Hey friend, welcome to today's encouragement from the Our Daily Bread Devotional.

Our reading today titled Use What You Have for Christ was written by Marvin Williams.

Ever heard of the Sowing Hall of Fame? Established in 2001, it recognizes people that

have made a lasting impact on the home sewing industry with unique and innovative contributions

through sewing education and product development.

It includes individuals like Martha Pullen,

inducted into the hall in 2005,

who is described as a Proverbs 31 woman who never failed to publicly acknowledge the source

of her strength, inspiration, and blessings.

The Sowing Hall of Fame is a 21st century invention, but had it been around during the

first century in Israel, a woman named Tabitha might have been a lock for induction.

Tabitha was a believer in Jesus and a seamstress who spent time sewing for poor

widows in her community. After she became ill and died, disciples sent for Peter to see if God would

work a miracle through him. When he arrived, weeping widows showed him robes and other clothing that Tabitha had made for them.

These clothes were evidence of her always doing good for the poor in her city.

By God's power, Tabitha was restored to life.

God calls and equips us to use our skills to meet needs that are present in our community

and world. Let's release our skills into the service of Jesus and see how he'll use our acts of

love to stitch hearts and lives together.

Today's Our Daily Bread Devotional Scripture reading is from Acts chapter 9, verses 36 through 43.

In Joppa, there was a disciple named Tabitha, in Greek her name is Dorcas. She was always doing good and helping the poor.

About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs

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