The Homeless Man

It was a cold winter's day that Sunday.
The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly.
I noticed as I got out of my car
that fellow church members were whispering among themselves
as they walked to the church.

As I got closer
I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church.
He was almost laying down as if he was asleep.
He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds and
a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face.

He wore shoes that looked 30 years old,
too small for his feet with holes all over them
as well as his toes sticking out of one shoe.
I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep,
so I walked on by through the doors of the church.

We all gathered for fellowship for a few minutes,
and someone mentioned the man laying outside
People snickered and gossiped but
no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me.

A few moments later church began.
We all waited for the Preacher to take his place
and give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened.
In came the homeless man
walking down the aisle with his head down.

People gasped and whispered and made faces.
He made his way down the aisle
and up onto the pulpit and took off his coat and hat.

My heart sank.
There stood our preacher...he was the "homeless man".

No one said a word.
The preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand and said,
"Folks,
I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today."

Author Unknown

It is so important that we love one another
and show Jesus through our acts and deeds.

The best way to win a person to Christ
is by showing we care and not be judgmental of their past mistakes.
None of us are perfect
and we have all fallen short plenty of times,
for the Bible declares in Romans 3:23
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
I encourage you to be forgiving and caring,
just as God cares for and has forgiven each of us.

The Bible declares that by our acts of kindness,
we have without our knowing,
in fact reached out and entertained angels
as it is written in Hebrews 13:1-3
"Keep on loving each other as brothers.
Do not forget to entertain strangers,
for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and
those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."

God is a loving God and wishes for each of us to have that same love
and compassion for one another.

I can continue to tell you how blessed it is to give to others, but
I think it's better if the Master explains giving,
as He is the example that we all need to follow.

Read and meditate on these words from the Lord:

Matthew 5:16 Jesus says,
"Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

Matthew 25:34-40 Jesus says,
"Then the King will say to those on His right hand,
'Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
'for I was hungry and you gave Me food;
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink;
I was a stranger and you took Me in;
'I was naked and you clothed Me;
I was sick and you visited Me;
I was in prison and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying,
'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You,
or thirsty and give You drink?
'When did we see You a stranger and take You in,
or naked and clothe You?
'Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
"And the King will answer and say to them,
'Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren,
you did it to Me.'"

All scriptures can be found in the New King James Version.


Remember this:
Giving, is not your chance to bless someone else,
but God's chance to bless you. (Luke 6:38)

In Christ Service,

Dwayne Savaya
Gods Work Ministry http://www.Godswork.org

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