April 2, 2007
READ: John 13:5-17
I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. John 13:15
Martha, a 26-year-old woman with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), needed help. When a group of ladies from Evanston, Illinois, heard about her, they jumped into action. They began to give round-the-clock nursing care. They bathed her, fed her, prayed for her, and witnessed to her. Martha, who had not received Christ as her Savior and couldnt understand how a loving God could let her get ALS, saw His love in these women and eventually became a Christian. She is with the Lord today because 16 women, following Jesus example, personified Gods love.
The love of God was visibly demonstrated in Jesus when He was here on Earth. In stooping to wash the feet of His disciples, He mirrored the submissive step He took when He left heaven and became a man. He healed the sick and endured bitter hatred as His reward. He died like a criminal on a Roman cross. His endurance and these acts of kindness reflect Gods love, for Jesus said, He who has seen Me has seen the Father (John 14:9).
Jesus is no longer with us in His physical bodyHe now sits at Gods right hand in heaven. So, if Gods love is to be embodied today, it must be done through Christians. Is it being done through you?
Good evening Mayor.
Wonderful sermon.
Thank you so much for posting this lesson.
Thanks for today's nourishment.
Thanks, Mayor, for today's sustenance for body and soul.