Thursday 15 December 2011

Athentikos

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Isaiah 58:6-12

6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a] will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
11 The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.
12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and will raise up the age-old foundations;
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

I see a need. When I heard who Jesus was, the King who stopped for the poor, the broken and the needy I realised that helping those that have a need is a natural heart response if you love the Lord Jesus because you can't help but care about the things He cares about. However, to have this revelation on my own isn't good enough. I want to raise the alarms, I want others to see the need too because of the love they've encountered from the living God. The video above is a video created by my big brother Alex showing a need and showing a hope. A need in Guatemala that isn't going away any time soon unless more people start to join together to respond and it crushes God's heart but an amazing hope that there is a movement of motion pictures aiming to raise awareness for God's people to respond to this need. I will be showing this video tonight to the group of young people that I help to lead. I want them to see the need. See Guatemala's struggle that they are trying to push past and see the potential in God's beautiful young people that live on the street.
There is hope because there is LOVE.



4 comments:

  1. Dear Daisy, Thank you for stopping by my blogspot and joining me on life's journey.

    Seeing your beautiful pink daisy avatar brightened up my day, more than you will ever know! Everything God creates is just marvellous!

    I watched the video, before I read below that Alex is your brother, but I thought you may be related when he said your name. He made me smile. Alex is a great speaker! You know, shaving off an eyebrow or two really isn't such a bad idea - we can all do something to help those in need, no matter how small we think it is. We all have the power to help other's.

    Keep coming up with your great ideas, which I am sure will be fabulous!

    I'm not sure if I can purchase the DVD here in Australia, but I will look into it.

    Well my new friend, keep growing and glowing for God. May he bless you and your family richly!

    With love and care from Kerrie. xOx

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  2. This is such a great write Daisy. So many fantastic lines.

    Take care
    Marinela

    Short Poems

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  3. There are so many good causes out there needing our help, it just breaks my heart. The Engineer and I and our extended families decided that we'd only give gifts to the kids, and with the embarrassing amount of money we used to spend on each other, give that to a charity.
    You might enjoy the video that I posted last year.here
    Tina @ Life is Good

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  4. Dear Daisy,

    Stopping by to wish you a happy new year. I hope 2012 will be an amazing year for you and your loved ones.

    May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

    Oodles of hugs and love from Kerrie. xOx

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