GOD’S WORD FOR  MAY 31

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

NO SMALL PART

Acts 9:6

“You will be told what you are to do.”

D.L. MOODY

A man at sea was once very seasick. If there is a time when a man feels that he cannot do any work, it is then.  But he heard that a man had fallen overboard.  He couldn’t do much, but he laid hold of a light and held up to the porthole.  The light fell on the drowning man’s hand, and a man caught him and pulled him into the lifeboat.  It seemed a small thing to do to hold up the light, yet it saved the drowning  man’s life.  We can do as much as that.  If we cannot do some great thing, we can hold the light for some poor, perishing soul, who is out in the dark waters of sin.

ERWIN LUTZER

Every person can do something for God – no matter how seemingly insignificant.  The same Holy Spirit who converted Paul on his way to Damascus is the same Holy Spirit who 2,000 years later, converts people, saves them, transforms then, and then gifts the in the body.  Some people are gifted as teachers or leaders, but others are helpers or prayer warriors.  As long as you are alive, god has some place for you’ there is light you can shine.

A friend of mine who died of cancer invited his neighbors and friends to visit him; at times it was an uncomfortable experience for him as well as for them.  Visiting someone near death reminds us of our own mortality.  But this dying man knew there was something he could do for God.

In his suffering, he shared his faith’  this was the light he shone on those who would otherwise die without Christ.  Even a dying an has a ministry to fulfill.

Like Moody said, even a man who struggles with seasickness can find something to do.  Our challenge:  You and I both knew someone we can point to the heavenly shore.  Let us be a light in the dark, spiritual waters of our culture.

PRAYER

Father, please rid me of excuses; help me to shine a light on someone’s life today!

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Galatians 5:13

    “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

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Mark 10:45

    “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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1 Peter 4:10

    “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

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Matthew 25:40

    “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

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Romans 12:10

    “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

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Colossians 3:23

    “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.”

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1 Corinthians 15:58

    “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

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Ephesians 2:10

    “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

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