Christian Devotional-Stories and Bible verses about the presence of God in our lives

Will We Help?

“There’s a whole lot of hurting out there…”

Will we help

She paused…

And started a litany of people in pain…

A broken marriage…

Recovery from cancer surgery…

Addictions…

Paralysis from a serious accident…

Parents needing long term care…

A second person recovering from cancer surgery…

Adult children who have left the church… and God.

Her list continued…

Finally, she ended as she had begun…

“There’s a whole lot of hurting out there.”

…In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”  John 16:33

You might think such a long list his comes from a large group of people.

But it is from a small group…

A few dozen people…

And it is by no means complete.

There are more hurting people in that group…

People we walk past every day, without seeing their pain.

There is hurt all around us…

There is hurt in our families…

Will we see the hurt?

Will we help?

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.  1 Timothy 5:8

There is hurt in our neighborhood and in the world…

Will we see it?

Will we help?

“…‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27

Will we see the hurt in our church?

Will we help?

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.  John 13:35

There’s a whole lot of hurting …

How will we help?

With our hearts, with our souls, with our prayers …

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.  James 5:13-16

With the resources God has given us…

But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?  1 John 3:17

There’s a whole lot of hurting out there…

Will we help?

Jesus has told us how to begin…

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.  John 15:12

Will we follow Him today?

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