RPG Juniors
HAVE COMPASSION
AUGUST 25
1 Peter 3:8
HAVE COMPASSION
"Uncle Bob makes me so mad!" said Jana after talking with her cousin for a few minutes. "That was Deanne calling, and she was crying. Uncle Bob has gone off drinking with his buddies again."
Dad looked up from his newspaper. "I feel sorry for Uncle Bob and for all of them," Dad said with a sigh.
"Sorry for Uncle Bob!"exclaimed Jana."Why feel sorry for him? Uncle Bob is selfish and… m-m-mean – especially when he drinks!"
"He hasn’t always been a heavy drinker," said Dad. "We need to pray for him. He’s a slave to alcohol." "He could get free if he wanted to! He just…" Jana was interrupted by a banging sound. "What’s that?" she asked.
"I don’t know," Mom said, "We better find out." She went to the door and opened it. A strange sight met their eyes: their dog Buffy had a plastic pitcher over his head, and he was running around wildly, bumping into everything.
Mom called the frightened dog and gathered him into her arms. She calmed him down while Dad gently twisted the pitcher and pulled it from Buffy’s head. "He must have stuck his nose in the pitcher to see what the water tasted like and then got stuck," said Dad.
"Poor baby!" crooned Jana. "Your curiosity almost killed you. You could have suffocated."
Dad nodded. "What if we’d just scolded Buffy and told him how foolish he was? Would that have helped him?" he asked. Jana frowned. "Of course not," she said.
"Scoldings won’t help Uncle Bob either, he’s like Buffy," said Dad. "Curiosity got Buffy in trouble, and I think that’s what got Uncle Bob in trouble, too. He wanted to see what it was like to have a drink or two. Now he’s caught in a trap so powerful he can’t break loose. We’ll help his family, but only God can deliver him from his habit."
Mom nodded. "Don’t hate Uncle Bob, Jana. He needs your compassion and love," she said. "Let’s put him at the top of our prayer list."
Thought: Do you know people who are caught in the trap of sin-alcohol, drugs, gossip, cheating, or some other thing? Pray for them…
Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me that for people stuck in sin, the only way is to seek Your grace and help. Help me to be compassionate and pray that they will look to Jesus for help to break away from their bad habits. In His precious name I pray – amen.
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1 Peter 3:8
HAVE COMPASSION
"Uncle Bob makes me so mad!" said Jana after talking with her cousin for a few minutes. "That was Deanne calling, and she was crying. Uncle Bob has gone off drinking with his buddies again."
Dad looked up from his newspaper. "I feel sorry for Uncle Bob and for all of them," Dad said with a sigh.
"Sorry for Uncle Bob!"exclaimed Jana."Why feel sorry for him? Uncle Bob is selfish and… m-m-mean – especially when he drinks!"
"He hasn’t always been a heavy drinker," said Dad. "We need to pray for him. He’s a slave to alcohol." "He could get free if he wanted to! He just…" Jana was interrupted by a banging sound. "What’s that?" she asked.
"I don’t know," Mom said, "We better find out." She went to the door and opened it. A strange sight met their eyes: their dog Buffy had a plastic pitcher over his head, and he was running around wildly, bumping into everything.
Mom called the frightened dog and gathered him into her arms. She calmed him down while Dad gently twisted the pitcher and pulled it from Buffy’s head. "He must have stuck his nose in the pitcher to see what the water tasted like and then got stuck," said Dad.
"Poor baby!" crooned Jana. "Your curiosity almost killed you. You could have suffocated."
Dad nodded. "What if we’d just scolded Buffy and told him how foolish he was? Would that have helped him?" he asked. Jana frowned. "Of course not," she said.
"Scoldings won’t help Uncle Bob either, he’s like Buffy," said Dad. "Curiosity got Buffy in trouble, and I think that’s what got Uncle Bob in trouble, too. He wanted to see what it was like to have a drink or two. Now he’s caught in a trap so powerful he can’t break loose. We’ll help his family, but only God can deliver him from his habit."
Mom nodded. "Don’t hate Uncle Bob, Jana. He needs your compassion and love," she said. "Let’s put him at the top of our prayer list."
Thought: Do you know people who are caught in the trap of sin-alcohol, drugs, gossip, cheating, or some other thing? Pray for them…
Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me that for people stuck in sin, the only way is to seek Your grace and help. Help me to be compassionate and pray that they will look to Jesus for help to break away from their bad habits. In His precious name I pray – amen.
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