THINK ABOUT IT 10-16-24
NEEDS
We can’t live without having needs and it will be that way until the day we die. We need air to breathe, food to eat, water to drink, etc. Not only do we have needs so does everyone else. And sometimes we lose sight of what the greatest need is.
Some time ago I read the following true story that tells us what to remember when helping others.
One of the most dramatic symbols of political freedom in the world was the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. In 1990, church leaders invited Billy Graham to conduct a rally at the Brandenburg Gate. They said that rock stars, entertainers, and political groups had rallied at the Wall, but little or no attempt had been made to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Graham met one East German woman who said that when she came over to the other side of the wall, she expected to hear church bells ringing and be handed a Bible. Instead, she was greeted with about $50 to spend at luxury stores in the West.
She finished by saying, “What we really needed to hear was the voice of God.”
Think about that. There no end to the needs all around us, and it’s great when we can meet a need that delivers someone from suffering, but it’s even greater when we meet spiritual needs. More than anything else people need the gospel. If we knew our neighbor, co-worker, classmate, etc. was starving every one of us would feed them, as we should. Yet it is often the case that we make no effort to share the gospel with them. Think about it.
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, TX
