I remember on Sunday July 24th, 2022, we got to hear from Mary Cho & Carl and Rosy Wilson, both missionaries who chose to serve God and continue to choose to serve God despite all the setbacks because they’ve tasted something that only God can give and they want to share it with the world.
There was a line from Carl that really caught my attention. He said “Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.”
I believe what Carl is talking about in that quote is humility. When we share the good news and talk about Jesus, it’s not from a place of ordained authority but from a place of meekness driven by love.
Sometimes as Christians we can fall into the trap of entitlement, thinking that we are somehow better than others because of what we know and what we have and so easily can pride creep up within us when we look at others who are not as fortunate as us.
I believe God wants us to embody humility and compassion for others. I believe by having a posture of one beggar talking to another, we are simply saying to others that you and I are not so different and rather than keeping what we have and know to ourselves, we share it with others so that they too may have all that they need and not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from God.
3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 8:3 (NIV)
I don’t know what you need today but let me direct you to where the bread of life can be found.
Read John 6:25-59 and do Listening Prayer.
Listening Prayer
Take a moment and ask the Lord a question – practice hearing HIM!
Step 1: Ask God to give you direction in “Church/Family/Work/City – anything you want”
Step 2: Tell Him that you are willing to do whatever He tells you – and mean it!
Step 3: Write down the question you have and ask God to speak to you as you read His Word (John 6:25-59)
Example Questions: What do you want me to grow in this season? How can I help others today? How do I parent my children at this time? Should I reach out to someone? How can I help my company? etc.
Step 4: If a word, phrase, sentence or passage seems to stick out and speak to your question, write it down
vs 3, “….”
vs 8, “…”
Step 5: In listening prayer, after your reading, ask God to give you a word, thought, picture, or Scripture to either get direction, or confirm the direction you think you’re receiving
E.g.
Bob: you want me to grow in patience? I don’t have time for that!
God: Now is a good time
Bob: …