Greetings,
In James chapter 1 we are given a lot of information, mostly about how to live as Christians. Just after James tells us in verse 22 "Be Doers of the, and not hearers only, thereby deceiving yourselves." he goes on to say in verse 27 "to visit orphans and widows in their trouble..." I am pretty sure God had James write this in that order for a specific purpose. He first got our attention by demanding that we not just listen to preachers and read our bibles, but to go out and DO what the Bible and the preachers tell us we should be doing. So I am in turn going to ask every Christ-minded individual out there... What have you done to take care of the widows and the orphans today?
Go, Do, make a difference and share the Love of God with His children who are hurting.
May you be blessed
Monday, April 27, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Get Used by God
John 9:1-3
Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a blind man who was blind from Birth.
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
Jesus Answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him."
in verse 6 Jesus gives sight to the blind man.
Wow, did you get that? Have you ever avoided helping someone because you thought that maybe they brought bad times into their own lives? All over this planet there are people suffering, who have not brought calamity upon themselves... I think that they may simply be waiting for God to use them to reveal Himself through US, thats right, you and me. Just as Jesus revealed God through His work in the blind man, we have been called to reveal God through His love- evident in us as we care about those less fortunate than us.
Many Christians have been trained to reproach certain people- we can't deny it- AIDS victims have such an ungodly stigma around them that churches are loathe to offer support to those inflicted with a "sin-based disease" but what about the children born with AIDS?
I beg you to go and find a way to Reveal God in someone. Make a difference in a life so that when they are asked their story they can say that "I was broken, hungry, wounded, depressed and without hope, but GOD showed love to me and now I am whole. The void in my life has been filled. Do you not see Him?"
Go, and Bless someone today - reveal God in an unexpected way.
Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a blind man who was blind from Birth.
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
Jesus Answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him."
in verse 6 Jesus gives sight to the blind man.
Wow, did you get that? Have you ever avoided helping someone because you thought that maybe they brought bad times into their own lives? All over this planet there are people suffering, who have not brought calamity upon themselves... I think that they may simply be waiting for God to use them to reveal Himself through US, thats right, you and me. Just as Jesus revealed God through His work in the blind man, we have been called to reveal God through His love- evident in us as we care about those less fortunate than us.
Many Christians have been trained to reproach certain people- we can't deny it- AIDS victims have such an ungodly stigma around them that churches are loathe to offer support to those inflicted with a "sin-based disease" but what about the children born with AIDS?
I beg you to go and find a way to Reveal God in someone. Make a difference in a life so that when they are asked their story they can say that "I was broken, hungry, wounded, depressed and without hope, but GOD showed love to me and now I am whole. The void in my life has been filled. Do you not see Him?"
Go, and Bless someone today - reveal God in an unexpected way.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
All or Nothing
Greetings,
I have been thinking about why American Christians don't do as much as we should be doing. And it boils down to this; we have too much. Like the Pharisees and rich of biblical times, we show up at church in our fancy cloths and turn in our tithe checks, and every great once in a while a poor widow shows up, gives ALL that she has to God and knows that it will be used in a great and powerful way because her heart is in it. We figure that we can't fix all the problems so we don't even bother to try, but if each one of us chooses to make a difference in one other persons life, we can change the world. More than likely God will not ask us to give all that we have, unless it is too hard to give a portion, then we need to be broken so that we can be saved. There are several relief organizations out there, all willing to help, some of them have a faith based foundation, some do not, but they are all following God's will by helping the least of these. Please choose to make a difference and share some of your excess.
May God bless you so that you can in turn, bless others
I have been thinking about why American Christians don't do as much as we should be doing. And it boils down to this; we have too much. Like the Pharisees and rich of biblical times, we show up at church in our fancy cloths and turn in our tithe checks, and every great once in a while a poor widow shows up, gives ALL that she has to God and knows that it will be used in a great and powerful way because her heart is in it. We figure that we can't fix all the problems so we don't even bother to try, but if each one of us chooses to make a difference in one other persons life, we can change the world. More than likely God will not ask us to give all that we have, unless it is too hard to give a portion, then we need to be broken so that we can be saved. There are several relief organizations out there, all willing to help, some of them have a faith based foundation, some do not, but they are all following God's will by helping the least of these. Please choose to make a difference and share some of your excess.
May God bless you so that you can in turn, bless others
Friday, March 6, 2009
One Life to Live, So Many to Save
Welcome, I have been reading a book by Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, which is a non-profit Christian relief organization. The title of the book is "The Hole in our Gospel" and highlights the poverty, need and corresponding hopelessness of the poor around the world, it also announces that the Church has failed in helping to overcome this dire need and encourages you to do what you can to save the many desperate lives around the globe. This is part of my response to the call. I would like to unite churches and those who want God to use them to make a difference and save lives, one child, one family, one community at a time.
Thank you, may God Bless you life so that you can bless another
Thank you, may God Bless you life so that you can bless another
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