GOOD NEIGHBOURLINESS
Memorise: A man that hath friends must
shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a
brother. Proverbs 18:24
Read: 2nd Kings 4:1-8, Bible
in one year: Ezra 1-3, Ecclesiastes 5:10-20
The widow of the dead indebted son of
the prophets lived in a predominantly poor but friendly neighbourhood. This can
be deduced from the response of her neighbours to her request for empty
vessels. There are lessons to learn from this interesting story, one of such is
that: you are living in the midst of opportunities. Where you live right now is
where you will discover that your miracles are in your neighbourhood in Jesus’
Name. The point to note here is that, you must be friendly with the people
living around you. Can you image what would have happened after Elisha told the
widow to go to her neighbours for the vessels with which she must collect the
object of her miracles and she couldn’t because she was not friendly with them?
Can you imagine what their response will be if she had fought all the people in
her neighbourhood? The Bible in Proverbs 18:24 says,
“A
man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that
sticketh closer than a brother.”
In so many instances, you do not need to
relocate from where you are to get your breakthrough. In Genesis 26:1-3, we
come across another interesting story in which God commanded Isaac not to go
down to Egypt .
God commanded him to stay in Gerar despite the famine in that land. He stayed
and God blessed him mightily. In like manner, God is going to prosper you no
matter the economic recession in your neighbourhood or in your country. There
is a river in your neighbourhood that harbours a particular fish with a gold
coin in its belly. All you need to do is to catch the fish, open its mouth and
claim the coin that will enrich you for life (Matthew 17:27). There are some
people in your neighbourhood, who have more money than they can ever spend in a
lifetime. You only need to reach out to them with the message of salvation. Do
you know that those that are extremely rich are hungry for the message of
salvation? There was a young lady that preached to a rich man and he gave his
life to Christ. This man became so filled with the joy of salvation that he
decided to give something to this sister. He purchased a brand new car as a
gift for this sister in appreciation for the salvation of his soul. What God
did for that sister, He can do for you. Go out and be a good neighbour to those
around you by offering them the message of hope and salvation. You will be
surprised at how God can reward your labour of love. Be a good neighbour today
by evangelising to the lost souls in your neighbourhood.
Action Point
Go out and preach the gospel to your
neighbour today.
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