“A Cup Of Water”
Wednesday, July 24, 2024Key Verse
“And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.” Genesis 24:18
Text — Genesis 24:12-20
Message
Kathy, the new girl in the class was barely settling down and getting adjusted to the system. She was being careful about her choice of friends because of her not too pleasant experience in her former school. One day, she was the only person in the class during the long break. She was looking sad, hungry and lonely as she had forgotten her lunch box at home while trying to catch up with the school bus. The teacher, who noticed her situation, offered her a cup of water and sandwich. It changed her mood and attitude.
Rebekah too knew what it means to be kind. Her daily chores included drawing water from the well outside town in a jar for her household. When Abraham’s servant, tired and thirsty from his journey asked for a little water, she did not only give him a drink but offered to give water to his camels and his servants also. Life is not easy for many people. A little act of kindness can encourage them and lift their spirits. You can be a channel of God’s love, not only by preaching, singing or doing some other great tasks, sometimes, it can be by just giving someone a cup of cold water.
Further Reading
Hebrews 13:16
Prayer for today
O Lord, please open my eyes to the needs of people around me and give me the wisdom to know how to care for them.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
