We Are Jesus’ Hands and Feet

A Devotional for Kids!

Emily and Evan, twelve year old twins, were homeless.  During the cold winter months they lived in the drop in centre for weeks at a time.  On warm summer nights they slept in the back seat of their car while their single mom slept in the front. The few toys and belongings they had were stuffed in the trunk.

At school their teachers were kind to them but their classmates were less kind.  They stared at Emily and Evan and whispered unkind things behind their backs. 

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There was one girl, Sarah, who was very nice to them.  She told them every day that Jesus loved them and would take care of them.  Her parents were wealthy so Sarah was well dressed and had all the new technologies – an iPod, a cell phone and even a credit card. At night, before she went to bed, Sarah prayed that God would provide a home and the provisions of life for Emily and Evan.

Did you discover what is wrong with this scenario?

If we are praying for God to bless that needy preteen in our class or neighborhood and not doing anything about it then we are obstructing God’s help as much as Sarah was.

God is pleased that we notice and care about the needy.  We can pray for them all we want but if we don’t do anything ourselves to help them then our prayers don’t mean anything.  We are Jesus’ hands and His feet.  He uses people to help each other. If we have all the amenities of life God expects us to share them with those who don’t. 

                                                      
In today’s reading in Luke, Jesus healed the sick and taught the multitudes about God until late in the day.  The disciples urged Him to send the people away so they could buy food.  But Jesus said they should give them something to eat. All the food they could find among the group was five loaves and two fish.  They gave it all to Jesus.  After Jesus blessed it and had the disciples distribute it everyone had enough to eat.  They still had twelve baskets of leftovers.

Just like the person who gave his lunch to Jesus we don’t have to worry we won’t have enough if we give some stuff away.

“For if you give, you will get!  Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give – large or small – will be used to measure what is given back to you.” Luke 6:38 [The Living Bible]
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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 16:1-17:20
Luke 9:7-27
Psalm 72:1-20
Proverbs 12:8-9
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