Daily Devotional for July 2, 2021
Not a Robot
“What are you doing?” Charlie asked as he stepped up behind his mom’s chair.
Mom clicked on a small square on the screen, the picture in it showing a house with a chimney. “I’m proving that I’m not a robot.”
“What?” Charlie looked from the computer to his mom. “Who thinks you’re a robot?”
Mom laughed. “In order to access my bank’s website, I have to prove that I’m not a robot. To do that, I have to click on all of the pictures that have chimneys in them.”
“I don’t get it,” Charlie said.
“I’m not a robot, right?” Mom asked, her gaze on the screen as it came up with account information.
“Right,” Charlie said.
“Well, those who run this website don’t know that. Since there are robotic software programs that try to access websites to steal information, they need proof that I’m human. So they show me pictures and have me click on ones that have chimneys in them. It’s a test that’s easy for humans to do but hard for computers.” Mom pushed to her feet. “Are you ready to go help at the soup kitchen?”
Charlie nodded and walked to the door. “Mom?” he asked as he stuck his feet into his shoes. “Why do we serve at the soup kitchen?”
Mom thought about it. “I guess you could say that, in a way, we do it to prove we are Christians.”
Charlie stopped to look at her. “Huh?”
“The Bible talks about faith not being enough without works,” his mom said. “We can only be saved by trusting in Jesus, but by showing God’s love to others, we provide proof that our faith is real. When we act out of love, we show others that we are Christians.”
“Sometimes I get tired while working at the soup kitchen,” Charlie said.
“I know.” His mom touched his head. “But just like clicking on all the chimneys proves that I’m not a robot, serving others shows them our faith. It shows that we are filled with love.”
“So that others see Jesus in us?” Charlie asked.
Mom nodded. “He proved His love for us when He died for our sins.”
Charlie opened the door. “Let’s go, then,” he said. “I want to help others know Him.”
-Emily Acker
How about you?
Do you have faith in Jesus? When you trust Him as your Savior, He forgives your sin and makes you a new person. (See “Have You Heard the Good News?” on page 102.) He fills your heart with love so others can see that He has changed you. When you serve others and treat them with kindness, your actions show that you have faith in Him. What can you do to point others to Jesus?
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