Instantly, the Lord switched the channel of my thoughts and a brief scenario played in my head. I was standing next to Him when He handed me a very large bag stuffed with unknown contents. He told me to go down the road a bit, stand on a small platform, and when a crowd gathered around, open the bag and give without restraint the contents to everyone that came. As I stood on this small platform, people came of all ages and types. Some weak, some sick, some young, some not-so-young, some very depressed and discouraged, while others seemed to be well-groomed, successful and happy. I then reached into the bag and pulled out fistfuls of $100s and $1,000 bills and began to give them to the people. I was as surprised as they were, but I met their words of gratitude with "The Lord gave me this for you." As I patted my pockets, I realized I was a pauper myself...I didn't even have a penny.
The vision disappeared as I was pulling into the parking lot. In my thoughts I thanked the Lord and said "Wow. I will share that with _________ so they will remember with all the talent you've given them, they truly only have what came from Your hand."
But the Lord showed me that this is for every one of us. His Word says that we have nothing unless we have first received it (Jn.3:27). It says that without Him, we can DO nothing (Jn.15:5). Romans 7:18 says "I know that in me dwells no good thing."
Yet...2 Cor.4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." And finally in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
So don't be surprised when God puts you in a place where spiritually needy people are. Where they may be sick in their sin, discouraged about the world, depressed in darkness or swimming in the world's temporary counterfeit pleasures. If you have Jesus, you have "all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" that's ever existed. You have heaven's wealth and the fulfillment of every longing soul-Jesus. Just open up and dispense whatever God has given you to share and remember...we don't have a penny's worth of eternity to give in ourselves.
Mark 8:6 "So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude."
