If you need help in any way, the answer is in the Bible.

If you are impatient, sit down and quietly commune with Job.

If you are stubborn, read about Moses and Peter.

If you lack courage, read about Elijah.

If there’s no song in your heart, listen to David.

If you are a politician, read Daniel.

If you are morally corrupt, read Isaiah.

If your heart is cold, read the beloved disciple, John.

If your faith is low, read Paul’s letters.

If you are getting lazy, learn from James.

If you have lost sight of the future, read in Revelation about the Promised Land.

God’s Word teaches us so much yet many people who attend church only take note of the scriptures read during sermons on Sunday and sometimes Wednesday nights. I’ve watched so many preachers on TV and even if they are preaching from their church there are so many people in the audience who don’t have Bibles with them. They read the scripture that is placed on the screen and listen to the sermon…but if you asked them what the sermon was about after the service was over it is likely they couldn’t tell you.

In many ways, life is that way too. We get up and get ready for the day, then we go to work or school and later we come home. If I asked “How was your day?” to my wife or my son the answer would likely be “Okay” or “It was just another day”. I’m just as guilty of this as anyone else is but the one person who wasn’t was Jesus. He got up early and had prayer time before the day began. He would get instructions from God the Father before beginning His day, then when He came up on someone who needed healing or salvation or maybe they just needed someone to listen to them…He would take the time to do whatever was needed.

I know you are thinking, “Well, He was God! He could do those things.” You know, Jesus said that we could do the same things that He did…but we don’t. Most Christians decide to let someone else do those hard things like telling others about Jesus and salvation. We, as a church, usually let opportunities for being the Church just slip by us. Why is that? Because you’re afraid of what someone might think of you? What if you are the only person who can tell them about Jesus? God will ask you about your “failed opportunities”. Your salvation is not in question nor is the status of your eternal home but your talk with someone may affect their eternal home. Your testimony could make the difference between them spending eternity in heaven or hell.

Think about that when you are studying your Bible or your Sunday school lesson.