Lee Geysbeek of Compassion International told about a
woman who had the opportunity to travel to a distant land to visit the child
she sponsored. She decided to take the child, who was living in abject poverty,
to a restaurant.
The boy ordered a hamburger, and the sponsor ordered a
salad. When the food came to the table, the boy, who assuredly had never had
such a meal in his life, surveyed the scene. He looked at his huge hamburger
and over at his sponsor’s small salad. Then he took his knife and cut the
burger in half, offered it to his sponsor, rubbed his tummy, and asked,
“Hungry?”
A child who had next to nothing his whole life was
willing to share half of what he had with someone he thought might need more.
This child can be a good reminder the next time we meet someone in physical,
emotional, or spiritual need. As followers of Jesus, our faith in Him should be
mirrored through our actions (James 2:17).
We encounter people in need every day. Some around the globe, some simply around the corner. Some in need of a warm meal, others a kind word. What a difference followers of Christ, who have experienced His love, could make by doing good and sharing (Heb. 13:16).
