[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] Senior Living Ministries - Accepting those who the world rejects

[Eric Calhoun]

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Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] Senior Living Ministries - Accepting those
who the world rejects
Date: 
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:48:46 -0500



           
             
              A true story is told of a British factory worker and his
wife who were excited when, after many years of trying to become pregnant,
they discovered they were going to have their very first child. So this man
relayed the good news of his wife's pregnancy to his fellow workers at the
factory, and told them that God had answered his prayers for a child. But
his coworkers made fun of him for asking God for a child.   
                 
                         
                        The king asked, "Is there no one still alive from
the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the
king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet."
                        - 2 Samuel 9:3 
                       
                 
                 
                 


            When the baby was born, he was diagnosed with having Down's
Syndrome. And as the father made his way to work for the first time after
the birth, he wondered how to face his coworkers. "God, please give me
wisdom," he prayed. Just as he feared, some said mockingly, "So, God gave
you this child?!" The new father stood for a long time, silently asking God
for help. At last he said,


              "I'm certainly glad the Lord gave this child to me and not
to you!"

            As this man accepted his disabled son as God's gift to him,
so David was pleased to show kindness to Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth,
despite his condition. Some may have rejected Mephibosheth because he was
lame, but David's action showed that he valued him greatly.

            In the very same way, our sin has mangled our appearance in
the eyes of God. Yet because of His love for us in Christ, He has looked
past our iniquities and accepted us unconditionally. And it's by that same
grace that we show kindness and acceptance to others when the world rejects
them. 
            Prayer Challenge
            Ask God to show you someone in your life to whom you can show
the kindness and acceptance that only comes from Him!
             
           
             
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