May 6 Devotion

Here’s a pretty cool story for you. As I write it, it still brings a smile to my face. Hopefully it will you too. A little while back, I was sitting in a checkout line. I looked up and noticed a woman walking towards me smiling. I could tell by the way she was looking at me that she was going to come and talk to me. As she approached me, I reached out my hand to introduce myself and say hello. She told me her name is Susan. And that I had spoken to her freshman orientation class at Missouri Southern State University in 1995. Back then it was still MSSC. She told me that my story meant a lot to her. And made a lot of impact on her. Wow! Talk about humbling.

As our conversation continued, we discussed how we are called to serve. How Jesus calls us to serve others. That “that” is why we are here. Serving others. Then she began to tell me how her husband had recently lost his job after several  years. That it was not expected. Kind of a bad deal. And how they are getting close to the end of the severance package. But what was cool, is how she talked about them doing a daily devotion all year long. And how God has been speaking to them through the devotions. And that they know they are going to be fine because God has them covered with his grace. Wow! Also talk about humbling. 

Recently, we talked about having purpose. So let’s emphasize that again. Our purpose is to serve others. Our purpose is to serve others through Christ. No matter where we are. No matter what we are doing. We never know what we are going to say to somebody that’s going to make a difference. We never know when we are going to say it. We never know where we are going to say it. God puts people in our paths all the time. Just as he put me in her path so many years ago. But we should be ready for that moment. We should be ready to serve whenever the opportunity presents itself. We should be willing to step out and share Jesus with other people. Plain and simple. We should be willing. So today, be ready for that moment. Be ready for when the opportunity comes. Be ready to share Jesus with others.

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