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Heroes: Devotions From Time Of Grace Ministry

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SERVANT-HEART: DORCAS

It is one of the signs of the times we live in that the skill of home sewing is slowly disappearing. Women work outside the home now and don't have time to acquire the skills. Fewer and fewer are able to teach the few who want to learn. Besides, machine-made clothing is so relatively cheap that sewing is at best a hobby, not an economic necessity.

Not so in New Testament times. All clothing was handmade. And every town had poor people who were clothed literally in rags. Dorcas seems to have been an older widow in Joppa on the coast who showed her Christian faith in making clothes and helping the poor.

"In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died. . . . All the widows stood around him [Peter], crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them." (Acts 9:36-37,39)

Dorcas' resurrection is a magnificent story. It is a demo version of what God is going to do for all believers when He returns. But I love Dorcas even more for her servant-heart; a seamstress who put clothes on the poor.

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Heroes: Devotions From Time Of Grace Ministry

In this 31 day reading plan, enjoy Pastor Jeske's personal collection of biblical heroes. One of the many things the Bible does for us is to let us hear the stories of some rough and broken people who God found useful to Him. Learning by the example of others is a great way to learn.

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