God Wants Me to Be Kind
Watching out for others
2 Kings 8:1-6
Read the Bible through:
AM - Ezra 3-4 : PM - Acts 2
Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the LORD has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years"
Years ago, a mother was killed in a fire, leaving five children orphaned. Her sister, Millie was a single mother herself but she took the five in.
Millie stretched her few resources to be fair to all. Months later, a check arrived; and to Millie's surprise, it was the resolution of her sister's life insurance policy. With no knowledge of portfolios or money markets, Millie invested, all the while living frugally. Years later when the oldest of the five graduated from college, Millie handed him a book and said, "Here's a little something to help you get started." It was a bankbook and written on the first page was "Balance - $10,000!" Following this example, Millie gave the same amount to each child thereafter.
As Elisha watched out for the Shunammite woman, Millie watched out for those children.
Lord, guide me to identify needs and then do good.
