JULY 28

1 Corinthians 15:58

ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD

Apostle Paul is about to conclude his letter. What is more appropriate than to encourage the believers to devote time and efforts to God’s work? He also wrote a similar exhortation to the Galatian church. What was it?

“Let us not be __________ in well doing: for in due season we shall __________ if we __________ not” (Galatians 6:9).

Jesus did not quit doing good even people were not thankful. He once passed by a place where there were ten men sick with leprosy. Were doctors in Jesus’ time able to heal leprous sick people? No. These people had no hope of treatment and healing. They begged Jesus to heal them, and Jesus did. He healed them completely. But how many came back to say thank You to Jesus? Only one. Just one. Did Jesus quit doing good because people were not thankful?

Jesus never gets tired of being good to people. To whom does He do good? To me, you and everyone in the world, even though we often forget to thank Him. He is good to people who even disobey Him in many ways. We sometimes disobey Him, don’t we? But He keeps on forgiving us and loving us and helping us.

So should we get tired of helping other people? Jesus sets the example for us to follow. We must keep on abounding in the work of the Lord and not grow weary in doing good. If people don’t appreciate what we do for them, remember that they first didn’t thank Jesus either. We don’t need any thank you from any people because God sees what we do and will be pleased with us and will reward us. The work we do in the Lord is not in vain.

Thought: Even when people do not thank us, why must we keep on helping people?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You that Jesus never gets tired of doing good to people. He is always helping me and loving me. Help me to be like Jesus to abound in the work of the Lord and to please You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.