Be Sensitive to the Needs of Others

If Christianity is being looked at as an eternal triangle – God is first, others are second and self last. If we, then, “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep” (Rom.12:15). We will be sympathetic, tolerant and understanding. Remember the third secret of happiness: “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted” (Matt.5:4). There is no joy in life like the joy of sharing, therefore we must not be content when we have too much when others in the world have too little.

Fellow brethren and sisters, remember every time we read our Bibles that others have no Bibles to read. Let you and me bear in mind when we hear the gospel preached from all over the world, that we need to examine our own lives. Is our Christian behaviour growing better or worse, leading us into persecution? Some people in the world have never had the gospel preached to them or have heard it but don’t bother about it. Let our lives, our means and our prayers be shared with those who are at this moment hearing about God and His Son, Jesus Christ.

The Bible says: “But now in Jesus Christ, you who sometimes were far off are made near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who has made both one” (Eph.2:13-14). This is that Jesus, who made Jews and Gentiles one people. If we have that peace of God and peace with God, we will become peacemakers. We will not only be at peace with our neighbours, but we will be leading them to discover the source of peace in Christ Jesus. Christianity increases the opportunity and area of our lives. It takes us from selfcentredness to multi-centredness. Also conversion takes us from introversion to extroversion. Our lives take on new dimensions when we find peace with God

The Bible says, “A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” Let a continual flow of confession come from our hearts. Remember it was to Christians that John wrote, “If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Bro. George Kangati (Mt Eglon, Uganda)