| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “What the world needs now” Our Bible verse for today: “Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement), sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostle’s feet.” Acts 4:36-37 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Be somebody’s Barnabas” What the world needs now is love, sweet love. And the best love of all is the love of Jesus. The world needs it and you have it. So, share it. There’s a lot more that needs to be said about spreading the love of Jesus in this broken and bleeding world that we live in – this world filled with so much pain, suffering, and despair. So, we are going to continue that theme through the month of May. Barnabas is one of my favorite people in the New Testament. He was known as “The Son of Encouragement” because he was evidently a kind, happy, positive person who took joy in lifting others up and being a blessing to them. As we read in in Acts 4:36-37, he was also a generous man who happily shared with others. I have told you the story before of how, many years ago, Linda and I owned a book company we called, “The Barnabas Book Company.” Our logo was, “Encouraging books that will change your life.” We loved spreading the love of Jesus (along with His joy, happiness, and encouragement), through good Christian books. Unfortunately, I was a terrible businessman. I was so eager for people to have our books that I gave away more than we sold and we ended up going out of business. But it was fun while it lasted! In our church, Oak Hill Baptist, in every pew-back, we keep a supply of blank encouragement notes. We urge our people to write a note of encouragement to someone and place it in the offering plate (encouragement of others is an offering that pleases God and so, it is part of our worship service). We then send those notes to the intended person as a blessing for them. Kind words of encouragement are a great way to share the love of Jesus with others, and it is free – it costs you nothing but a moment in time and a small bit of effort to intentionally encourage someone who needs a little lift. Be someone’s Barnabas today. Share a word of encouragement, an act of kindness, a smile, and some grace. Bless someone today with an expression of the love of Jesus – it’s what the world needs more of. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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Amen!