It Might Be You

Don’t you love it when you can be the bearer of good news? A few days ago I shared the story of Tiny, the little dog we were trying to rescue.  If you remember he showed up on the front porch of an empty house beside our church seemingly out of nowhere.  All our efforts to rescue him had left us exasperated.  No matter what we did he avoided our attempts at trying to provide for him a safe and comfortable environment.  With the approaching cold days being forecast by the weather man, we became even more concerned about his welfare.  How would he survive? Then the miracle of miracles happened.  One of our neighbors was walking his little dog on Saturday when I happened to see Tiny following him. I could not believe my eyes. He had been so withdrawn and anti-social.  As I watched further he even made his way up the steps near the door of the guy’s apartment. Later when sharing with Art what we were attempting to do I asked if he would be willing to try and befriend the little fellow in an effort to catch him.  He agreed. Little by little over the next four days they began to bond until finally it happened.  Tiny went inside his apartment and stayed.  Needless to say we were overwhelmed with joy—the rescue was successful.  And you might be interested to know as I write this he is laying in his own bed next to my recliner. 

Also you might be asking “What is the point here?” Simply put, just like Tiny there are friends, family, and sinners abroad that are in need of rescuing.  While you have utilized every option in an effort to win them to Christ success has eluded you.  That’s the reason God calls individuals from every spectrum of society brings them into the kingdom and diversifies their gifts. He called a miss-fit Moses, a reluctant Gideon, a fiery Peter, and a loving John.  He commissioned witnesses with every personality type and from every strata of the economic scale. He knew one person’s failure would be another’s success.  What the rest of us could not do, a tender-hearted neighbor did with relative ease.  Consider the fact that there may be someone who is watching your steps whom others have tried for month’s maybe years to rescue but have met resistance.  Just think you may be the one who holds the key to their surrender. Why not lend a helping hand; it just might be you!