'For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, truly I say to you that he will never lose his reward” (Mark 9:41)
Do I pass by the "small" favors because I think God is looking for bigger? Am I willing to accept blessings from another? When we serve someone in the Name of Jesus, or someone serves me in His Name, there is a blessing.
We often will categorize that which is important to God. What's a cup of water anyway? It's only a cup of water. During my years in Haiti, this verse became reality to me. In a country when water isn't always accessible, people walk everywhere, and it is hot and dusty, water is a blessing.
No favors or good deeds in the Name of Jesus are trivial. We never know what a blessing our "favor" will be to the receiver. Let me give you an example: One of my friends (we are in the same Bible Class) felt she was to give another lady a gift. The Lord showed her what to give, it was "something" from her house. She thought it strange, as she was thinking to buy something, but no peace with that idea. She knew she was to give her the "item" from her house. So she wrapped it, and the next week gave it to the lady. When she saw it, she burst into tears, knowing exactly the reason for this gift.
Obedience is so important even when we don't understand. The small and mundane is Big in God's sight. Nothing is mundane. Let's not miss the blessing for us or for others.
One of my friends is a fairly new Christian, newly baptized. She wanted a cross as a reminder what Jesus has done for her. As she shopped she just couldn't find the "right" one. Later another gal, who also knew her, felt she was to give her a gift for her baptism, decided to give her the cross that was given to her when she was baptized. What a surprise and blessing when the gift was opened and found the perfect cross, and now even more precious because a friend had given it to her without knowing that she was even wanting one!
Don't pass by the small and insignificant today. Bless someone with a "cup of water."
His Grace Abounds
Barb
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