Arms loaded with diapers and baby toys…..backs bent helping a friend who needs personal assistance…..hands weary from unloading boxes and boxes and boxes of donated produce…knees bent in fervent prayer….THIS is the Body of Christ! THIS is how we follow Jesus! THIS is how we can love and serve each other! But wow – it can be messy at times!
Just like our message in church on Sunday about the men who lowered their friend who was paralyzed through a hole in the roof so he could be seen by Jesus. A what?!?! A hole in the roof?! That’s not easy! Or neat! Or probably very popular to the homeowner! What a mess! All so that friend could be made spiritually (and physically) well!
Is sharing the hope and love of Jesus worth a little clean up to you? A little physical recovery after an exhausting day of service? A sleepless night so you can support a friend in prayer?
“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:1,2
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