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Originally Posted by Aquila
Please consider closely what I'm saying...
In fact, a church fired up to serve and feed the needy as their purpose for being here would be a greater miracle (or work) than raising a man from the dead.
Don't believe me? Consider how many gather together in their vast buildings every Sunday for a chance to see some miracle. Then compare it to how many regularly volunteer to keep the local homeless shelter or food pantry open.
It would take a miracle in the hearts of men to reverse those numbers. |
Everyone is NOT called to run a homeless shelter or food pantry. And, frankly, I am tired of the guilt trips. Everyone doesn't have the same calling or burden placed on their lives. Some people are not capable of handling the work of running a homeless shelter or food pantry. I am not called to work in a country like Sis. Alvear. I am not going to feel guilty about that.
I think it's a bit ridiculous to call such a benevolent Christian nation a bunch of slackers on helping those in need. There are people getting help and there are people who don't want God, they just want a bunch of freebies. So, do we continue to feed them? Certainly, it's not for me to worry about their mindset.
God taught me a lesson one day when I was at a concert with my son. We came to see a Christian group who were not the headliners. A massive group of young people were in attendance. They weren't there to see the Christian band, but the headliner group.
I had such a burden for them. God spoke to me and said that I should pray that ONE person in each community would rise up to reach them for the Gospel. All He needed was ONE person in each community to get the ball rolling. It wasn't my job to go and feed, clothe or proclaim the Gospel to them. It was too much for me to handle. All He asked me to do was pray, and He would do the rest.
Not one person at a homeless shelter would call getting fed a greater miracle than someone standing in line suddenly growing a limb.
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