I agree with this. Personally I know that actually reaching out to people who
are different or definitely not Christian is admirable and often hard to act
on.
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From: O.Addison Gethers
To: Deaf-blind inspirational life groups ; Christian cooking fellowship and
fun groups
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:36 AM
Subject: {dbilg} devotional and prayer from Sharon Sanderson Feb.9
Monday
February 9, 2009
HOW CONSIDERATE ARE YOU?
Let everyone know how considerate you are. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5
Consideration, the gift of showing another person needed attention,
compassion, interest, and value. These attributes should mark the behavior of a
Christian
who is walking in the Spirit of God. It is generally expected and given in
church, but what about in the work setting or in our homes. Do we show
co-workers
and family the same sense of esteem we show those with whom we worship?
In church we listen to the prayer requests for those who are sick and
hospitalized, and occasionally we remember the elderly who are homebound. How
often
do we hear, or even ourselves verbalize, prayer requests for people with
major depressive disorders, in prison, or recovery centers for rehabilitation
for alcoholism and drug addiction?
Jesus went to the people. He met people where they were. Remember the
demoniac in the graveyard? There was no place where Jesus felt that He was too
good
to visit; no person He pushed away from Him. We need to show consideration
for those in authority over us, in subjection to us, and more especially, to
those who are lost and hurting.
In the South, when a few of us get together and we come upon someone who is a
little different than we are, we have a tendency to say, "they ain't our kind."
Today, let's go and show special consideration to those who "ain't our kind."
Father, only You know our heart. Only You can fix the broken places; and only
You know that we have the ability to raise above our dis-ability to communicate
with those who are hurting deep inside. Help us first, help ourselves, and
second, reach out to others who are hurting. I think we just might find out
that in reaching out we will be helping ourselves in the process.
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O. Addison Gethers
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