Tuesday
Read Acts 9:36-43
36 In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a
believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning “a deer”.) She spent all her
time doing good and helping the poor. 37At that time she became ill
and died. Her body was washed and laid in a room upstairs. 38Joppa
was not very far from Lydda, and when the believers in Joppa heard that Peter
was in Lydda, they sent two men to him with the message, “Please hurry and come
to us.” 39So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he
was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded round him, crying
and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was
alive. 40Peter put them all out of the room, and knelt down and
prayed; then he turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her
eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41Peter reached over and
helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and
presented her alive to them. 42The news about this spread all over
Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed on in
Joppa for many days with a tanner of leather named Simon.
Think
When the believers call Peter after Dorcas has died the first thing they
show him is all the 'shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was
alive'.
Dorcas's fame seems to have been her service - making clothes for those in
need.
Pray
Lord help me not to be so super spiritual that I forget about the
practical work of being a Christian.
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