Corona Devo 3044

I do care...I think that's why this has been hanging-on-my-heart and bothering-my-conscience for the past few days--ever since I heard about the funeral. 

I didn't know the lady that passed-away very well, but she was the best friend of one of my best friends, and my friend needed a ride there.

I do care...but my personal-time and vacation-days deck was stacked against me: I've been out the last 2 ½ days of work for (family fun) reasons, and today was supposed to be my first day back. 
I knew, and my boss knew that I needed to be at work today. 

But, today was also the funeral that my friend needed a ride to. 
 
I do care, but...

She and I had both explored other transportation options...but nothing panned out. 
Was I supposed to pan out?  I prayed and asked God again.

For five days the Lord has kept this ride-favor on my mind, but day after day, I delayed in dealing with it.  I wanted to go, but was afraid to miss work again.  

I do care...

I DO care(!), I felt the Holy Spirit in me shout, and so I consulted my boss, and received approval (may the Lord bless him).  

I called my friend and she answered the phone with tears in her voice.  I knew she was broken about the loss of her best friend and missing the funeral today.  
We made a moment of small talk and then I asked if she would like to go to the funeral together?  I felt a weight lift from both of us when she said, "Yes".  

As I hung up the phone, I prayed that this was how I was supposed to spend my day because I do care.  And when I opened my Bible a few minutes later, God said that it was how I was supposed to spend my day: because I care.

To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet.
(6) Evil people are trapped by sin, but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
(7) The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.
(8) Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.  ~Proverbs 29:5-8

There were some great words of God's wisdom and truth in all of these verses, but 29:7 was nestled in there just for me today.

The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.  ~Proverbs 29:7

I do care.

In this situation, my friend is poor.  Not financially, but in spirit sometimes, and certainly today, upon the loss and funeral of her best friend.  I do care for her, and the things that I cannot change (her being able to drive there, or others being able to take her there) had taken away her right to attend her best friend's funeral.  I care about her rights, and I could change her transportation status, and so I did.  This verse (to me) confirmed that I had made the right (godly) choice in this situation. 

I do care, but I often feel drawn to "care" about many things, and I just wasn't sure if this was what God had on my docket today...until He confirmed it.

The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.  ~Proverbs 29:7

~~~

The funeral was how I cared about the rights of the poor today, and it was lovely.  My friend knew most everyone there, and I am convinced that she knew the lady that died better than anyone at that funeral service.  She needed to be there, and the Lord knew that, and He whispered His plan to me through the Bible, His Word.

The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.  ~Proverbs 29:7

What rights-of-the-poor (in heart/mind/spirit/ability/love/family) is God asking us to care about today?  What is God whispering to our spirit to care about?  

Because...we do care... 
The godly care about the rights of the poor...  ~Proverbs 29:7

What has been hanging-on-our-heart and bothering-our-conscience for the past while?

And we know that there will be good reasons not to care about the rights of the poor today.  (I had them too.)  

Are we supposed to "pan out" for someone today?  Pray and ask God again.

If the Lord is keeping something on our mind and heart, but day after day we are delaying in dealing with it...Deal with it today.  Obey God's prompting and obey when He confirms.

We do care...and we will feel a weight lift from us when we say, "Yes" to God.

The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.  ~Proverbs 29:7

God may have nestled this verse into our day just for us today.  Let's receive and be-directed-by His wisdom and truth today.  Let's care about the rights of the poor today.


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