Love Finds Something To Do

Often, the cry of many is for something special to do in His Kingdom. The Lord has assigned some specific duties in the scriptures (Mark 16:15; Matt. 25:31-46; Gal. 6:1-2).

1. Seek out and teach some lost soul about Jesus and His love (Heb. 5:12). Many are dead in sin and doomed for eternity! Like the Lord, we must "seek' if we are to save them (Luke 19:10). they will not come to us.

2. Make a real effort to restore some fallen Christian to the favor of God (James 2:19-20). In so doing you will "save a soul from death." Don't let them die with their blood on your hands.

3. Drop in on some lonely pilgrim (II Tim. 1:16-18). to know that someone knew, cared, and remembered will do much to lift the burden from a heavy heart.

4. Visit the sick among us and offer your help (Matt. 25:43). God ministers to these through our efforts. It is mockery to pray for those who are will while we neglect them.

5. Show hospitality to strangers (Hebrews 13:2). Greet them warmly, show them whatever courtesy you can, and invite them to worship with you. One whom you befriend may become your brother in Christ.

6. Assist in supplying the necessities of a destitute family (I John 3:17-19). Real love, not great ability, is needed to furnish food for the hungry.

7. Drop a letter or make a call to bolster someone who needs encouragement (Heb. 12:12). It may be one who is laboring under great difficulty, or whose faith is being sorely tried by sorrow.

8. Offer prayer in behalf of all those for whom we seek God's special favor (Eph. 6:18-19). the earnest petition of the righteous is powerful in the sight of God (James 5:16). We ought to pray often for all men, and particularly for those whom we feel a special concern.

There is so much for all to do in the Kingdom of God. Let us not sit idly by while we complain that no one has given us a task to perform! God has graciously saved us from sin and appointed us to His work.