Nov 10.97: Light For The Day - "When Somebody Forgets"

The more Christ's love grows in us, the more his
love flows from us. -- Anon.

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"Do not forget to do good and to share with others,
for with such sacrifices God is pleased."
-- Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

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"When Somebody Forgets"

The story is told of a young boy living in a poverty
stricken section of a big city who found his way into
a gospel meeting and was converted. Not long
afterward, someone tried to shake his faith by asking
him several puzzling questions: "If God really loves
you, why doesn't someone take better care of you?
Why doesn't He tell somebody to send you a new
pair of shoes?" The boy thought for a moment and
then said, as the tears filled his eyes, "I guess He
does tell somebody, but somebody forgets!"

While it's true that the believer's primary obligation
is to lead people to Christ, we sometimes use that
as an excuse to escape our responsibility to also
"do good and to share" (Heb. 13:16). We need to
keep our spiritual balance and not forget to "do good
to all, especially to those who are of the household
of faith" (Gal. 6:10). If unbelievers who don't even
know the Lord are conscious of the needs of other
people, how much more should we, who have 
experienced the love of God personally, seek to
relieve the suffering and lift the burdens of those
who are less fortunate.

If God gives you a burden for someone in need, may
it never be said of you that "somebody forgot!"

-- RWD

If you once had a heavy load
That drove you to despair,
Then have a heart for those who bend
Beneath their load of care.

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"So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to
all men, and especially to those who are of the
household of faith" -- Hebrew 6:10 (RSV)

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