O Be Careful, Little Hands

Our hands are one of the most useful parts of our bodies. We can do so much good with our hands, but we can also do harm if we are not careful. Perhaps the damage is not done in an intentional way most of the time. It may be that we are failing to do good and that is just as bad as doing harm. When we have an opportunity to help someone with our hands and we choose not to, we are squandering a chance to show that person the joy of Christianity and the joy of helping others.

There are many ways to help and we are presented with opportunities more often than we realize. We can do good with our hands in small ways: holding a door for someone, helping an elderly person pick up something they have dropped, holding a child’s hand when they are crossing the street or patting someone on the back when they have done well or if they are having a hard time. There are also things we can do that have the potential to make an even bigger impact. For example, we can pick up a phone to call someone and invite them to worship or to have a Bible study. Or we can drive to someone’s house to pick them up and take them to worship. These things are easy to do and don’t take a lot of time, but they could change someone’s life and their eternal destiny. Do you have someone in your life whom you could call and invite to worship? Can you take the time to change someone’s life by using your hands?

April