We must remember that the church is God’s primary strategy. If we don’t step up during times of crisis, who else will carry His grace and goodness into those moments? I believe that’s why Jesus shares the story of the Good Samaritan within a crisis setting—because in every crisis, God’s goodness is put to the test. With insurance companies declaring a disaster as an “Act of God” and the devil whispering in the ear of a survivor, “God doesn’t love you” or “If a loving God exists, why would he allow this disaster or crisis to happen?,” it is the job of the church to be his witnesses and reveal his goodness to an individual or family who most likely just had the worst day of their life.
In every city, the church can and should reclaim its role as a reliable source of compassion in action. With a commitment to serve as Jesus did, we can be the hands and feet of Christ in a world that desperately needs to see that the true hero of any story of healing and restoration is, and always will be, Jesus.
