Opportunities

We’re to start at home.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8 KJV)

But the need is so great everywhere else. At times we feel alone, incapable of making differences. So we attend church regularly, give our tithes, bring offerings for special reasons and believe we’ve done our best.

Not on your life. Or, better said, not on the lives of those we need to reach and support.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. (Galatians 6:10 KJV)

Opportunities abound. There are people of faith sent out from your church. Do you write them? Don’t need to purchase pen, paper nor postage. An e-mail showing prayerful support – aren’t you lifted by those contacts you receive?

Do you know if your missionaries pray, as Paul:

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; (Romans 15:30 KJV)

Do you pray beyond missionaries to support national churches? Or only missionary efforts?

The disaster in Haiti is a tremendous opportunity. The country has been lifted in prayers around the world. Funds are solicited by trusted organizations. Aid is given by governments and many trusted organizations.

Yet the most moving reports, to me, are the ones of specific individuals, specific churches, those who were working for the souls of Haiti before the disaster, sending or returning during this disaster to do good.

Opportunities abound, without geographic boundaries, to support those who are of the household of faith.

Don’t stop there. Look around your congregation. Is there a widow that could use a word of encouragement, along with prayer; a student looking to further education that could use a letter of recommendation, along with a prayer; a minister upholding a congregation 24/7 that could use a volunteer, along with a word of prayer.

Opportunities abound, whether in your Jerusalem, close to home; your Judaea, within our own country; your Samaria, a country that does not have approval, but does have need; and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

No, you alone cannot do it all. Just as He gave the answer for salvation, Christ tells us how:

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. (Mark 10:27 KJV)