Thought for the Day

I read an article this morning, in World magazine, about a couple who left their multi-million dollar careers in America to run a hospital in Ethiopia for people with deformities needing reconstructive surgery. It was moving to read how the man told each patient, or their parents, "Jesus brought me, brought us, here for you (or him, or her)."

Most of us don't have specialized medical training or other skills that would allow us to do huge things for other people. But, we all have something we CAN do to help someone and to glorify the Lord Jesus.

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. I Peter 4:11.

While we may not, as ladies, be speakers in the church, we do speak to other ladies, and to our children. We can say what God would say, by speaking from the Bible and sharing Godly wisdom. And we can all minister. This doesn't necessarily mean 'being a minister'. It means helping, offering aid and comfort, and it can also mean teaching.

What abilities has God given you? You don't have to be a professional at them, just willing to use them. Let's make it a point to use our God-given abilities to glorify God through Jesus, and to be a blessing to those around us.