“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.” Proverbs 11:30

“Oh my Lord!” was all I could say! Turning onto a street in the middle of a town in a part of only 1 county devastated by Hurricane Ian, the sight was overwhelming. The street was straight and seemed at least a mile long, with debris stacked high on both sides. A brother in Christ and I were heading to 1 house, all the way at the end, to lend a hand to 1 family that had called for help.

A large team of Samaritan’s Purse workers were there crawling over the house, inside and out, cleaning up what had been broken or scattered by the storm. Overwhelmed, I looked for a place to jump in and help. Finding it on the roof, I took a moment to survey the damage to the entire housing development. Unfortunately, EVERY house had experienced loss from Ian’s wrath.

While there were hundreds of houses there, there was only 1 that had an army of volunteers to help them. Samaritan’s Purse receives and provides tremendous resources through Christians. They go to a disaster site to help, but then only to the owner of that particular house after they request help. Which, I remembered, is exactly how Jesus does it! Sadly, it appeared, not many had called.

Being overwhelmed is my state of mind these days. I am located behind enemy lines in an area destroyed by a hurricane, in a world that is living and headed for hell. I simply call it a war zone! When Jesus called out to me, He saved me when I heard Him and answered back that I needed and WANTED His hand. We’ve been doing things HIS way since. ‘His Way’ is to send me back in!

God has unlimited resources beyond description. Reading the Bible about what Heaven will be like is as overwhelming as seeing the results of Ian’s winds. It WILL be AWESOMELY WONDERFUL but, I am not there… I am here! Here, the Master gives me the duty of representing Him in rescuing those who are willing to receive His Grace. I am to call out, urge and listen for an affirmative reply!

One of the hardest things I am expected to do requires a kind of sifting through debris. While my Master has unlimited resources, I do not. My strength, time and resources must be carefully directed to remain in line with Jesus’ mission. Hiding is not an option and seeking is my privileged obligation! You see, He is building a Kingdom and has requested my services!

Are YOU building the Kingdom with Christ?  Or are you hiding from Him?  He wants you a part of HIS Team.