MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Sunday May 3, 2020
Topic: Why Some People Don’t Help The Needy
Text: Acts 9:10 – 18
There
are so many people who are suffering today just because their appointed helpers
have refused to help. They will always have one reason or another why they
won’t help people who come to them for help or they come across. One of the
reason people don’t help is poor understanding of how their wealth came about
(see yesterday’s devotion).
They
will question; where were you when they were making their money? This is sheer
arrogance. Another reason is in our memory verse – our past or history. Some
will recount what happened in the days of your forefathers and because of that
they will not help anyone from your family.
In
our text, Ananias initially refused to help Saul because of his past. He told
God what he knew and heard about Saul. However, God insisted that he was the
one chosen for the task. It was that insistence from God that made Ananias to
help Saul. May God, in His mercies insists that your helpers will come your way
in Jesus name. The excuse of Ananias is contrary to the bible teaching
concerning our relationship with our enemies – “Love your enemies and do good
to those who hate you” (see Matt 5:44; Luke 6:27, 35; Romans 12:14, 20; 1 Peter
2:23; 3:9).
As
Christians, we should not fail to help people by recounting what happened in
the past or any reason at all. We should behave like our Father in heaven as we
have in Matthew 5:45.
Action: As
you go out today, ensure you do good to someone who actually needs help without
counting the cost.
Memory verse: Act 9:13
Prayer:
God, help me to love my enemies and to do good to them because it is the best
way to sow your love in their hearts.
