In America it is easy to forget that just a plane ride away there are starving boys and girls hanging out at places nicknamed things like "La Mosca" which means "The Fly" (located in the Dominican Republic). It is so easy to get comfortable and forget that as much as the Lord cares for us, He is also abundantly concerned with those in real need of the basics like food and water. He wants to use us to provide the nourishment people need for their bodies and their souls. He desires the hungry fed, the naked clothed, and the lost to be found.
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ must be told as we hand over medical supplies, warm plates of beans and rice, and as we sit and just listen to those who've known more pain in a day than some of us will in a lifetime. Memorizing Psalm 113 brought this issue of the poor and hungry to the forefront of my thoughts. This verse has hung out in my mind, "He raises up the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit them with princes, the princes of His people." (Verse 8)
If I were to ask you to recite "The Great Commission" many of you would be able to do so without even really thinking about it. As a leader of women I imagine that you well know that the Lord has commanded us to take the Gospel everywhere. What I'm asking you today is how your ministry is shaped by the Lord's command? What are you tangibly doing in your personal life, ministry in the local church, and otherwise to bring food to the poor...and the Bread of Life, that is Jesus Christ, to those who haven't yet heard that their souls are hungry.
Matthew 28:18-20, "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
