June 8
Acts 6:1-15
We are called to serve and minister to those who are often overlooked. Who do you feel like are those in your life? Who could you love whom others might not be noticing or reaching out to? Early in the church the Gentile widows were being overlooked for material assistance. Jewish widows were receiving daily food, while the Gentile widows were neglected. When this came to the attention of the church, they organized themselves to make sure this did not continue to happen. Some in the church would focus on meeting the material needs of the widows, while others would focus on meeting the spiritual needs of the community.
These same needs are all around us. We will certainly encounter people today who have very real spiritual and material needs. The church is called to bring light and healing into our dark, broken world. We need to make sure as individuals and as a church we are doing our part. So, are you taking the time to notice and respond, or are you allowing their needs to go overlooked? If you were to focus on either meeting physical or spiritual needs, what do you feel like you are better equipped to do?
Father God, help me to care for the needs of people. Give me eyes to see those I can reach and love today. Amen.
How well are you obeying God’s call to meet the physical and spiritual needs of our world?
We are called to serve and minister to those who are often overlooked. Who do you feel like are those in your life? Who could you love whom others might not be noticing or reaching out to? Early in the church the Gentile widows were being overlooked for material assistance. Jewish widows were receiving daily food, while the Gentile widows were neglected. When this came to the attention of the church, they organized themselves to make sure this did not continue to happen. Some in the church would focus on meeting the material needs of the widows, while others would focus on meeting the spiritual needs of the community.
These same needs are all around us. We will certainly encounter people today who have very real spiritual and material needs. The church is called to bring light and healing into our dark, broken world. We need to make sure as individuals and as a church we are doing our part. So, are you taking the time to notice and respond, or are you allowing their needs to go overlooked? If you were to focus on either meeting physical or spiritual needs, what do you feel like you are better equipped to do?
Father God, help me to care for the needs of people. Give me eyes to see those I can reach and love today. Amen.
How well are you obeying God’s call to meet the physical and spiritual needs of our world?
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