Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Strength and Compassion”
Our Bible verse for today: “If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to him – how can the love of God reside in him? Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.” 1 John 3:17-18 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “Make a difference where you are.”
Let’s face it, the world is a mess. Wars and earthquakes, famine and disease, crime and homelessness, this is a broken and bleeding world filled with lots of broken and bleeding people.
For those who have a compassionate heart and who want to do something to make things better, it can seem overwhelming. “I’m only one person with little time and little money to spare. What difference can I make?”
It’s a good question. The truth is that we cannot solve all the problems of the world. Heck, I can barely keep my bills paid and the lawn mowed. So what impact can I make in a world that seems to be drowning in a sea of pain and despair?
Obviously there’s not much that I as an individual can do to resolve the major issues afflicting the world at large. But I can make a difference right where I am. I may not be able to feed all the hungry people in Africa, but I can help to prepare and serve a meal at our local Rescue Mission. I cannot adopt and provide a loving home for all the orphans in the world, but I can sponsor a child in Zimbabwe or perhaps spend 10 days in an orphanage in Haiti just loving on the kids and playing with them.
The point is that as individuals you and I cannot solve the big problems of the world, but we can make a difference in our little corner of it, one person at a time. I can’t bless everyone, but I can bless the one in front of me at this moment.
Your strength and compassion, directed towards those the Lord brings into your world today, at this time, can make a difference. I encourage you to make it a point to make a difference right where you are. Use your strength, your compassion, your time, and the resources you do have, to be a blessing to someone in need today.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 