Wednesday, Sept 1

Another day on the ranch……
This week has been different from last week in Denver. The service has been different, along with the individuals we have been serving. Here the people are not needy…but what is the definition of “needy”? Needy (according to me) is someone who would benefit from the help given by another. By this definition, are not we all needy? Couldn’t we all benefit from a helping hand?
Why then, when we (meaning “I”) think of service and serving others do we automatically think of the poverty-stricken, homeless, lower-class… those “below” us, those whom we have power over, those whom make us feel better about ourselves because we have made their day a bit brighter…

We have provided a need they were not able to satisfy on their own.

Wait….are we not back where we started? Isn’t there a need that all human kind is not able to nourish on his or her own? Isn’t there an everlasting love supply that we are all searching for?

We are all in need of a Savior, a Lord, a sacrificial Lamb….

The need Jesus Christ satisfies is far beyond that which any human can offer to another. It is the gift of salvation that is freely given to all who humbly admit that they are “needy”…needy for a personal savior who provides mercy, compassion, love, hope and ultimately, everlasting life.

Jesus serves all those in need…..He does not discriminate…..

So why should I?

Stephanie