Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail Dear Friend, The Lord knows exactly how to intercede through our lives to touch someone else who is in need. To make an impact that can never be erased, we need to make ourselves available to the Lord so that He can work through us to help that person in need. I truly believe our needs will be met much quicker by the Lord when we make ourselves available to help someone else. Giving of ourselves is a commandment that Jesus gave as He declared in Matthew 10:8, ��Freely you have received, freely give.� I hope you receive this revelation of being open to the Lord's leading because it will greatly impact your life for the better. (Isaiah 55:8-9) (Jeremiah 33:3) This is a great message that shows how God supernaturally works to meet His children's needs. I hope this message inspires you to always make yourself available to the Lord, and leads you to ask Him to use you as His vessel. PERFECT MISTAKE My mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China! The Great Depression was at its height and Grandpa had six children to take care of. He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. �It's not fair,� he told God as he drove home in frustration. �I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.� Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting the orphanage. �But most of all,� he said, �I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your crates arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.� The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: �Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that.� The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas. But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way. Author Unknown I can only imagine what Joy there will be in heaven on that day when God shows each of us how we were used to impact someone else's life. I encourage you to never allow the enemy to cheat you from the chance of being a blessing to someone else. The Lord Jesus is right when He said it is more blessed to give than it is to receive. (Acts 20:35) Let us all have the hands and heart of the Lord Jesus Christ. When He was on the earth, the Bible says that He had compassion upon the people and healed all who came to Him who were stricken with disease. Jesus freely gave and as our example tells us to freely give. When we stand before God on Judgement Day, the only thing that will please Him besides our salvation is what we did to help our brother or sister who was in need. I encourage you to think about your life and see how you can be a blessing to someone else. (Matthew 12:15-18) (Matthew 5:38-48) (Revelation 20:11-12) Read and meditate on these scriptures: Luke 6:35-36 Jesus declares �But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.� John 4:35-38 Jesus declares ��Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true: �One sows and another reaps.� I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.� Luke 6:38 Jesus says �Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.� All scriptures can be found in the New King James Version Bible. Today�s Selected Poem: IF JESUS CAME TO YOUR HOUSE Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/enpoem4.htm Today�s Selected Testimony: CAST YOUR CARES UPON HIM Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony82.htm In Christ�s Service, Dwayne Savaya Gods Work Ministry Please feel free to visit the Website to read more Encouraging and Inspirational stories, poems and testimonies. Our E-mail Archives are available as well to read the messages that have been sent in the past. 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