Sharing the Love

    On Wednesday I had the privileged of speaking to a man loved of God. I cannot say whether he has a relationship with the Father, I can say that he had the look of a man needing to be loved. He was sitting on the low wall out the front of our church building. I approached him and we struck up a conversation.

    This man by his own admission needs a church home, by his own admission is struggling and by his own admission feels he has done to much wrong in life. There was a definite sense of unworthiness coming from him. Now I say, 'from his own admission' because we were just talking general conversation and without prompt he opened up.

    Here was a man hurting, and searching and longing to be loved. My bible says, "And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." Matthew 25:40. Now this for all the scholars out there may be a bit out of context. Yet it is the very verse placed on my heart. As Peter before the Sanhedrin said, "decide among yourselves, is it better to obey God or man?", I know my answer.

    We ended up chatting for a bit and when I left him, I felt a prompting to pray. When asked if he would mind if I pray for him, the response was a, to my eyes a, happy please do. I prayed for him and when finished received one of this best gifts this Christmas season. This man was moved and it showed on his face. He verbalized his gratitude for having come over to talk with him.

    He has an invite to our services and has admitted he needs to find a church family home to attend. I pray that he is moved of God to return and make our Church his home. The bible says, it is better to give than to receive. Leaving that moment, I felt elated that in some small way I was able to share God's great love for this man. I do not know what was happening on the inside of him at the time before sitting down with him, I do know that it was God ordained.

    In understanding that God prefers obedience over sacrifice, I've been honored to see a person touched. I don't know what seed/s have been planted. I trust God who say that He will complete the good work He has started. With a grateful heart, it is clearer now that love overcomes fear, for perfect love casts out fear, and when perfect love is shown even in a small manner He sheds light into the dark places and the darkness can do no other thing but flee.

    I have been blessed. Thank you my Lord.