Please Do Me A Favor

-September 27, 2024-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.”

(Matthew 5:42).

There are needs all around us; we live in a needy world. Jesus said in Mark 14:7, “For the poor you have with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.”

When we do good, give, and share with those in need in the name of Jesus, the person we help is blessed in what they receive and we are blessed in what we give. The phrase, “Can you do me a favor’ means “to do a kind or helpful act for someone.”

Normally we don’t do favors for strangers but for family and friends, and especially for our brothers and sisters in Christ. For many in the world they do a favor for someone, expecting something in return. Sometime in the future they will expect that person to return the favor.

Jesus taught us the very opposite: to give hoping or expecting nothing in return. When we do this, God will repay us and reward us. God’s repayment plan always far exceeds our favors to others.

How do you respond when someone asks you a favor? Do you say, “What is it? Or do you say, “Sure, we can I do for you?” There is a huge difference! In the first case you want to know what it is first; in the second case, you’re willing to do anything to be of assistance.

Favors come in different flavors. Some are hard, time consuming, expensive; others are easy and require just a little time or effort. It shouldn’t matter to us. There were times when Jesus asked His disciples to do Him a favor. He sent two disciples to get a donkey to ride into Jerusalem on. On another occasion, the disciples asked Jesus where He wanted them to go and prepare a place for them to celebrate the last Passover. He sent two disciples to prepare the place.

Let us as believers always be ready to help, give, and share. It takes willingness and sacrifice, but it yields great blessing and fulfillment. Have a blessed day serving others humbly. Stay safe and healthy.

Don’t turn a deaf ear to someone in need; do them a favor in love that will always exceed.

Dean