“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 ESV

Approaching the Aldi grocery store near me, quarter in hand, the lady coming out of the store pushed a cart in my direction and said, “Here you go!” When I went to hand her my quarter, she said… “that’s ok… pass it on!” I smiled because she sounded just like Jesus! I understood because I recognized the ministry value in doing the same thing!

Aldi grocery stores have a unique method of managing their shopping carts. One must pay a quarter to get one unlocked from the rest. The idea is to get people to return their carts back to the store without having to pay employees to go out to collect them. Gaining their invested quarter back, as simple as it sounds, provides interest enough to actually work.

In light of Holy Week, I was blessed by the thought of someone taking an interest enough to offer ME a free quarter! “Not much,” you say? Ahhh, but it worked! When I left, the Jesus model stuck with me and I absolutely ‘passed it on’ to the next person. Only this time I added, “Jesus wants you to have this! Happy Easter!” Their smile was the reward!

The last week of Jesus’ life, before the Savior of the universe was brutally killed for my sin, found Jesus… washing feet! He continually urged His disciples to do good to others and to look out for others best interest. Nothing is better than sharing the good Word of salvation with others. Nothing makes it more acceptable than to say it with an act of kindness!

Will YOU look out and pray for a divine appointment today to do something good for someone else’s interest… AND your own? Will you look out for Jesus’ interests today?