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The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Friend
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Introduction: Some of you may remember the birthday card I shared with you after my birthday in December.
It was from a dear friend in Witt, Illinois.
She has a great sense of humor.
The card read, “Getting Older is kinda like frying bacon in the nude…You know it’s gonna hurt but you’re not exactly sure where!”
Well, I just got another little note from her.
It shows a little red haired girl diving into a delicious salad and says, “Friends are the Bacon Bits in the salad bowl of Life.”
The last few weeks we’ve been focusing on the theme of friends.
We considered the wonderful idea expressed in the hymn we sing from time to time, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
We also study the friendship of Barnabas and the Apostle Paul and were reminded how important it is to be a good friend and encourager.
Last week we took a trip to the Land of Us and listened in of the visit of Job’s three friends who came to see him and there we learned a few things about what not to do or say if we are going to be a true friend.
Introduction: The last few weeks we’ve been focusing on the theme of friends.
We considered the wonderful idea expressed in the hymn we sing from time to time, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
We also study the friendship of Barnabas and the Apostle Paul and were reminded how important it is to be a good friend and encourager.
Last week we took a trip to the Land of Us and listened in of the visit of Job’s three friends who came to see him and there we learned a few things about what not to do or say if we are going to be a true friend.
The last few weeks we’ve been focusing on the theme of friends.
We considered the wonderful idea expressed in the hymn we sing from time to time, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
We also study the friendship of Barnabas and the Apostle Paul and were reminded how important it is to be a good friend and encourager.
Last week we took a trip to the Land of Us and listened in of the visit of Job’s three friends who came to see him and there we learned a few things about what not to do or say if we are going to be a true friend.
This morning I want to spend a few minutes and consider the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Friends.
It is, I’m sure you will agree, and most important topic.
We’ll begin by learning about an incident that happened a long time ago in the land of Samaria...
This morning I want to spend a few minutes and consider the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Friends.
It is, I’m sure you will agree, and most important topic.
We’ll begin by learning about an incident that happened a long time ago in the land of Samaria...
Syrian King Ben-Hadad and his army had surrounded the city of Samaria.
He was permitting no food, no water, and no provisions to enter.
It was already a time of famine, and the king was determined that he was going to starve the Samaritans into surrender.
He nearly succeeded.
Inside the city of Samaria the situation got so desperate that The Living Bible says that a donkey’s head sold for $50 and a pint of dove’s dung brought $3.
The Bible even tells us of two women who were so hungry that they resorted to cannibalism in an effort to survive ().
Syrian King Ben-Hadad and his army had surrounded the city of Samaria.
He was permitting no food, no water, and no provisions to enter.
It was already a time of famine, and the king was determined that he was going to starve the Samaritans into surrender.
He nearly succeeded.
Inside the city of Samaria the situation got so desperate that The Living Bible says that a donkey’s head sold for $50 and a pint of dove’s dung brought $3.
The Bible even tells us of two women who were so hungry that they resorted to cannibalism in an effort to survive ().
Meanwhile, four lepers were sitting at the city gate.
One of them said, “Look, if we just sit here, we’re going to starve to death.
It’s time for some action.
Why don’t we just walk into the enemy camp?
They’ll probable kill us, but so what?
We’re going to die anyway.
On the other hand, maybe they’ll take us captive and put us in a cell and feed us.
Either way, it’s better than just sitting here starving.
We’ve got nothing to lose.
Meanwhile, four lepers were sitting at the city gate.
One of them said, “Look, if we just sit here, we’re going to starve to death.
It’s time for some action.
Why don’t we just walk into the enemy camp?
They’ll probable kill us, but so what?
We’re going to die anyway.
On the other hand, maybe they’ll take us captive and put us in a cell and feed us.
Either way, it’s better than just sitting here starving.
We’ve got nothing to lose.
So they just walked into the enemy camp.
But, to their amazement, they found the entire camp deserted.
The Lord had caused a strange noise to surround the Syrians, and the soldiers panicked.
They concluded it was the thunder of horses’ hooves in the distance, and that the Hittite and Egyptian armies were coming to rescue the Samaritans.
In a panic, they fled and left behind all of their provisions.
So they just walked into the enemy camp.
But, to their amazement, they found the entire camp deserted.
The Lord had caused a strange noise to surround the Syrians, and the soldiers panicked.
They concluded it was the thunder of horses’ hooves in the distance, and that the Hittite and Egyptian armies were coming to rescue the Samaritans.
In a panic, they fled and left behind all of their provisions.
The lepers walked into the camp with their hands up ready to surrender, but nobody was there.
They walked into the mess hall and found food spread out on the tables, and they began to gorge themselves until they were full.
Then they went into individual tents and discovered clothing and gold and silver, which they began stuffing into their pockets.
The lepers walked into the camp with their hands up ready to surrender, but nobody was there.
They walked into the mess hall and found food spread out on the tables, and they began to gorge themselves until they were full.
Then they went into individual tents and discovered clothing and gold and silver, which they began stuffing into their pockets.
Then the lepers said to each other, “Hey!
This isn’t right.
This is wonderful news, and we aren’t sharing it with anybody.
Even if we wait until morning, some terrible punishment may fall on us.
Let’s go back to the city and tell the people what we’ve discovered.”
Then the lepers said to each other, “Hey!
This isn’t right.
This is wonderful news, and we aren’t sharing it with anybody.
Even if we wait until morning, some terrible punishment may fall on us.
Let’s go back to the city and tell the people what we’ve discovered.”
So they returned to Samaria and informed the people that the siege was over and there was plenty of food in the enemy camp.
But the people of Samaria were hesitant to believe them.
They concluded that the news was too good to be true—it must be a ploy by the enemy to ambush them.
The lepers had a hard time convincing the people that the message was true.
Finally, the people believed, stampeded out of the city, and took advantage of the food that God had provided for them.
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So they returned to Samaria and informed the people that the siege was over and there was plenty of food in the enemy camp.
But the people of Samaria were hesitant to believe them.
They concluded that the news was too good to be true—it must be a ploy by the enemy to ambush them.
The lepers had a hard time convincing the people that the message was true.
Finally, the people believed, stampeded out of the city, and took advantage of the food that God had provided for them.
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That Old Testament story contains a lesson for us today.
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