Put your faith and prayer into action (Part 1)

 Many people in Ghana are very religious, and this means they may either be Christians, Muslims, believers in traditional religions, or other faith.

Believing in a certain kind of faith usually influences people to pray in a certain way and conduct themselves in a way that reflects their faith. It is good for anyone to believe in God, even if their reli­gious practices are different from those of other religious groups.

The Spectator, therefore, expects all believers to exercise their faith in a practical way to help society, particularly the poor.

There are many religious people who are very rich and can help the poor in society improve their condi­tions in life. Based on one’s financial status, a person can provide food items to the poor around him or her. Rich people can also buy clothes and give them to the needy.

Such gestures can go a long way toward helping the poor and reassur­ing them of God’s love for human­kind.

We, therefore, expect all reli­gious groups and bodies to accept this change and help the poor and needy in their communities. If this is carried out regularly, it will put a smile on the faces of the needy.

Similarly, children of the poor and needy can be sponsored in schools so that they will grow up to become responsible citizens. This is an important duty that must be carried.

This is not to say that all reli­gious people have not been helpful to society. Many of them have been responsible for making life better for the poor and needy.

A display of wealth by the rich who are unwilling to help the poor will be meaningless to God as far as our faith in God is concerned. This explains why The Spectator is advo­cating support for the poor by reli­gious people all over this country.

As the Bible says, “faith without works is meaningless”. The Bible again makes it clear that if you do not help the sick, the needy, or those who are hungry, it will mean that you have not done any of these things for God.

One day, God will ask you why you did not feed Him when He was hungry or clothe Him when He was naked, and here people will wonder where they saw God and denied Him His needs.

All religious people—Christians, Muslims and other believers—are hereby entreated to live up to their faith by seeing it as a necessity and an obligation to help the poor and the needy in society.

This is what God expects from all believers on this earth.