BBD 05.03.05 Getting Involved
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05.03.05
Getting Involved
.how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who
went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for
God was with Him. - Acts 10:38.
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of
mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out
not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let
this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 2:3-5.
Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready
for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle,
showing all humility to all men. - Titus 3:1-2.
Minnie Bullins decided to get involved about a year ago. She needed a new
vacuum sweeper and set up an appointment to meet a salesman, Steve Brown.
Minnie is 67 years old and a retired nurse. When she met Steve, she
immediately noticed that he had the same pale look that many patients have
when close to death. Minnie says that she argued with herself as to whether
or not she should say anything to Steve. But decided she had to and said,
"Pardon me, I don't mean to be rude or brash but you don't look good." She
made Steve promise to see a doctor immediately and to call her after seeing
the doctor.
It was a very good thing that Minnie decided to get involved! Steve went to
a walk-in clinic where they took a blood sample. His red blood count was at
about five percent with normal being 14 to 17 percent meaning Steve had lost
two-thirds of his blood. Further testing revealed that he had colon cancer
and a tumor was removed from his colon. Steve is doing well now and to show
his thanks to Minnie has placed on a billboard in Danbury, North Carolina,
the following message, "Dear Minnie Bullins, Thank you for saving my life.
God bless you, Steve Brown."
It would have been much easier for Minnie to have kept her mouth closed and
to have said nothing to Steve about her concerns. That is usually the
situation when people need help. It would be easier for us if we just went
our way, and said, and did, nothing. However, that is not the example that
our Lord Jesus left with us. He was constantly going about getting involved
in people's lives. We also have the Biblical admonition that we are not to
only consider our personal interests - we must also consider what is best
for others and even place their needs above our own.
Another thing that we see happening with people who have needs and that need
us to help them is the inconvenience of it. It is often in the midst of
other activities that we are suddenly confronted with someone else's need
for help. We were leaving Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City this past
week after visiting a five-year-old friend, Malachi Struthers, who has
cancer with a 20% survival rate (Please pray for him). While leaving we
encountered unexpectedly another family from our area that had had their
baby brought to the hospital. After briefly visiting with them, we were
accosted by a desperate woman wanting money to feed her family. She had been
crying and it was clear that she did need help. I can usually determine if I
am in the right place at the right time by the people that God brings across
my path.
In addition to physical needs, there are great spiritual needs that the
people around us have. I think it is usually easier to meet a physical need
than it is to address a spiritual need. People in general are more receptive
to being told about a physical problem than being told about a spiritual
problem they may have. However, it is still our responsibility to share the
Gospel of Jesus Christ with the lost who are dead in their sins and
desperately need the touch of the life giving Savior upon their lives.
Get involved! It may save someone's life and even better, it may send
someone to Heaven for eternity.
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