“For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat, for your body, as to what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.” (Luke 12:22-23)
Jesus said, “The Father knows your every need, (so don’t sweat the small things of life). But “seek His kingdom and these things shall be added to you” (Luke 12:30-31). But Jesus did not stop there, He went on with a profound promise that we can take to the bank, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom”. (v.32)
Did you ever have the thought, when you look into your closet, that you would like to find a person or family living on the very dregs of existence and share what God has blessed you with? I mean to walk up to their door and say, “Here, God told me you needed a new set of threads.”
I get ten to twenty requests for money each week, all beautifully wrapped in multi pages of glossy pictures and trinkets, but I wonder how much, if any, of the money received really gets to the people who have needs.
Jesus then made a statement I believe most folks would rebel against even if the Word came directly from the throne room, “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys, For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Luke 12:33-34).
I wonder what would happen, if we took those items we want to get rid of, and, instead of taking them to the local Goodwill we would take them across the city to the down and out section and knock on some ones door and ask, “Can I help you?” I am not putting Goodwill down in any way but perhaps our just ‘being there’ and saying ”Can I help you” would open the door to bringing a lost soul into God’s kingdom.
Soooo, good folks, do yourself a favor and look at the things around your house that you have moved a dozen or so times to dust under them and ask yourself the question – could God use this to bring someone who is really in need into His kingdom? Time to close this and go and check out my closet.
Blessings
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