Jesus Calls All - 70

I heard of a Christian family this week, in need of financial assistance, rejecting aid from one of their neighbors.  Why?  The neighbors were not Christians!  This is craziness!!  God used a non-believer to provide for them when they needed it the most.  What was this family waiting for; a miracle?!  God can and will use non believers, pagans, thugs and even secular humanistic atheists to promote His will; which at the very least is to make sure His own are provided for. (Matthew 6:32)  Accepting the aid and showing gratitude to this non Christian family was not only the right thing to do, but can also be used to introduce the neighbor to Jesus.  See example below:

Ezra 1:2,3  "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: "'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.  Anyone of his people among you--may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.

The king of Persia has commanded the Lord’s temple be rebuilt.  And all the Jewish exiles were welcome to go and help.  Furthermore, those who returned to Jerusalem were to be adequately funded for the trip home as well as the reconstruction costs!  The Lord used a pagan leader to provide for His people!

Ezra 1:4  And the people of any place where survivors may now be living are to provide him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem.'"

When the Lord wants you to do something for Him, the obstacles will be removed.  The funding will be provided; from the most peculiar of places, too!  You will have everything you need to accomplish the task.  Don’t question where it came from (unless it was stolen!); give glory to God Almighty and put the resources to good use.  (Non believers seeking the truth are counting on you!)