will always overflow. Because with the same measure that you measure others, God will measure you again.

Luke 6:38 (ESV)

Sell what you have, and distribute that money among the poor. Make bags that never break, and keep the most valuable thing in your life in heaven. There, thieves will not be able to steal, nor will moths be able to destroy. Remember that true wealth consists in obeying Me wholeheartedly.

Luke 12:33-34 (TLA)

Stand in solidarity with the needs of believers; practice hospitality; Bless those who persecute you and never curse.

Romans 12:13-14 (ESV)

Therefore, those of us who are stronger must bear the weaknesses of the weak and not please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for good, with a view to edification.

Romans 15:1-2 (NKJV-2015)

Help each other to endure difficulties, and thus you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2 (ESV)

If you are a thief, stop stealing. Instead, use your hands in good, worthy work and then share generously with those in need.

Ephesians 4:28 (NLT)

No one seeks only his own good, but also the good of others.

Philippians 2:4 (NIV)

God is not unfair to forget all the work you have done and he will remember that you have shown his love by helping God's people and that you continue to do so.

Hebrews 6:10 (PT)

Do not forget to do good and share with others what you have; because these are the sacrifices that please God.

Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

My brothers, what good can it do for someone to say that he has faith if he does not do good? Can that kind of faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is in need of clothing or food. One of you comes and tells him: “May God bless you, keep warm and fed!” However, if he doesn't give him what he really needs at that moment, what good is he? In the same way, if faith is not accompanied by facts, it is dead alone.