MY LORD NEEDS IT!

Luke 19:31 says, "If anyone asks why you are doing that, just say, "The Lord needs it!"


"The day of the Last supper, when Jesus was to ride into Jerusalem, He sent Peter, James and John to get a small donkey.  He told them where to go, who to ask, and what to say.  But what does that mean to me and you?


If we are truly following Jesus, might not someone ask us, "Why are you doing that?"  Very likely, yes.  It has already been so for me.  When  I received a gift of meals during my cancer surgery recovery, a friend was aghast at a thought, "How will you ever pay back all of those meals?"  Yet she might be the very one to ask me, when I try to be kind to someone else in a similar situation, "Why are you doing that?" In the same way some have asked why I tutor.  Others, ask why am I so busy in church?  Do you have to make banners?  Now, I know what to answer when they ask me why I'm doing..whatever... I'll answer, "Because my Lord needs it!"


God, I want you to use me; in fact, use me up until there's nothing left but a shell.  I will never be sorry, but grateful you saw me fit to serve you.  Thank you.  Amen."


These words and actions, if you remember, happened many years ago.  I am not as active as I was in my sixties. And when you move away from a base where you are known to be helpful, you no longer have a history as a helping hand, and have to trust God to call on you if you are needed. If I cannot be a helper, perhaps I can pray for those who can help. There is always some way to be part of the ministry of God's workers!


So, friends, each one of you, find a spot and fill it! God's work takes a lot of helping hands!


Jo INMN