The Need To Act. The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; Proverbs 30:27 Every day we are presented with opportunities to help people in need—spiritually, physically, or emotionally. Yet often these opportunities are missed because we do not seize the initiative and take action. When Peter and John went to the Temple to pray and saw the lame man there begging, they did not receive a special revelation or direction from God to help him. They simply saw his need and realized they should do something about it. “Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6). An English pastor wrote these words about those who fail to take action when they should: “A great deal of talent is lost in the world for want of a little courage. The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold danger, but we must jump in and scramble through as well as we can. A man waits, and doubts, and consults his brother, and his particular friends, till one day he finds that he is sixty years old, and that he has lost so much time in consulting that he has no time to follow their advice.” Most of the great things done for God are not the result of grand plans but rather grow from the initiative taken by Christians to do something about a problem or need that they see. It does not take a revelation from God or a directive from a leader to respond to a challenge or crisis. God wants His people to be active rather than passive, responding in whatever way they can to the needs of those they meet. Note: Do whatever you can to meet the needs in front of you rather than waiting for a perfect time to act. Shalom!!!
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:39:43 +0000
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