FOR JULY 5 : FINDERS KEEPERS

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July 5
Saturday


FINDERS KEEPERS

READ:
Matthew 25:31-40
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Inasmuch as you did it
to one of the least of
these My brethren, you
did it to me.
__Matthew
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People who find something of value are generally eager to keep it. In such cases, the notion of "finders keepers" seems like a good thing. But what if the thing we find is a problem? In that case, we're eager to give it up.

While working for the US Justice Department, Gary Haugen discovered a big problem. Someone needs to do something about this, he thought. he looked around for someone who could take on the injustice and abuse of authority he had uncovered. But then he realized that God was looking at him. In 1997, Haugen founded International Justice Mission to rescue victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery, and oppression.

Just as Moses was God's answer for the slavery of His people in Egypt (Ex. 3:9-10), so too Haugen and his team are becoming God's answer for those in slavery today. As Haugen says, "God doesn't have a Plan B. His plan is you. You are the answer."

God places us in unique circumstances where our abilities match the problem He wants to fix. Jesus said that what we do for those in need, we do for Him (Matt. 25:35-40).

Have you found a problem? How might you be God's solution? God may want you to be an answer to someone's prayer. __Julie Ackerman Link
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``````````````By God's design, there lies in wait for you````````````
```````````````Important work that no one else can do.`````````````
```````````Just as the planets find their paths through space,`````````
``````````You too must grow to fill your proper place. __Thayer``````
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When God shows you a problem,
He may ask you to be His solution.

**************Today's Bible reading __ Matthew 25:31-40***********

31 When the Son of Man
comes in His glory, and all
the holy angels with Him,
then He will sit on the
throne of His glory. 32 all
the nations will be gathered
before Him, and He will
separate them one from
another, as a shepherd
divides his sheep from the
goats. 33 and He will set the
sheep on His right hand,
but the goats on the left.

34 Then the King will say to
those on His right hand,
"Come, you blessed of My
Fahther, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the
foundation of the world:

35 for I was hungry and you
gave Me food; I was thirsty
and you gave Me drink; I
was a stranger and you took
Me in; 36 I was naked and
you clothed Me; I was sick
and you visited Me; I was
in prison and you came to
me."

37 Then the righteous will
answer Him, saying, "Lord,
when did we see You
hungry and feed You, or
thirsty and give You drink?

38 When did we see You a
stranger and take You in, or
naked and clothe You? 39 Or
when did we see You sick,
or in prison, and come to
you?"

40 And the King will
answer and say to them,
"Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did it to
one of the least of these My
brethren, you did it to Me."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Today's Bible reading is part of the "Olivet Discourse," Christ's final
significant time of public teaching (Matt. 24:4-25:46). Delivered on
the Mount of Olives, this message has a futuristic component, which
our Lord presented through several paarables (the fig tree, the ten
virgins, and the talents). His theme for the message was to be ready
for the Lord's return (24:42). __Bill Crowder