Hi Folks,
I hope you are staying healthy and well while still staying productive!
I have a devot. topic below that I think is applicable at this time: Unity
At this time in our world, it is vital that we band together to support, help, look out for others, esp. those who are older. Political, racial, economic, generational lines need to come down and folks need to work together, we won't make it otherwise.
Remember the expression, "Divided we stand, united we fall"? It's the truth! This is most especially true and should be the case among Believers. Jesus said in John 13:34-35, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
The verse directly applies to Believers and states that others, those in the non-believing world, will know that we are Christians by our Christian love and care for other Believers.
The other day I was looking at an Instagram feed of a church I follow. The pastors of the church were talking with their district representative to see how their church could actively help those in their district. Stories were also being posted of church members taking groceries to elderly members, leaving flowers at their door. One couple typed up a note and left it in every mailbox on their street stating that if anyone could not get out for groceries or errands, to text them and they would be happy to do it (and not charging of course). That is what Christ was stating!!!!
2 Philippians 2:4, "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others."
(I think we could apply this to our lives in the areas of obeying whatever self-isolate mandates our states issue and obeying them to the full letter of the law so others, esp. the elderly do not get sick.)
Now, I am seeing these acts of kindness online from those who are not Christians, and good for them, but we need to most esp. show acts of kindness and Christ's love in some way (for me, it has been calling some of the elderly in our church to say hi and check on them). As Believers we can show kindness to each other and then let it radiate out to those who desperately need Christ in their life. Another church Instagram feed I saw shared that someone had trusted Christ and they attributed it to the virus, it was a wakeup call to them that they needed Jesus in their life.
So....you never know all the good that could come from this, how God could receive glory through situations such as this and how many folks could come to Christ if we would but share Him verbally and through our actions. My mom favorite verse in the Bible is Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."
I hope you all have a super great week, stay healthy and well!
(Devots. and an article on acts of kindness below to brighten your day!
(P.S. FYI I found an article online that Hydrogen Peroxide is an excellent virus cleaner as an alternative to Clorox etc..as the other cleaners are scarce. Hope this helps!)
Devots: Unity in Christ:
(Used by permission. Taken from https://www.icr.org/homepage/)
Also some Good Samaritan stories to brighten your day!
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