Sometimes the Word of God will be revealed in a person or persons who demonstrate fruits of the Spirit in response to the disobedient behavior of the Body.
Alexander was mentally slow and though he was tolerated around the church, he was largely ignored. Rarely did anyone speak to him in other than patronizing ways. Then one evening while there were several meetings going on in the church, a fire broke out in the building. In an unfortunate decision by the church, the nursery had been placed on an upper floor in the church and several children were playing up there when the fire broke out. Despite the smoke and danger, people saw Alexander enter the building and head up to the nursery and lead the children to safety. It was perhaps the first time that most people had ever looked at Alexander as anything other than a simpleton to be tolerated. When asked why he had risked his life to save the children, he responded, “Because Jesus loved the little children.”
