Jesus certainly had vast powers to help the poor and did so by feeding thousands who took time to listen, healing the sick to show he was indeed the Messiah, even raising the dead on a few occasions to show he had the power of the Father behind him even stating he could call upon legions of angels for aid should he wish to.
These few and limited instances showed what he could and would do when God’s will was done on earth as it was in heaven under his kingdom.
But an examination of Jesus’ words shows his chief purpose in coming to the earth was not soup kitchens and food packages however well motivated such things are, he said his purpose was to preach the good news of that heavenly kingdom and “bear witness to the truth”.
The poor in material things were shown mercy and kindness but those poor in spirit or “beggars after spirit” were the focus of Jesus’ efforts.
Amen!
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”