David Wilkerson~"Maybe you're thinking,"I'm one of those little people. The things I do in God's kingdom are so small. I'm not involved in anything important for the Lord." That is not the case. Let me tell you how I believe God sees this whole matter.
"The most useful people in the church of Jesus Christ are those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. Yes, some people are doing great things that are seen and heard by many. But some don't have eyes to see the needs of hurting people. They are project-oriented rather than need-oriented.
"The simple fact is, the Christ who lives in me is not blind or deaf. And his Word says, "Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?" (1 John 3:17) Jesus sees all the hurts and needs around me. He hears the groanings and cries of the distressed and bound. And if I am to be more like him, then I need his eyes to see the same things.
"This is the love of Christ: to hear the distressing cry of the fatherless, the child of the ghetto...the lonely, muffled cry of the homosexual who's sick of his sin, drowning his torment in alcohol...the agonized cries of the hungry, the poor, the imprisoned. Being like Christ is having such "eyes to see and ears to hear."
"Oh Lord, give me a listening ear.
Help me to quit telling people how much I know.
Instead, help me to hear what you're saying to those who have no public voice.
Help me to be a student at the feet of unknown pastors and servants in the body who are truly bearing much fruit.
Let me hear what you're saying through them.
"And let me love others not in word only, but in deed and in truth." ~David Wilkerson, April 2005
7 comments:
Amen.
Wow!! What inspiring words. Sometimes I think that the small and menial things I do are not special in God's eyes and I'm not doing anything like those who are doing all the big things. But your post reminded me that the small things do count in God's eyes too!! Thank you for the reminder!! Wonderful words!!
AMEN and AMEN! Thanks for posting this Debra...Tina
Hi Debra,
Thanks so much for following my blog- its always encouraging to see a new follower!! It sure does brighten up my day :) Thank you for your wonderful comments!! I really enjoy looking and reading your blog also, you too have wonderful gifts and I am also glad that you are using them for Him as well!! Thanks so much!!
I followed a comment you left on my blog about humility and landed here. I really needed to hear the song "Moving Forward" today. I typically hate it when people have music on their blog, go figure! ;-) Thanks so much.
And the reason I hate it is because I share my computer with my 12 year old who cranks the volume so I get really surprised out of my chair when I'm not expecting it at 5 a.m. :-) Not a criticism of music, more a reflection of the way my family works. :-)
Hello everyone!
As always-love your comments-they encourage me so much.
I am pleased the music was a help-I still need to hear it, that's why that particular song is at the top of my list.
I wish I could crank my speakers up louder! :)
~Debra
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