Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I can take time for others.
Faith Verse
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NLT)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Question of the Day: How can you take time for others?
Read about It
Read: Acts 3:1–6
Peter and John went to the temple one afternoon to pray, and it was probably much like any other afternoon. The man who was lame was carried in, just like he was each day. But, Peter and John were full of the Holy Spirit. Instead of rushing past the man to make it on time to the prayer service, they stopped when the man asked for money. We don’t know if they had seen this man before or not, but we do know that on this day, they were willing to stop and speak with him. They were willing to allow their schedule to be interrupted to do something that Jesus would have done.
Although they didn’t have money, they offered him what they did have: a miracle in the name of Jesus! You see, God isn’t always looking for the richest people or the most talented people to do His work. He wants to use people who are willing to be used by Him; people who are willing to interrupt their normal schedule to stop and care for someone who may be hurting.
Talk about It
|
Question 1. What did Peter and John do when the man who was lame asked for money? Answer 1. They stopped and noticed him. (Acts 3:4)
|
| Question 2. Why do you think Peter talked to the man?
Answer 2. To offer him healing (Acts 3:6)
|
|
Question 3. Why didn’t it matter that Peter and John didn’t have money to give the man? Answer 3. They had something greater than money to offer. (Acts 3:6)
|
|
Question 4. Is God more interested in how you care for others or how much money or time you have? Why do you think that? Answer 4. Answers may vary.
|
| Question 5. How can you take time for others?
Answer 5. Answers may vary. |
Pray about It
Dear God, help me see the people around me who need Your love. I want to have the kind of heart that’s willing to have my schedule interrupted so I can take time for others. Amen.