Do all the good you can

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “God’s power in you and for you”

Our Bible verse for today: “When it is in your power, don’t withhold good from the one to whom it belongs.” Proverbs 3:27 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Do all the good you can”

John Wesley was one of the most important Christian thinkers, theologians, and leaders in 18^th century Europe. He was the principal leader of a reform and revival movement within the Church of England that ultimately led to the formation of the Methodist church as a denomination.

One of Wesley’s foundational precepts for living the Christian life was to do compassionate acts of service for those in need. The precept came to be known as “Wesley’s Rule” and it went like this: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.” That precept became a foundational principle in Methodist theology and practice. It emphasizes proactive and extensive service and kindness to others.

Wesley’s precept is just a practical application of a Biblical principle that we find in numerous passages of Scripture in both the Old and New Testaments. God’s people are to be a blessing to others everywhere they go. We are to be sensitive and aware of the trials and struggles people are dealing with (especially the weak, vulnerable, elderly, and poor), and we are to do something about it. That is precisely what Solomon was teaching in Proverbs 3:27 (which is just one example from an extensive body of Biblical literature that teaches this lesson.)

In yesterday’s devotional we considered the truth that the Holy Spirit is at work in the world restraining the evil of Satan. He is doing it through the simple acts of service performed by Christians, day-in and day-out, in millions of ways in places all around the world every day. All those simple acts of blessing and service help to restrain and push back against the evil that is so pervasive in the world.

John Wesley’s precept for living is a pretty good guide for all of us. Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, for all the people you can, for as long as you can. If you will do that, your little corner of the world will be a better place today.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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