Copied From  Our Daily Bread   2012-05-08   Here Am I

  - by Julie Ackerman Link

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Read : 1 John 3 : 16 - 24

3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
 

3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
 

3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
 

3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. assure: Gr. persuade
 

3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
 

3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
 

3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
 

3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 

—Proverbs 31 : 9

Bible in a Year :  Nehemiah 4 - 6

In the courtroom while waiting for his case to come before the judge, 

Gary heard story after sad story of people who were losing their homes. 

Many went through the procedure as if it were familiar to them. 

But one woman named Leslie seemed bewildered. 

Gary sensed that she didn’t know what to do or where to turn.

He tried to silence the quiet voice inside him that was urging him to help, 

but he couldn’t. He thought of many reasons not to get involved. First, 

engaging strangers in conversation is not one of his strengths; second, he was afraid of being misunderstood. 

But he thought that the prompting was from God, and he didn’t want to risk being disobedient.

When Gary saw Leslie leaving the courthouse, he spoke to her. “Ma’am,” he said, “I heard your testimony inside the courtroom, 

and I believe God wants me to help you.”

At first Leslie was suspicious, but Gary assured her of his sincerity. 

He made some phone calls and got her connected with people in a local church who provided the help she needed to keep her house.

God has called us to active duty (1 John 3:18). When we sense His prompting to help someone, 

we should be willing to say, “I believe God wants me to help you.”

God calls into action today
All those who are children of light;
 

Whatever our hand finds to do,
Let’s do it with all of our might. —Hess

We are at our best when we are serving others.