Before things wrap up and before the tools are packed away and everyone heads home, there may be some things that you can do to continue the good work in which you have been involved. The story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-37 recounts the actions of a man who in a very practical way served the needs of a person in great need.
No doubt this week you have encountered a person in need. You may have come across it in the prayer requests mentioned at the morning gathering. It could be that your contact with someone in the neighborhood who is outside of your particular project has a need that keeps coming to mind. It is also likely that you have heard enough of the story of a person you have worked beside to be aware of a need that should get some attention.
At the end of the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus asked the man listening to tell him which of the three people in the story acted as the neighbor to the man who was beaten. The man responded that it was the one who had shown mercy. Jesus told him to go and do the same.
Respond:
Take a moment and review in your mind the people who have been a part of your life while involved in Blitz Build. Of those people, which ones stand out as having a “need?”
As you think about those “needs,” what can be done about them? What can you do?
Can you tackle this need on your own? Is it something
that would take the involvement of others? Who could you ask to help? What is God showing you to
do?
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