Help Delayed Is No Help At All

Today I learned that one should seize the opportunity to help as the need arises.

Last friday, I and a friend of mine saw a post at a local forum that we frequent. Somebody is in dire need of our blood type. I can’t give because I have women’s issues, so my friend said he’s willing to give but since we are stil in the office he’d do it tomorrow, Saturday.

Saturday came and we did what we usually do on the weekend and as my colleague got ready to leave the house to go to the Red Cross, he received a saddening text message. The son-in-law of the woman who needed blood passed away. Giving blood would be a little too late.

My colleague forwarded the message to me, and I realized one thing – extending help shouldn’t be delayed. If you are given an opportunity to help, let us do it as soon as we can because we don’t know how our little help would mean to someone in need.

Let’s not forget what Jesus said in Matthew 25:43-45 about helping others. When we don’t help strangers and don’t look after the sick, it’s as if we are doing it to Christ Himself.  It seems that the Lord is still teaching me a lot about the area of helping. May I never forget the lessons because when I help others, it’s as if i’m doing it for my Lord.