Helping Hands

"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them." Hebrews 6:10

You can read: Hebrews 6:9-12

            There are times when people extend help or provide some form of assistance when something is expected in return.  A rich corporation could donate thousands to a charitable institution because they could get tax exemptions is return.  Sometimes, people also donate because they have excesses and they want to get rid of them.

            Then again, there are those who genuinely help out.  I heard over the radio that there is a charitable institution in Africa that wants to put up a nursing school so that those in the rural areas won't need to travel far just to get basic medical services.  Then, there are those who woul be willing to sacrifice their effort and money just to go on missionary trips in far-flung areas of the globe just to preach the gospel.

            Helping someone out should come from the heart and should be an expression of genuine concern.  We are not just making someone else's life easier, we also are pleasing God.