REFLECTING
THE IMAGE OF GOD
This is an eye
witness account of an inspirational encounter in New York City, on an extremely
cold and snowy day in December.
A small boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway. He was barefooted and shivering in the intense cold as he stood there, peering longingly through that store window. A concerned lady approached the young lad and inquired in a warm and friendly voice, “Son, why are you looking so earnestly in this window?” “I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,” was the little boy’s sober reply.
The lady immediately took him by the hand, went inside the store, and asked the clerk to bring six pairs of socks for the boy. She also asked if he could get a basin of water and a towel. He replied, “Certainly,” and quickly brought the water basin as requested. She took the little child to the rear of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, and washed his soiled feet, drying them afterwards with a towel.
By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a soft pair on the boy’s now-warmed feet, she then purchased him a pair of shoes. Tying up the remaining pairs of socks, she presented them to him with a smile. She patted him on the head and said, “No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more comfortable now.”
As she turned to walk away, the astonished lad caught her by the hand, and with eyes sparkling with admiration and tears, he asked, “Are you GOD’S WIFE?” This generous woman started to cry; she lovingly embraced the child as said “Goodbye, and thank you for blessing me.”
In your daily routine of life, have you ever had the opportunity to reach out and touch someone in need and somehow failed to do it? Who knows? Maybe someone will ask you the same question the needy little boy asked that blessed lady. It might be your opportunity to demonstrate and display that Jesus Christ is alive and well, inside of you.
A small boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway. He was barefooted and shivering in the intense cold as he stood there, peering longingly through that store window. A concerned lady approached the young lad and inquired in a warm and friendly voice, “Son, why are you looking so earnestly in this window?” “I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,” was the little boy’s sober reply.
The lady immediately took him by the hand, went inside the store, and asked the clerk to bring six pairs of socks for the boy. She also asked if he could get a basin of water and a towel. He replied, “Certainly,” and quickly brought the water basin as requested. She took the little child to the rear of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, and washed his soiled feet, drying them afterwards with a towel.
By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a soft pair on the boy’s now-warmed feet, she then purchased him a pair of shoes. Tying up the remaining pairs of socks, she presented them to him with a smile. She patted him on the head and said, “No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more comfortable now.”
As she turned to walk away, the astonished lad caught her by the hand, and with eyes sparkling with admiration and tears, he asked, “Are you GOD’S WIFE?” This generous woman started to cry; she lovingly embraced the child as said “Goodbye, and thank you for blessing me.”
In your daily routine of life, have you ever had the opportunity to reach out and touch someone in need and somehow failed to do it? Who knows? Maybe someone will ask you the same question the needy little boy asked that blessed lady. It might be your opportunity to demonstrate and display that Jesus Christ is alive and well, inside of you.
-Author Unknown
Sisters and
brothers, whenever it is possible, let us strive to become the answers to the prayers of others. Prayerfully consider The Word of The Lord:
I John 3:17 (King James Version)
But
whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up
his bowels of compassion from
him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
I John 3:17 (New International Version)
17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need
but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
I John 3:16-17 (The Message Bible)
16-17 This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ
sacrificed his life for us. This is why
we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out
for ourselves. If you see some brother
or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold
shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.
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