Giving

Acts 3:6 NIV
Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."

When you watch, listen or read the news these days, it is filled with bad news about the economy and how people are in need of food, housing, and other essentials. A close friend called me yesterday telling me her neighbors had their electricity cut off. This is an upper middle class area in our town, but he had not worked in 2 months due to the economy. She, a widow on fixed income, is letting them use her washer and dryer and another neighbor is letting them have water through a hose connected to her house. We began to make phone calls to our church and its resources and I pray this will be resolved today.

Many of us could find ourselves in the same situation at any given time and where would we turn for help. This scripture says we should be able to count on our Christian brothers and sisters. Peter did not have money but he knew the LORD of the world and called on His name to heal. If you know this LORD as your Father in Heaven, you can call on His name and ask for healing or any other resource He has and that is everything. It's not what we have to share, but what He has to share. Call on Him to show us what we have to share with others.

Peter saw the need. Do we see the needs or are we so busy with our own problems we walk by. Do we see with the eyes of Jesus and see physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those we meet each day? We must look and see the needs, call on the name of Jesus Christ and be willing to fill these needs with what He gives us. It may be money, or sharing what we have, a hug, or a pat on the back and an assurance that we love them and so does God. If we see a need, call on Jesus Christ's name, He will give us the resources to fill it.

Dear Father in heaven,
Give us your eyes to see the needs of those we meet each day and call on Your Name to help us fill their needs. Don't let us be so busy that we don't see and pass them by.
In Jesus' precious Name
Amen (So be it)

The Georgia Peach