Proverbs 11:25 ‘The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.’

DAILY READING; Acts 2:1-13; Deuteronomy 13-14; Job 10

Bob Pierce was the founder of two well known ministries, World Vision and Samaritan’s purse.
A man of tremendous compassion for children and the poor, Bob had written in the flyleaf of his Bible, the now famous words “Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.”

After World War II, Bob Pierce had worked as an evangelist and journalist with Youth For Christ, traveling throughout Asia.
While on one of these trips to Asia, he stumbled across some courageous women who were living among lepers and orphans, sacrificing everything to share the love of Jesus Christ. Bob was quite moved. One day, one of the relief workers showed him an abandoned little girl and asked him the probing question, “What are you going to do about her.” The relief agency that the lady worked for could not afford to care for any more orphans. Bob Pierce gave the lady some money, promising to send her a monthly gift to provide for the child.
As compassion and concern for orphans burned powerfully within him, Bob began photographing Asian orphans and asking Americans to support them. This led to birthing of World Vision.
It was an evangelical organization that focused on the physical needs of the poor in third world nations. Bob traveled so much in the course of ministering to the poor in Asia that between the years of 1956 and 1964, he would become one of the ten most traveled men in the world.
Unfortunately due to conflicts with the board members of World vision, Bob was later fired by the board from the organization he had founded. But that didn’t stop him. He went ahead and founded another relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse.
In the summer of 1973, Bob Pierce met his successor Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham and they began working together.
When Bob Pierce died in 1978, Franklin Graham became the President and Chairman of the Board of Samaritan’s Purse.
For over 40 years, Samaritan’s purse has been making a huge difference across the globe, following the Biblical example of the Good Samaritan by helping victims of earthquakes, hurricanes, wars, famine and other disasters.

Indeed each of us can make a difference. Through his decision to respond to a need he saw, Bob pierce started organizations that are positively affecting the world today.

Jesus Christ has made a difference in our hearts so that we can make a difference in our world.
As we mature in Christ, the focus of our lives should increasingly shift to living a life of service. The mature believer no longer asks “Who’s going to meet my needs?” but rather the question becomes “In what ways can I meet the needs of others?”
Jesus needs a body through which to love people today and it is our choice to allow Him to flow through us to bless humanity.
God uses our arms to hug and our voices to encourage and our feet to visit.
Many people right now are praying for a miracle. We can be an answer to that prayer. No matter where you are or what challenges you’re facing, you can look beyond your needs and allow God use you to bring succor to others.
The truth is that our destiny is connected to helping others.
There are people God has designed to be the fertile soils for our advancement. When you sow into their lives, those seeds bring the multiplications that catapult you to your next level.
Indeed when you water others you will be watered also. When you live to give, you will never lack God’s blessings.
God designed us to make a difference in the world, one life at a time. We may not be able to single-highhandedly effect broad systemic change, but every loving deed, every kind word, every positive action makes a difference in the world.
Indeed just like the story of Bob pierce, we may never quite know how one small action inspired by love can have a ripple effect that will change the world.

PRAYER: Lord, Please grant me the grace to always sow good seeds into the lives of others. Help me to look beyond my own needs and seek rather for ways to be a blessing. As I do, I thank You for overflowing my life with Your blessings in Jesus Name..

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Illuminate your world, for you are a star destined to shine- – WORDBITE 222.