To whom should we make ourselves available?

Exodus 23:5“If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.”

Ruth 1:16Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.”

Proverbs 17:17A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.

Matthew 25:45“And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’”

John 5:7“I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”

Acts 15:35Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there.

Romans 12:13When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.

Galatians 2:10Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.

We should be available to anyone in need—family, fellow Christians, friends, neighbors, strangers, and enemies. Available hands reflect an available heart.