Homeless man denied ?

12/2/2010

Tuesday this week was my son's 4th birthday. I took him to Burger King because he got a gift card from my mom in the mail. So, spending time with the boys we went and sat down for chow. When I came in I noticed a man at the table who appeared to be homeless. The usual dirty run down wild hair look with those dirty finger nails and hands eating a burger. After we finished our meal between my two sons there was almost enough fries to fill the paper container the fries came in to begin with. So, I was immediately impressed with not waisting the food and decided to see about the man who appeared to be homeless.

I walked over to the table and asked the man if he was homeless and he said "NO. Why do you ask?" And I skated around the fact that he looked like he was homeless because I did not want him to get the wrong impression in what I was trying to do. I told him "if you were homeless I was going to offer you these fries instead of throwing them away." As I turned towards the trash can he said with enthusiasm "Oh, I'll take those fries!" So I turned around and said "I give you these fries with the love of Jesus!" He started eating those fries and I took the opportunity to witness the gospel of Jesus Christ to him. He told me he was Mormon and assured me that he believed in God. I told him that Mormons and regular biblical Christians are not the same. He said he did not know it. Right before he asked me this off the wall question about seeing 2 clocks at once or being in 2 different days at the same time I prayed for him and reiterated that my act was simply me showing him the love of Jesus.

Folks, this man was as homeless as it got, but he denied it. He did not want to be in the association of homelessness and tried to include himself in the "regular population." What he failed to realize is that he did not need to deny his current condition and situation, which is the reason I was impressed to go and be a blessing to him and show him the love of Jesus! In other words, Jesus said He came to save the world (John 3:17) and that He came for those who are sick (Luke 5:31-32). So if this man in the state of need denied me, then those fries, the blessing, the love of Jesus would have passed him by!

Admit, confess, own up to your situation, your spiritual condition, the truth of the matter of you being where you are. God is...He is an "everPRESENT" help in the time of trouble. If you deny the truth about any aspect of yourself, you will not only remain homeless, but helpless....