Do Something
“Let us not love in word…but in deed.” 1 John 3:18
When a multimillionaire was asked how much money it takes to be happy, he replied, “Just a little more.” Now let’s assume you’re not like that, and you care about others. Why are you not more involved in meeting their needs? “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?…let us not love in word…but in deed” (1 John 3:17-18 ). That Scripture could be reduced to two words: Do something! In the parable of the Good Samaritan, two different ministers walked past a dying man on the Jericho road without stopping to help. Why? Wasn’t this a great opportunity to “practice what you preach?” How did they become so insensitive and uncaring? Did they think, “The problem is too big, there is nothing I can do about it?” Were they so focused on their church’s agenda that they didn’t want to commit the time or the resources necessary to get this man back on his feet? Jesus said: “But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.” (Luke 10:33-34). Note the word “compassion.” The Good Samaritan was willing to get emotionally involved. You must too. Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision, once prayed, “Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.” The word for you today is—do something!
PRAYER: Dear God, keep me from becoming emotionally distant from those on the margins of society, and teach me how to help in the best way possible – by sharing Your compassion. In Jesus’ Name. AMEN.
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