Friday, July 21, 2023

Reflection - Vernon Grounds - Witnessing From A Wheelchair

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 68, "Witnessing From A Wheelchair", Page 78.
By Vernon Grounds, Our Daily Bread Author


The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. - Matthew 20:28
PHOTO: The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. - Matthew 20:28
Read: Matthew 25:31-40

A woman named Nancy put this advertisement in her local newspaper: "
If you are lonely or have a problem, call me. I am in a wheelchair and seldom get out. We can share our problems with each other. Just call. I'd love to talk." The response to that ad has been tremendous - 30 calls or more every week.

What motivated this woman to reach out from her wheelchair to help others in need? Nancy explained that before her paralysis, she had been perfectly healthy but in deep despair. She had tried to commit suicide by jumping from her apartment window, but instead she became paralyzed from the waist down. In the hospital, utterly frustrated, she sensed Jesus saying to her: "
Nancy, you've had a healthy body but a crippled soul. From now on you will have a crippled body but a healthy soul."

As a result of that experience, she surrendered her life to Christ. When she was finally allowed to go home, she prayed for a way to share God's grace with others, and the idea of the newspaper ad occurred to her.

Every believer can do something to help needy people. Limited as we may be by sickness, old age, or disability, we can still pray, call, or write. No matter what our condition, we can be an effective witness for Jesus Christ.

Only after you talk to God about needy people are you ready to talk to needy people about God.
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The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. - Matthew 20:28
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A woman named Nancy put this advertisement in her local newspaper: "
If you are lonely or have a problem, call me. I am in a wheelchair and seldom get out. We can share our problems with each other. Just call. I'd love to talk." The response to that ad has been tremendous - 30 calls or more every week.


A woman named Nancy put this advertisement in her local newspaper
PHOTO: A woman named Nancy put this advertisement in her local newspaper: "If you are lonely or have a problem, call me. I am in a wheelchair and seldom get out. We can share our problems with each other. Just call. I'd love to talk." The response to that ad has been tremendous - 30 calls or more every week.
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What motivated this woman to reach out from her wheelchair to help others in need? Nancy explained that before her paralysis, she had been perfectly healthy but in deep despair. She had tried to commit suicide by jumping from her apartment window, but instead she became paralyzed from the waist down. In the hospital, utterly frustrated, she sensed Jesus saying to her: "
Nancy, you've had a healthy body but a crippled soul. From now on you will have a crippled body but a healthy soul."


What motivated this woman to reach out from her wheelchair to help others in need?
PHOTO: What motivated this woman to reach out from her wheelchair to help others in need? Nancy explained that before her paralysis, she had been perfectly healthy but in deep despair. She had tried to commit suicide by jumping from her apartment window, but instead she became paralyzed from the waist down. In the hospital, utterly frustrated, she sensed Jesus saying to her: "Nancy, you've had a healthy body but a crippled soul. From now on you will have a crippled body but a healthy soul."
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As a result of that experience, she surrendered her life to Christ. When she was finally allowed to go home, she prayed for a way to share God's grace with others, and the idea of the newspaper ad occurred to her.


As a result of that experience, she surrendered her life to Christ.
PHOTO: As a result of that experience, she surrendered her life to Christ. When she was finally allowed to go home, she prayed for a way to share God's grace with others, and the idea of the newspaper ad occurred to her.
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PHOTO: Every believer can do something to help needy people. Limited as we may be by sickness, old age, or disability, we can still pray, call, or write. No matter what our condition, we can be an effective witness for Jesus Christ.
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Reflection - Vernon Grounds - Witnessing From A Wheelchair
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 68, "Witnessing From A Wheelchair", Page 78.
By Vernon Grounds, Our Daily Bread Author




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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 68, "Witnessing From A Wheelchair", Page 78.


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