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John 21:1-19
Several years ago, I was listening to our Missionary, Ken
Vance. He showed us the picture of a Congolese girl, Grace. She appeared to be about
9 years old when the picture was taken. Grace fell ill while the nation was in the
middle of a military conflict, which kept her from receiving the simple medical
care which would have easily cured her. She had fallen ill, by a disease common
there and here, preventable with a pair of shoes. Grace died. I asked myself, whey should she
and others die on account of an illness preventable with a pair of shoes, when
we on this side of the ocean have shoes to spare?! The message was clear to me:
they need shoes; we have shoes; SEND SHOES!!! Many of us did.
The solution was simple. The answer was in front of us. We
just had to put 2 and 2 together. We just
had to take the simple solution and put a bunch of sweat into it! Jesus spoke
to his disciples three times after his death and resurrection, pointing them to
their purpose. The message: 1) I Live 2) You believe 3) Follow Me
The ‘Follow Me’ he illustrated simply. He fed them bread. He
said feed my sheep; do with them like I do to you! How much clearer so we need
to hear ‘You’re all HUNGRY? I’m the bread! Let’s all Eat!’
It’s so simple! We may see life as very complicated, but
thank God, our purpose is simple, and clear! So let’s put some sweat into it!
Let’s take the message of the Bread of Life, Christ, to this hungry world!
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