Charity

I was blown away today that even in these times the charity of so many people is still alive and kicking.

The word charity in the bible also means love.

Recently God has been challenging me about how much do I love people. The only way to gauge this is not by the words that I speak but by the actions that I take. I regularly pray for people (Family, poor, abused and friends) But then God would ask me what are you doing for them.

There is a verse in the bible that states, "I was naked and you clothed me, I was hungry and you feed me" and a person replies "when did I clothe you", God responds "when you feed one of my little ones you clothed me".

I am not here to tell you what I do because I think these things are to be done in secret, what I will say is that message moved me to be more active.

Going back to today I saw presents piled sky high for children in the Midlands that will not be getting any presents this Christmas. The church had over 400 requests to help children that are in need this year and the church will be able to provide. We as a church are meant to be a light to the world in our charity (LOVE) and show that God is a provider to the needs of the community even in a economic downturn.
For those that believe we all have a responsibility to pass on God love in a tangible way.

Remember "God gift to us is life, what we do with that life is our gift back to God"