Acts: What Do You Have To Offer?

What can you give me? What do you have to offer? For many people when they’re sizing a person up for the first time this is what’s going through their mind — perhaps not consciously, but subconsciously they’re likely thinking, “Is this person worth my time?” While it might sound cold and calculating, more often than not it’s the truth. Just recently Amanda and I sat down for a meeting with a fellow community stake holder and I quickly began to think, “How can this relationship benefit The Centre?”

I’m so thankful that God doesn’t approach us that way. He looks at us, and sees us as valuable even though we’re broken and damaged goods. He sees us worthy of saving and redeeming, and important enough to invest in for eternity. And He doesn’t look at us, wondering how He might use us, but how He might bless us instead. His blessing may not be what we’re anticipating or looking for, but it’s what we need. This is what we see in Acts 3 as Peter heals a lame beggar. The beggar is hoping for money, but gets something much better than that! And through it, God receives the glory due His name.

A challenge for you this week: try to see people as Jesus sees them, and approach them the same way He would. One other thing to do to prepare for our Sunday gathering is read through Acts 3. See you this Sunday at 6pm.

Pastor Mike