If I Can Help Somebody As I Pass Along

"Then I will teach transgressors your ways." Psalm 51:13 (NIV)

What did Jesus describe as the ways of God?

Mathew 25:35-36: “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me into your home. I needed clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.”

How many times do we hesitate to share our faith with others? Maybe we are too busy, or maybe we are afraid of rejection. Sometimes we may look for excuses not to share our faith. That is not what Jesus commanded when He said we are to take the gospel even unto the ends of the earth. Jesus cared enough about mankind to leave His throne in Heaven to come down here in order to save us, and He sacrificed His life on the cross so that whoever would believe in Him would not die but live for ever.

The late Rev. Wade Watts once said, “I am obligated by God to tell you the truth (Ezekiel 3:17). These old people living in the slums are my mothers and fathers; those in poverty are my sisters and brothers; those trapped on drugs are my sons and daughters. I am obligated to help them; I am obligated to clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, feed the hungry and administer to the sick. If I can help somebody as I pass along…”

The next time you feel the urge not to share your faith in Christ with a stranger, remember your decision may effect their life one way or the other.

Roger Simms was hitchhiking home when he was picked up by Mr. Hanover. As they drove towards Chicago, Roger felt God urging him to share his faith. When he overcame his fear and asked the man if he would like to receive Christ, Mr. Hanover stopped, bowed his head on the steering wheel, began to cry, and accepted Christ. "This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me," he said.

Shortly afterwards he dropped Roger at his house and went on to Chicago, which was about an hour down the road. Years later, while preparing for a business trip to Chicago, Roger came across the gold-embossed business card Mr. Hanover had given him years earlier. When he arrived in Chicago he decided to look up Hanover Enterprises and found it located in a skyscraper downtown. When he asked the receptionist if he could see Mr. Hanover, she said, "No, but his wife is here."

"You knew my husband?" the woman in her 50's asked. Roger explained that her husband had given him a ride and how he'd led him to Christ. "When was that?" she asked. "May 7th, five years ago, the day I was discharged from the army." She began to sob. After several minutes she regained control and said, "I prayed for my husband's salvation for years, believing God would save him. But right after he let you out of his car, on May 7th, he was killed in a head-on collision. I thought God had not answered my prayer, and I stopped living for Him five years ago." That day she recommitted her life to Christ.

Yes a life can be affected, one way or the other. Share your faith - somebody needs it! If I can help somebody as I pass along…….