Matthew 9:35: And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
One characteristic of Jesus is His all inclusiveness. He went about "all" the cities and villages. Size of village or population of city did not deter Him. Our propensity is to go to the "big". Jesus is not an entertainer looking for a fee or a crowd. His consideration is for the individual, who might be found in the remotest village in the poorest section of town. The search of His soul is for one life that will respond and receive full life in Him, and He will go wherever it takes to see that happen.
A quiet meeting in our city joins an Orthodox minister of Palestinian birth and heritage, a Methodist businessman, an Assembly of God businessman, a Christian journalist, a Christian filmmaker, an Islamic Imam of Jordanian heritage, an architect of Syrian heritage, and me, an all American mutt of Italian, Swedish, English, German, Creek origin, a businessman/pastor. Quite a mix. Not everything is known about the participants by the others. A certain awe and respect permeates the room. One thing is certain. Each owns in their faith and personal life a belief and experience of Jesus. He is here for all of us. He looks for each of us to respond to Him.
ACT! To whom can you reach out with love today that seems remote?
PRAY! Holy Father of Comfort and Love, I admit I look for response out of my world first before giving. Jesus gives when there is no response. Let me be like Him. Let me give to the areas where there is the least opportunity for them to give back. Expand my vision to reach out and love to the remotest with no consideration of what can be given back or how much.
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