10/29/2024
Who should we help and when? This is a valid question to ask if we want to be godly, kind, and generous people. Obviously, we cannot help everyone all the time so we do have to make some choices about how to share our time and resources.
The first thing to do is perhaps ask who did Jesus and the apostles help? The lost, needy, hurting, abused, neglected, helpless, and weak are probably all on the top of that list. When did they help them? When the opportunity arose and the Spirit moved them to act.
The Bible teaches us to do the same. We are instructed to use the gifts we have been given to meet the needs of others. When we see a person(s) in need and we feel moved to share our time, skills, and/or resources to benefit them in some way, then we might want to follow that prompting. Doing so will probably change lives…including our own! (Titus 3:8,14; James 1:22-27; 1 Peter 4:7-11; 1 John 3:16-18)
Father, thank You for the help that You have given me. I know that You have helped me based upon Your love and kindness, not on my worthiness. You have shared with me what I didn’t deserve and what I have not earned. You have been so good to me over and over again and I believe that You ask me to do the same for others. Please help me to see more clearly as to who and when I can serve. Don’t let me allow my own selfishness, pride, greed, or doubts keep me from helping others. I want to be a part of the work You started. I want to help others the way that You have helped me.