Johns Baptist
Church
Today's
Devotional
Have A Heart
Read:
Exodus 22:21-27
You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress
him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. —Exodus 22:21
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| People who lack feeling for
others are like cold fronts on the weather map in winter—you'd
rather see them going than coming. An example is the homeowner
who treats the paperboy like the neighborhood pest. He acts as
if the youngster were behind the bad news that lands on his
porch day after day. I'm not saying that sometimes there isn't
cause for frustration. There may be legitimate reasons for
dissatisfaction with his service. But being unkind to those who
are weaker or in a lower socio-economic position is never right.
God made this very clear to ancient Israel
when He told them to treat those of lesser social rank as they
themselves would want to be treated. He reminded His chosen
people that because they had once been strangers in a foreign
land, they should know how it feels to work under those who show
no sympathy (Exodus 22:21).
Christians have the same responsibility to the
poor and downtrodden as Israel had. We may argue that if we
don't look out for ourselves no one else will. But God has told
us to love our neighbors. He also reminds us that if we forget
what it's like to be on the bottom we are no longer fit to be on
top. |
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To give to others what they need,
We show no greater care
Than when we give them to the Lord,
Upholding them in prayer.
Our intercession may be the key to God's
intervention.
Today's Thought:
What about God? When you talk about Him do your
eyes glow? Is your enthusiasm for God contagious?
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