XV_Gift

XV
Gift
“…but this happened so that the work of God
might be displayed in his life” John 9:3

What would you do you if money was not an issue, if you could financially support yourself and others? If you didn’t have to think about when the next pay cheque was coming in, or what bills were going out this or that month?

A programme on Channel 4 called The Secret Millionaire has made these questions pop into my head. This programme is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, yes extra ordinary things. These secret millionaires have acquired money, and are currently in a position to invest into other people.

I watched as stories unravelled about people in difficult circumstances, not worrying about themselves but wanting to care for others. These are the people who really prefer to give than to receive. A young mother names Sabrina, who 8 months pregnant was on a week day afternoon helping a student paint their flat because she wanted to, not because she had to.

Until the secret millionaire Gill started talking to her in a local café in London’s east end, Sabrina lived in her mothers 2 bedroom flat for a long period of time, supporting her children because Sabrina preferred her income to go to others less well off than herself. Gill thought it was now time to invest in Sabrina, and support her.

Reading John 9: 1-12 Jesus comes over to the man who is sitting, begging at gate beautiful, when Jesus stops, and simply says, “Go, and wash in the Pool of Siloam.”

Now this man probably didn’t know what to do, but after obeying the commands he sight was restored and completely transformed his life. Once he was blind, but now he can see.
Jesus gave this man the gift of sight, which for him was one of the greatest gifts of all.

We can see this very evidence in Sabrina, who, with the help from Gill, transforming her life and gave her a better future, for Sabrina, this extra help was one of the greatest gifts of all.
Watching this programme has, and I hope it will for you prompt to consider, who we may be able to support, through friendship, time, dedication and even financially.

May you pray fully consider this and may God be placing signs in front of you that are noticeable. For these secret millionaires their lives have been transformed as well as the lives they have impacted