Thoughts about Haiti

Tom here, for my personal devotions, I found a “read through the Bible” schedule that appears to me to be quite random.   I like that because in the past, I’ve gotten bogged down in some of the books like Leviticus and Deuteronomy and not stayed with things.

Well, as a follow up to the post I wrote this morning, I turned to my calendar and looked at what chapters of the Bible were on the schedule for today.   It was II Corinthians 9 and 10.    So, I started reading and was surprised at what I read……

Paul was talking in chapter 9 to the church about giving to support their poor fellow Christians.    Let me quote what he says in vs. 6-8:

⁶Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop.
⁷I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over, and make up your own mind what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.
⁸God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you’re ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. 

Was I surprised that Paul said that?  No, the surprising thing was that it came, totally unscheduled, as the first chapter scheduled after I started a time of prayer and Bible reading about what’s happening in Haiti and how to respond to it.

So, today, my thoughts and prayers are today are focusing on that question.   How is God calling me to respond to the disaster in Haiti?   Am I doing what God is calling or not?

Thanks for praying for those who need help in Haiti, those who are helping and those who are wrestling with what they should be doing……..

Until next time….

Tom