It is appropriate to ask people

how you can help them.

Read the following verses.  Think and pray about the verse that applies the most to your life.

Nehemiah 2:2-8 The king asked me, “Why are you so sad? You aren’t sick, are you? You look like a man with deep troubles.” Then I was badly frightened, but I replied, “Long live the king! Why shouldn’t I be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been burned down.” The king asked, “Well, how can I help you?” With a prayer to the God of heaven, I replied, “If it please Your Majesty and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried…And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me. 

Matthew 20:30-34 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!…Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” He asked. “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Mark 10:51-52 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can,

in all the ways you can, in all the places you can,

at all the times you can, to all the people you can,

as long as you can.

John Wesley

African story: Jumping Into A Father’s Arms

I was teaching in Africa how the Bible tells us in Malachi 3:10 that God invites us to “test Him” when it comes to giving tithes and offerings. Afterwards, one of the men explained to me how African father’s teach their children to trust them. When a child is around 3 years old, a father will take the child and place him high up on a tree branch. He'll then go below the tree branch and tell the child to jump. The child is normally too scared to jump, but the father encourages him by saying, daddy is big enough, strong enough, and daddy will catch you. Finally, the child will push off from the tree branch and fall safely into the father’s arms. My African friend said when God invites us to give, he's encouraging us to push away from our financial fears and learn that God is big enough to safely catch us.

This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian Kluth of www.GiveWithJoy.org and www.kluth.org

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