The other day I was coming home from downtown Savannah. To get from downtown Savannah to my house you can take the expressway for a faster trip. The ramp I normally get off on is always backed up with cars. When I say backed up I mean there are about 25 – 30 cars from the stop light to the beginning of the off ramp. On this day at the bottom of the ramp there was a man & a woman standing there on the sidewalk by the stop light. I could see that they were probably in their 50s or at least looked like it. I could also see they were holding a sign but from where I was in line I could not see what it said. I figured they were there asking for help as I’ve seen other people there doing the same thing. As the light changed and all the cars moved down the ramp I began to notice that not one person was stopping to give them anything or even ask them if they were ok. After a few minutes I was finally close enough to see what the sign said… “We are stranded and need help”. By the time I went through the stop light still not one person had stopped to help in anyway.
Now I know what your thinking, most people are afraid to stop or think that the person you are giving money to will just blow it on booze or drugs. If you’re a so called Christian this is not the way you should be thinking. Because what they do with the money you gave out of the kindness of your heart is between them and God. We can never truly know someone's motives, only God knows their heart and they will have to answer to Him for what they do with the kindness you showed. Christ never gave restrictions on kindness.
Matthew 25:40 "As you have done it unto the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me".
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