Friday Reading: Romans 15:1-4
Key Verse: Romans 15:2
2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good, to building up.
Devotion:
Why do you help people? Is it because you know that by helping them they will help you in the future, or is it because you want some reward from them or is it just because you want to help without thinking of any reward? We, as Christians, are all called to help others, not because they will help us nor for monetary reward but simply because that is what God wants us to do. There will be times when we do not like what we are doing but by helping them we know that we are helping God’s children.
When we do help others we will find that they will get the reward. Yes that is stating the obvious but that is what it is all about; it is not about us getting the reward but that through us others will get the reward. When we are able to help someone else and allow them to know that we do it because we know that that is what God wants us to do then we are doing it for God’s glory and not our own. There are many people out there that are worse off than us and they need our help. Even if we are in a bad situation we will always be able to find a way of helping someone else and giving God the glory.
The main thing to think about here is that we must not think of this as an instruction that we tell others but one that is coming directly to us. It’s not a case of we should tell others to go out and help others but that we should start the ball rolling ourselves and go out and help others. We need to lead by example and it has to start with us. We are the ones who need to seek out others who need help and to show them how much God cares for them through what we can do. That is why we have God’s Word; so we can take it with us and show anyone who is willing to listen that He cares for us and has done so from the beginning. God is our Lord, our Saviour and our Friend.
Points to Ponder:
Do you feel helpful or helpless?
With God with you what can you not do?
