Small Encounters

Luke 9:6 – “⁶ So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.”

    Last week I was honored to bring the message of hope at the Vesper Service at my aunt’s retirement community. This coming Sunday I am blessed to be asked to deliver the sermon at my own church.  Whenever we can share the good news of Christ with others we should consider it a privilege and do whatever is necessary to make it happen.  We can never know how our message might impact the lives of others.

     I recall a story I read a while ago about a man who was walking to church one night and saw four boys hanging out on a street corner.  He decided to invite them to go with him and they did.  They went back again the following Sunday and eventually these four boys became the nucleus of the Sunday school class that the gentleman began to teach. 

     Years later some of the man’s friends decided to throw him a surprise birthday party and decided to invite the four boys to send special letters to be presented to their old teacher.  Their letters were real eye openers.  One boy had become a missionary to China, one was president of the US Federal Reserve, one was the private secretary to President Herbert Hoover and the fourth was- President Hoover himself.

     Sometimes our small encounters are God-encounters that take place when we are busy with other things or on our way to somewhere else.  If we are not prepared or aware, we will miss a real blessing, a chance to grow and an opportunity to put God’s interest ahead of our own.  This weekend you might not be invited to preach from a pulpit, but you can surely share the word of God, a simple scripture or word of encouragement with a friend, a family member, or a stranger as you wait in line.

Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT day.  Enjoy your weekend.  See you on Monday.  Share the Word Victoriously!  Be Blessed!  Dr. JoAnn