Title The most beautiful person in the world
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? Cultivate with the Word: Acts 9:36-42
36) There was a female disciple in Joppa named Tabitha, whose name translates to Dorgar. There were many good deeds and alms.
37) Then he fell ill and died, and he washed his body and laid him in an attic.
38) Lydda was near Joppa, and when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men and begged them to come without delay.
39) And Peter got up and went with them, and when they arrived, they took him up to the upper room, and all the widows
He stood by Peter and wept and showed him all the underwear and cloaks that Dorcas had made while he was with them.
(40) And when Peter let all the men go, he knelt down and prayed, and turned to the corpse and said, "Tabitha, get up."
When he opened his eyes, he saw Peter, and he got up and sat down.
41) And Peter stretched out his hand and raised him up, and summoned the saints and widows, and found him alive.
42) All the people of Joppa knew, and many believed in the Lord.
Ⅰ. The most beautiful person in the world "Dabita"
There are people in the Bible whose names are remembered beautifully. Among them was Tabitha, a faithful sister of the early Jerusalem church. The Bible speaks of her as a person who is very generous in good deeds and giving. Her good deeds and alms were customary. David was not rich either. Therefore, he made clothes for the poor widows and orphans. She was a saint who could not even take care of her own illness to serve and care for others. Eventually, he died from the disease. The Bible refers to her as a 'disciple'.
David's death was a great sorrow for the church. David's love and hope for her were so great that he could not give up. At that moment, I called the apostle Peter from the neighboring village. He heard Tabitha's devotion and begged and prayed to God. God heard and answered the prayers of Peter and the saints. Davida was able to survive
It was not because of Tabitha's good deeds and alms, but it was the result of the prayer of love that came from the earnest petitions and mournful wishes of those who received the love of Tabitha.
what a beautiful person this is What a beautiful person it is to be a loved one who needs me more than I feel myself, to have people crying madly and desperately begging for help. The believers in the Jerusalem church thought of Tabitha that way. It was because he cried a lot for them while he was alive, and because of his devotion and sacrifice to share and serve their pain and suffering.
What kind of people should we be? I want to be a person that God remembers and people remember. But there are not many like him. Many people gather to acknowledge and reveal themselves, but there are not many people who work hard until the end without a name or light.
But there is only one reason why we serve others and serve the church. It is because of the love of the Lord who loved me and gave even his life for me. It is because of the grace that saved me with my own life and made me a child of God.
The most beautiful person in this world is the one who knows the love of Jesus Christ and sacrifices and wastes his life for others because of that love. May your name be remembered that way by others, in our church, and by God.