The Roman Emporer Julian (A.D.332-363) while trying to revive the ancient pagan religion was frustrated by the "atheists"(who did not believe in the Roman gods but in Christ). He wrote:
"Atheism [i.e., Christian faith] has been specially advanced through the loving service
rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal
there is not a single Jew who is a beggar, and that the Galileans care not only for their
own poor but for ours as well; while those who belong to us look in vain for the help
we should render them".
This is a great lesson for The Body of Christ today especially in the present economic state of our nation. There are more and more people in our community who are now in need and if things continue on the present trend many more will be added to those who will struggle to meet the daily necessities of life. Once again the Lord is setting us up. The opportunities to show the love of Christ to people are all around us. Be on the look-out for those around you who need help and give all that you can. Begin to ask the Lord to make you sensitive to the needs of others. Talk with others in the Body about how they are looking out for the welfare of people in need in our community. I am praying that there will be such an outpouring of compassion from the Church in our time that people will be unable to miss the fact that Jesus is among them.
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