I read something really interesting today. It's from another daily devotional. The author of this particular message was speaking about how we, as Christians, are to speak life into our brothers' and sisters' situations. When God delivers us from something, we aren't supposed to stick our noses in the air and keep it moving. God blesses us to be a blessing to others. If you have been delivered, you are to turn around and see who you can help out of that same mess. What a wonderful world this would be if each one would reach one. Someone who was hooked on drugs and was delivered from that demon should, with God's strength and guidance, be trying to help others who are looking to get from under that same demon. Too often we misinterpret God's mercy/kindness/deliverance as our own doing. We tend to get arrogant and forget where we came from. How is that Christ-like? Jesus spent the majority of his time with those that society had thrown away - the leper (Matthew 8:1-4), the blind (John 9: 1-12), the demon-possessed (Mark 5: 1-20). In each of these cases, Jesus shows His compassion and mercy on His child; in one case even saying that this person was afflicted by no fault of his own, but so that the power of God could be revealed. Let each of us examine ourselves and reflect on where we were and what we were doing before Jesus stretched out His hand to us. Find someone who may be in that same boat and let Jesus use you to bring another one of His children to salvation!!!