Be Available

Acts 1:8 - Jesus said, "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

When we lived in Columbus, Miss., the neighborhood we lived in was very quiet and safe. Everyone walked around the block, in the evenings, children played, and parents visited. Everyone was outside. We knew each other and cared about each other.

Today most people sit in their backyards surrounded by privacy fences. Rarely do neighbors see each other or visit in this fast pace frantic world. Out of sight, out of mind! We miss opportunites to be a friend to someone who has a need of friendship.

God is always available through His Son Jesus Christ, even in dangerous situations. Christ is always availbalbe to each of us, today and everyday, holding the door of fellowship open. He walks, talks, laughs and cries with us.

We are called to be visible, accessible, to others - in our neighborhoods, churches, schools and workplaces - We are called to be visible, out door, front porch people for all the world.