At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” …But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” --Mark 5:30, 32-34
During the 1890’s, a small newspaper reported that Julia Ward Howe, a woman dedicated to helping free slaves, asked a United States senator to help liberate a black man who was in a dangerous situation.
The politician said, “Madam, I’m so busy with plans for the benefit of the whole race that I have no time to help individuals!”
Angry by his lack of compassion and sympathy, Howe quickly replied, “I’m so glad our Lord never displayed such a calloused attitude!”
In our busy lives, we must never forget our service to others in the name of Jesus. Timothy was a true servant of the Lord. Paul said of him, “I hope…to send Timothy to you soon…I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because…he has served with me in the work of the gospel” (Philippians 2:19-22).
People like Timothy, the apostle Paul, and Christ’s disciples worked to spread the Gospel of Jesus and serve others as Christ did. Are you serving the Lord and others consistently? It is your responsibility as a believer to always put aside the busyness of life, position, and social status to serve others in the name of Jesus. When you learn to have an obedient and servant heart for Him, He’ll accomplish great things through your life, things you may not have thought possible.
PRAYER CHALLENGE: Ask God to show you opportunities to serve others in His name.
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