who are one step away from certain destruction; people whose very life
direction can be changed by the Light of God in and through my
interaction with them.
If you are like me, every day is crammed full of tasks, errands,
deadlines, demands and activities. I run headlong through each
twenty-four hours from the minute my feet hit the floor until I crawl
into bed each night. It is in those quiet moments before sleep that I
hear Him ask, “Did you make a difference today? Is someone closer to
the
Light because you told them about Me and what I have done in your life?
Did you recognize that “intruder” or “interruption” as a divine
appointment from Me? Does what you did today really matter?”
Sadly, I have to confess that many times I miss opportunities to
participate in eternal business because I am so focused on earthly
business. My agenda becomes my god and time management my idol. I could
have been “God with skin on” to the frustrated cashier at the grocery
store instead of brushing her aside because I was in a hurry to do
something I deemed more important. I could have blessed the friend who
called, needing an encouraging word instead of preaching an unsolicited
sermon in the name of compassion. I could have taken a few more minutes
to listen when the elderly man struck up a conversation with me at the
gas pump instead of walking away, leaving him just as lonely as he was
when we met.
Jesus would have done things differently. With every breath He was
aware
of the hurting and wounded, pursuing the broken people instead of
avoiding them. His time was invested instead of spent and as a result,
there has never been a life that made such a difference or mattered so
much!
I want my life to really count, don’t you? We are never more like God
than when we are reaching out in love to meet a need, comfort a broken
heart, encourage a weary soul or challenge the darkness with His Light!
On your journey today, look for those desperate ones who need you to be
God with skin on!