"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?"
I'm blessed and convicted by this verse all in the same breath. Knowing my depravity He still wants to think on me, He still wants to be not only my Lord but my friend... WOW! This also causes me to think, if He does that for me, is He asking me to do that for others? How can I show this verse and the character of Christ to those around me? Would we have to be nice to people around us, maybe even unloveable, mean people? Would we have to be humble to proud people? Would I have to actually take the time to notice those around me and help those hurting?
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3 That is what we are called to do! Knowing how we are to think of others we are to heal and bind them up. We have a high calling and it is something that we should be joyful about. Since our Father loves us so much and thinks on us, since He has saved us and bound up our wounds then we should joyfully be able to do the same for others. I pray that this holiday season we seek out the brokenhearted and the wounded, that we can bind them up. I pray that this new year we will continue to do this and that we see the lives of others around us healed and made whole by the love of Jesus Christ.
Let's think of practical ways to make this happen. Simply, give to your church's food bank or monies to go to the poor, give clothes to your local thrift store so that others can benefit from your excess, give money to a needy family, missionary or to your church so that they can give it to whoever needs it, when someone has a need instead of just listening pray for that person right there, remember to get back with them to remind them that you care and are still praying, Pray that the Lord will give you divine encounters with people that need a word from God, give scripture and the hope of Jesus to whomever He opens the door to tell... Let's be expectant to watch for these God encounters, lets be excited to love on those He brings right to our own doorstep, or grocery line, or gas station, or schools, or Dr waiting rooms... the list goes on and on.
I would actually love to hear if anyone does this, if anyone prays and looks for opportunity to mend people, how the Lord answered them. He may give you the unloveable, but He will also give you the means to love them. I'm excited to see God work with me and with you. I cant wait to share how He brings people to us and how we used our opportunities.
Many Blessings,
Andrea
