Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another
It all begins with a tiny seed. A seed that is planted in you when you accept the Lord into your life. A tiny seed that becomes a fruitful seed with your eyes no longer seeing the things that make you happy and fulfilled, but allows you to see the needs around you.
Hungry children, fatherless son's and daughter's, single mom's, homelessness, unemployment, are only some of the needs that in your line of vision provided that you are able to see them. Many of us do not see those needs. We get up in the morning, have coffee and breakfast before hoping in our car sitting in our enclosed garage and driving down an expressway that bypasses the very problems that stand between here and there.
If there is anything we can learn from Jesus's 3 year public ministry it is that he cared for people. He loved the homeless, the disabled, and those who had terrible diseases that made them outcasts from humanity. We also know that Jesus wanted us to know that the needs around us are more important than what car you drive, how many zeroes are after the number in your paycheck, how big of a house you live in, or whether you have investment accounts and summer vacation homes.
People need to see Jesus in you. They may never step inside your church or any church for that matter and sometimes the only way they will see Jesus in you will be in the public places. Recently, I was in line at a local Mcdonald's behind an elderly lady who was having a hard time getting the cashier to accept her bank card to pay for her meal. Finally, I handed my bank card to the cashier and told him her lunch was on me. The lady was surprise and I suppose was wondering why a stranger would pay for her lunch, but I saw her need and allowed the Lord to use me in this moment in time. I told her to have a great rest of the day and she said " thank you because of what you did for me I will."
People need to see Jesus in you. Ask God to show you someone that need a little act of kindness showered on them today. It is Friday and the drive up difference day. Won't you be the hands and feet of Jesus and make someone's life feel special through an act of kindness. Be the hands and feet that bring the bible to life and make a difference in someone's life today.
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