Have you ever been touched so deep by such an "ordinary" event that it has nearly brought you to tears, but yet you won't cry because there are other people around you at the time? That happened to me today just about an hour ago. What happened you may ask? Well, my grandpa and I were driving down the road on our way to my house and I saw a homeless woman sitting under a bridge. I always see homeless people and it bothers me but then my flesh says "Oh Brittany, you're much better than them, they did that to them self" Uhm NO! It made be true for some people but it is surely not my place to judge even IF they did do all of that to themselves. I don't know these people's situations, I don't know what wrong or right they have done and in the view of eternity how "good" or "bad" someone is, whether they have a million dollars or a penny to their name, whether they live in a mansion or a cardboard box, it just doesn't matter to God! What matters to God is our salvation! It really bothers me when people put so much effort into their wealth because they believe God intended all of his children to have many earthly material blessings. What about the widow who put her last two coins into the offering plate?Luke 21:1-4 says "1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” "
Also what about the Rich Young King came to Jesus? What did Christ say to him?
Mark 10:21 says "21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” "
Don't get me wrong, having material riches is okay, I mean I'm sitting here watching tv in an air conditioned house. It just breaks my heart to see all these people in the hot Texas heat without homes.
I was thinking after I told my grandpa that it really bothered me to see that lady sitting under a bridge with her few belongings trying to escape the heat of the day how spiritually we are all homeless until we find Christ and can rest in His Goodness. We wander around searching for a bridge to keep us cool or water to quench our thirsts day in and day out as we cling to our very few "treasures". We seek temporary shelter but all the while we want more. Once we find Christ we become like Bill Gates, all of our earthly problems don't go away but we gain a Home, a Father, a never ending Fountain that quenches our every thirst, spiritual gifts, a purpose, a calling. I may never strike it rich in this life, but I know that I am the richest girl in the world because I have a Father in heaven that Loves me and wants what is the very best for me and he knows what is best for you too.
