And
People Will Come From All Over The World --
From
East And West, North And South –
To
Take Their Places In The Kingdom Of God.
Scripture
Luke
13
29 And
people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north
and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God.
Observation
We
went to North Carolina to help those devastated by Hurricane
Florence. For a week we helped people that had trees on top of their
homes, people that had debris covering their yards, and people,
because of 2 feet of water in their homes that lost everything, even
the sheet rock on the walls had to come out.
On
our last day in Whiteville, we helped a woman and her daughter, and
when we finished their house, all of their belongings were outside
under a porch, all of the debris and torn out sheet rock was at the
street; they had pretty much lost everything.
We
had to take the sheet rock and insulation out all the way to the
ceiling. As we talked and prayed with them, it was amazing how strong
they were. We left knowing that Jesus was going to take care of them.
Theresa,
the Mom, had lost her husband to a massive heart attack last October.
His sudden death had been very hard on them. It was obvious that both
were still grieving this loss. Now they would have to face this
monumental crisis and task without his help ... but they are not
alone.
As
we surrounded them and prayed for them we reminded them that Jesus
would get them through this.
God
is at work in Whiteville, North Carolina just as He is all over this
world and people from all over the world – from east and west,
north and south – will take their places in the Kingdom of God.
Whiteville,
North Carolina was and is a reminder to me that all of our physical
possessions are very temporary. Here today and gone tomorrow.
So
lets focus on the people around us today – lets invest in what is
going to last forever!
Application
I
will focus and invest my time in people.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for all the people that we helped during this past
week. Help them rebuild their lives after this storm. Bring people
into their lives to encourage them. Show them that they can rely on
You. Bring them closer to You! Thank You for all of the volunteers
that continue to head to North and South Carolina to help. I pray
that many people will put their faith and trust in You during this
time of hardship.
Daily
Bible Reading: Zechariah 7,8,9; Luke 13
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