just a beggar

I've just finished reading a book by Greg Laurie entitled, "Lost Boy". I have been a listener of Greg on the radio for many years, and I have seen some of his crusades online. I first heard about him when I attended a Youth Crusade in Charlotte a few years ago. I actually went to hear a band that was playing for the event.....All Together Separate. I found out that they were the Praise Band for Greg's church in California, and I wanted to hear them play. After hearing them, I wanted to know more about a preacher that had a band like this playing in the church.

I like to hear Greg talk. He is a great communicator.......holds your attention from the very beginning. So, I wanted to read this book. It tells all about his life; all the struggles and mistakes. And, it tells about the change that comes about when he accepts Jesus as his Savior. Greg is an evangelist. He has been called to share the gospel with everyone because, as he says in the book... "everyone needs Jesus". Where have I heard that before? There are a lot of catch phrases in this book that caused me to remember things in my past, and phrases that stir the imagination. Toward the end of the book, I read a phrase that now I hear over and over in my head. It echoes what I feel is the heart of HRCC; why we do what we do. Greg says..."I am just a beggar trying to tell other beggars where the food is."

There are people in this world (community) that are lost and hungry. They struggle everyday trying to make sense of what all is going on around them. These people choose, one day, to attend a church.....any church to find answers....food. They are hungry for purpose, hope, and love. And I have seen these same people come into HRCC and they are fed by others that were once just as hungry as they are. God has given His Son for us (beggars), and by receiving His gift (food) we now have purpose, hope, and love. I believe that we just need to remember that we all were once beggars and we now know where the food is when we come across another beggar. Get it?

Good.