Témoin de Jésus

(Jésus dit :) Vous serez mes témoins… jusqu’au bout de la terre. Actes 1. 8

Voyant les foules, il fut ému de compassion pour elles, parce que ces gens étaient las et dispersés, comme des brebis qui n’ont pas de berger. Matthieu 9. 36

Ô Seigneur, tu as dit
D’en haut
Que tu viens – c’est promis -
Bientôt !
Ici tu m’as laissé,
Témoin
De ton amour parfait,
Divin.
Devant tous les besoins
Des coeurs,
Devant ceux qui sont loin,
Seigneur,
Donne-moi d’être ému,
Touché
Comme toi, ô Jésus,
Berger.
Fais que je n’aie pas honte
De toi,
Et qu’à tous je raconte
La croix.
Que je dise ma joie,
Seigneur,
Que je parle de toi
Sans peur.

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A Remarkable Life

Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. 1 Peter 2:12 nlt

Jesus, may Your love and grace be evident in my words and deeds today.

Today's Scripture & Insight : 1 Peter 2:9–12

I came to learn about Catherine Hamlin, a remarkable Australian surgeon, through reading her obituary. In Ethiopia, Catherine and her husband established the world’s only hospital dedicated to curing women from the devastating physical and emotional trauma of obstetric fistulas, a common injury in the developing world that can occur during childbirth. Catherine is credited with overseeing the treatment of more than 60,000 women.

Still operating at the hospital when she was ninety-two years old, and still beginning each day with a cup of tea and Bible study, Hamlin told curious questioners that she was an ordinary believer in Jesus who was simply doing the job God had given her to do.

I was grateful to learn about her remarkable life because she powerfully exemplified for me Scripture’s encouragement to believers to live our lives in such a way that even people who actively reject God “may see your good deeds and glorify God” (1 Peter 2:12).

The power of God’s Spirit that called us out of spiritual darkness into a relationship with Him (v. 9) can also transform our work or areas of service into testimonies of our faith. In whatever passion or skill God has gifted us, we can embrace added meaning and purpose in doing all of it in a manner that has the power to point people to Him.

By:  Lisa M. Samra

Reflect & Pray
What has God called you to do? How might you do it today in Jesus’ name?