Matthew 25:45

Several years ago, a group of boys
and girls in Florida decided to lead their parents and other volunteers in a
season of intercessory prayer for their town and for our troubled world.

The movement they
started turned out to be so dynamic that more than fifteen thousand people
showed up to march in support of the plan and to offer aid to the Russian
refugees in their area. The young people also raised support for a Russian
choir and started a prayer chain to intercede for the people of their “sister
city” of Murmansk, Russia.

How many
opportunities for selfless service can we find? Maybe I should ask that
question another way: How many Christians are willing to improve their service
toward God? Or how many acts of Christian love and kindness would it take to
change the world?

The opportunities
are endless.

In every town,
every neighborhood, and on every block, lonely and sometimes unlovely men and
women need to experience the love of Jesus.
In every city, children have never
known a gentle touch or a loving smile.
In every state and region, God’s people
can make a lasting difference.

There are random acts of love and mercy that God
has already prepared for you, so that you might share in His joy—so that you
might grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Go
ahead . . . reach out.

You will never regret it.

 —Chuck