A TANGIBLE BLESSING
Our God is a blessing God. He wants to bless His people. How can He tangibly do this? He wants to use us as a physical expression of His love and compassion. We are His hands and His feet to our family and to the world. We are His smile of affirmation and encouragement to our husbands, children, older people, and the lonely and hurting around us.
Paul acknowledges the blessing that Onesiphorus was to his life. The Bible tells the whole world that Onesiphorus was an encourager and refresher. In fact, when Onesiphorus came to Rome he sought Paul out diligently until he found him to bless and encourage him.
The Mirror exposition of 2 Timothy 1:18 says: ”His visit meant so much to me that day in Rome: HE MADE GOD’S MERCY TANGIBLE.” What a challenge. Am I a visible and evident expression of God to my husband and family? What about you?
I love the quote of William Makepeace Thackeray: “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” We are the touchable expression of God to our children. Every day we show them what God is like. What about our husbands? Do they come closer to God through seeing Him manifested lives?
Let’s be the tangible proof to our husbands, our children, and the world of what God is like.
Love from Nancy Campbell
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