Taking The Opportunities To Do Good To All

-September 29, 2021-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are the household of faith.”

(Galatians 6:9-10).

Doing good to others is not a means of salvation, as so many people mistakenly contend, but rather a result of our salvation. It is something that all of us can and should do daily. You need no special training or qualifications; and it has more of an impact than we can ever measure.

The opportunities to do good are as many as there are people in the world around us and in the church. Paul admonished the Galatians to “not grow weary while doing good,” and “do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

• Let us not grow weary while doing good – Doing Good shouldn’t weary us but it can. This often happens when others do not appreciate what we have done for them. It can also occur when we see how much time, effort, and money we may have to invest in it. But just think what Jesus went through for us in coming to this earth, serving, teaching, healing, and helping others, and dying on the cross for us.

When we do good, we are sowing the love of Christ and we will reap if we do not lose heart. When one loses heart, he or she may quit. Every farmer knows how hard it is to plant and cultivate his crops, but it is all worthwhile at the time of harvest.

• As we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith – There are times we don’t have the opportunity to do good but if we look around us, there are so many in need. Doing good “to all” is the key, whether they are saved or unsaved. When we show selfless acts of kindness to the unsaved, we demonstrate the love of Christ in action. We should always give God the glory and let others know we are believers. It is such a great testimony.

Paul indicates that we should especially do good to our brothers and sisters in Christ. The term, “the household of faith,” refers to the church, the family of God. We need to take of our spiritual family. Sometimes a member our church family is out of work, has a financial need, is struggling to care for a loved one, is sick or hospitalized, or is in any other difficult situation. We need to be there to show we care. Often doing good to others, like a boomerang, comes back to us. God sends help to the helpers in their time of need.

Let us the keep doing good to all, especially to those in the body of Christ. It requires time, effort, and resources to do good to others, but how blessed we will be on earth and in heaven eternally!

Have a blessed day doing good to all, especially to our brethren, and seizing the opportunities around us. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean