The reading for Wednesday is Luke Chapter 14.
Here is what I heard:
Help others. Help those who cannot help you.
Scripture: Luke 14: 12-14
12Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
Observation:
Genuine hospitality is that which is offered to those who cannot return the favor. Offer that, not social obligation.
Application:
Don’t just reach out to those who can help you- or those whom you feel obligated to invite due to social reasons. Reach out to those whom you can help and who cannot repay you.
Think about this:
How can I help others?
What can I do to reach out?
Everyone can help someone else in SOME way. What can you do? If you don’t know, ask God to reveal what you can do to you.
Prayer:
Thank you for giving me the ability to help others in different ways. Please guide me in finding more ways, or being better at the ways I am helping now.
Help me to see the real motivation each time I reach out and help me to correct that when my motives are not pure or honoring you.
I want to honor you. I want to be guided by you. I know that you, alone know the right way. Help me to follow that.
What about you? What did you see and hear in your reading of Luke 14?
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