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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Outreach


2/15/2020
Roman 14:7 “None of us liveth to himself.”

God never intended us to live alone. He gives us other people to spend time with, laugh with, play with, create with, work with, worship with, and love. Just like our relationship with Him should never be one-sided, neither should our relationship with others. We are called to give of ourselves both physically and spiritually to those around us. If all we do is take, we need to check ourselves. Jesus is our model, and He gave all even unto death. 

Caring for one another in both practical and spiritual ways has a deep and lasting effect. It is often easy to look the other way when there is a suffering, thinking someone else will fill that need or help that person. What if everyone felt that same way? Oh Heaven forbid! The most profound blessings of my life have come from sharing the love and saving grace of Jesus with another soul. It is always a sanctified moment where the rest of the world fades away. I recently said to someone that my profession is important, but I work for God. No matter where I am or what I am doing, my prayer is always that others see Him in me, and that I am open to the Holy Spirit’s leading.

People often struggle with the philosophical question, “Why am I here, and what is my purpose?” The answer is simple: we are all called to love out loud and care for one another as Jesus did. Chambers writes, “Am I willing to be broken bread and poured out wine for Him? To be spoilt for this age, for this life, to be spoilt from every standpoint but one – saving as I can disciple men and women to the Lord Jesus Christ. My life as a worker is the way I say ‘Thank You’ to God for His unspeakable salvation.”

Do Something – Matthew West

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