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by Vonette Bright
“But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does” (James 1:25).
Vicky Beeching is a worship leader from London, England. She was comfortable with a mystical spirituality. But God spoke to her through events surrounding Hurricane Katrina. It’s not the vaulted ceilings, the smell of incense, or theological degrees that reached victims of the storm. It was a hands – on practical demonstration of God’s love on a day – to – day basis. Now Vicky desires to be the hands and feet of Jesus. And her music reflects that.
Dear one, is that your desire? Roll up your sleeves and get to work! Begin to pray for whoever God brings your way. Then, practically apply your faith in caring. Bring food, house them, provide what you can. It’s when the world sees Christ through you that you can share Christ with the world. Be His hands and feet today!
Vicky Beeching – www.vickybeeching.com
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This devotional was written by Vonette Bright. Learn more about Vonette: http://www.talk.thelife.com/authors/vonette-bright/
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This is the message I needed to hear today . . . Thank you,Lord, for showing me again that although I am handicapped, I still need to be your hands and feet in the world. Show me ways that I, too, can witness of your wonderful love to those around me. And help each of us reading your message today to be your hands and feet in the world. Annie
Thank you God for this message today. I may not be like so many others who are but I can still do what some can’t . Show me what you want me to do today
Ask the Lord to lay someone on your heart today and do what He tells you to do…helping others also encourages our own souls!
Although it is so true that the victims of Katrina are to be helped, folks should also recognize the needs of those in Southwest Louisiana who suffered great loss when hit by Hurricane Rita. Our home was in the direct path of Rita and damages were sustained here as well. All we ever hear about is Hurricane Katrina and the devastating aftermath of her visit to New Orleans, LA. Cameron Louisiana was completely wiped out. Nothing remained standing except one brick government building. Cameron was a major seafood port. Shrimp boats would leave empty and return to the Cameron docks with their boats filled with shrimp. Cameron was also a port for other seafood as well. After Hurrincane Rita, these shrimpers, along with the rest of the residents of Cameron, had no homes, no jobs and no means of support for their families. Holly Beach was also completely wiped out … as was Johnson Bayou and other small towns along the Gulf coast. Hurricane Katrina was a desaster of huge proportion, but let us not forget the little Gulf Coast towns that was hit by Hurricane Rita. There were many lives lost and I feel that our news media should have been as diligent with their reporting of Hurricane Rita as they were with reporting the aftermath and hardships caused by Hurricane Katrina. I have seen “Katrina” books everywhere, but no “Rita” books anywhere. It is true that we should all share Christ with everyone we come in contact with and we should help those in need. But let us not be so focused on one area that we forget others with the same needs.
Annie.
yes you are right. I too am disabiled and this devotional said a lot.
Clara,
I live in Ontario Canada and only heard about Katrina! So my prayers and my families are with you and those in your community. Are you receiving any help?
We were among those who received minimal damages to their homes. We lost 13 trees on our little two acre site but none of them hit our house. The Lord’s hands were certainly covering our home. We had to live in our travel trailer for about 5 weeks until we got another water well dug and the electricity was turned back on. We had to replace our roof, some shutters and some facia board on the house. There were other damages too but they were minor. There were many in this area who sustained major damages, some losing their homes and all their personal possessions. I guess I just get a little agitated when all I hear about is the “poor people in New Orleans” and “Hurricane Katrina”. I know there were some legitiment hardships in New Orleans, but mostly the people were their own worse enemies. They looted the stores and took things like plazma tvs, sterios, household items they had no place to store and things they didn’t even need. If someone takes food to feed their family, that is somewhat understandable. But, the looting and violence that went on in New Orleans only served to show everyone what kind of people live there … not everybody, but certainly way too many. Women and girls were being raped in the Superdome, there were shootings at the police who were trying to maintain some sort of order. It was a shameful reality that so many had so little respect for their fellow humanbeings as well as the police force. There were lots of mistakes made by the local government that I hope will be rectified before we have another weather related disaster in Louisiana. New Orleans has not been called “Sin City” for no reason. Please continue to pray for the innocent victims.