Remember them that are in
bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being
yourselves also in the body. Hebrews 13-3
I waited patiently
for the Lord, and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought
me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon
a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth,
Praise to God. Many will see it and
fear, and will trust in the Lord.
(Psalms 40:1-3)
As
you know, one of the greatest witnesses to the power of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ is the dramatically changed life of one who accepts Jesus
into his/her life. When God brings a soul out of the pit of sin and
darkness and gives them new life in Christ, they have a new
song of praise to God. It
reminds me of the story in Luke 18:35-43; the blind beggar (who
represents the spiritually blind lost sinner) as Jesus passed by cried
out, "Jesus, have mercy on me!".
Those around
Jesus rebuked the man and told him to be quiet. We tend to think some
souls are not worthy of God's help. But Jesus stopped and helped him. He
did as the man asked; He gave the man his sight.
"Immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying
God." Not only did the healed man give praise; it says that
"all the people, when
they saw it, gave praise to God." After Jesus touched the man, he was
no longer blind, he was no longer a beggar.
We don't know what became of him, but I expect he became a great disciple and soul winner for
Christ.
Mat
25:44 "They also will answer,
'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing
clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
Mat 25:45
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one
of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
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