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FRIDAY APRIL 10


SHARING A BURGER

READ:
Hebrews 13:16
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Do not forget to
do good and to
share, for with
such sacrifices God
is well pleased.
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Lee Geysbeek of Compassion international told about a woman who had the opportunity to travel to a distant land to visit the child she sponsored. She decided to take the child, who was living in abject poverty, to a restaurant.

The boy ordered a hamburger, and the sponsor ordered a salad. When the food came to the table, the boy, who assuredly had never had such a meal in his life surveyed the scene. h
He looked at his huge hamburger and over at his sponsor's small salad. Then he took his knife and cut the burger in half, offered it to his sponsor, rubbed his tummy, and asked, "Hungry?"

A child who had next to nothing his whole life was willing to share half of what he had with someone he thought might need more. This child can be a good reminder the next time we meet someone in physical, emotional, or spiritual need. As followers of Jesus, our faith in Him should be mirrored through our actions (JAMES 2:17).

We encounter people in need every day. Some around the globe, some simply around the corner. Some in need of a warm meal, others a kind word. What a difference followers of Christ, who have experienced His love, could make by doing good and sharing (HEB 13:16).

**Today, Lord, help me see beyond my own problems to the needs of others
Guide my hand to give instead of get, to offer instead of ask, and to bless
instead of seeking blessings. May Your name be honored. _______________
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********************Today's Bible Reading 2:14-17********************
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he
has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily
food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be
warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which
are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith
by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
James makes a strong connection here
between invisible faith and the visible works that faith produces.
In Ephesians 2:8-9, Paul declares faith to be completely distinct
from works. There is no conflict between these two points,
however, for Paul agrees with James in Ephesians 2:10, saying,
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in
them." Paul says that salvation in Christ is rooted in faith apart
from works, but that this faith will result in the kind of works for
which God has made us in Christ.