HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER

Luke 5: 12 – 16



There are thousands of stories of self sacrifice for the benefit of others. From such little things as visiting an elderly neighbor who needs the company, when you can be doing something more productive, too a soldier falling on a grenade, giving up his life to save the lives of his buddies.
All it takes to do such things, is a willingness to do so. When people ask for help, we should be able to offer ourselves to help them to the best of our abilities.
But where do we get the strength to be able to do such things as this? Well, Jesus used prayer to gain and keep his strength, and if we pray earnestly, we will be amazed by the power that prayer has.

12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" And immediately the leprosy left him.
14 Then Jesus ordered him, "Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."
15 Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed

we don't have to look far for opportunities to help others. Heck, it can come from in our own families, or neighborhoods. It doesn't matter how or where we find these needs, all that matters is if we find them, how will react to them, and what are we willing to do.
Jesus didn't hesitate to help, so lets follow his example.