September 23, 2019
YOU’LL NEVER BE THE SAME
Richard Rej
Volunteer, Michigan
“Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you.”
1 Chronicles 28:20
Last year, when I left Malawi, I was asked by airport security what I had done during my time there. I told the man “I was here with Marion Medical Mission to help with the installation of clean water wells in remote villages.” He took his sunglasses off, looked at me and said “From the bottom of my heart, thank you. There is nothing this country and our people need more than clean water. Thank you for taking time from your life to help. God will bless you abundantly because of your time here.”
The words have stuck with me, but even more so the look in his eyes when he took his sunglasses off. His eyes were the windows to his grateful soul, and by extension the souls of everyone in Africa that has been helped because of the work of Marion Medical Mission.
So do the work today, and don’t get discouraged because the Good Lord is with you. Most days are long, you’ll be tired, and sore. You know what else you’ll be? Amazed, energized, awed at the joy, and gratefulness of a clean well that is the answer to prayer. Prayers from the village that have often times been said for many years. Whether or not you are in Africa today, speak and smile from your heart to everyone you meet. Allow your eyes to show the love, and thankfulness that you have for them.
God has blessed you abundantly, God will continue to bless you abundantly because He loves you so. Go and do God’s work today no matter where you are to bring about His kingdom here on earth.
Application Question: What will you say to Our Heavenly Father when He asks who He can send? Who among us will go, and do what needs done for Him?
Prayer: Our Father, and our God. The blessings You have shared with us are so abundant they are beyond measure. Lord, we thank You for the gift of this day. For each breath and step, and for every interaction that we have with each other. Father, help us to hear Your call upon our lives, and to realize that when we answer Your call we will begin to be changed into the person You would have us become.
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