April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment The cry of the Haitian people is, “Eske ou ka ede nou, souple? “ (Can you help, please?) 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. . . . Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,“In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 5:20a;6:1-2 The people of Haiti still need our help. Please go and be an ambassador for Christ to the Haitian people. They are not the only people, however, who need your help. Many people you will meet this week have had their world collapse upon them through divorce, layoff, bankruptcy, illness, or death in their family. They did not endure an earthquake like the one which hit Haiti, Mexico, or Japan but their world has collapsed upon them nonetheless. Choose to reach out to them with Christ’s love and help them. Before you decide too quickly that there is nothing you can do remember. . . Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Sampson was a womanizer Rahab was a prostitute Jeremiah and Timothy were too young David had an affair and was a murderer Elijah was suicidal Isaiah preached naked Jonah ran from God Naomi was a widow Job went bankrupt John the Baptist ate bugs Peter denied Christ The Disciples fell asleep while praying Martha worried about everything The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once Zaccheus was too small Paul was too religious Timothy had an ulcer… AND Lazarus was dead! So you have no more excuses! God can, and will use you, but you must yield to His will. Besides you aren’t the message, you are just the messenger.
Yes, Pastor Warner, and in the contemporary English language of the orphaned children I work with “You don’t care, I don’t need your help” (Can you help, Please?).