Jesus went about doing good because He knew that by doing good towards others, God would do the same for Him. Ephesians 6:8 reads knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
I read Ephesians chapter six recently and verse eight stood out to me and every since then the Lord has been giving me opportunities to do good things for other people. Now I am not saying that I was not doing it but I know for sure that since I read verse eight, I have been aware of opportunities to do good things for other people.
When we do good things for other people it is a planted seed that God will take notice of and He will do good things for us. A seed is not just money given to the church. A seed can be planted in many different forms. If we have a garden mostly likely we would plant various types of seeds such as tomatoes, greens, okra, beans, onions, peppers and many others, so a spiritual seed can be planted in many different forms. We can plant seeds of kindness, encouragement, help, love, joy, laughter, peace and many others. All of these seeds that we plant into someone else's life; God will notice and He will reward us by giving back to us what we have planted.
We might not always feel like doing something good for someone when we are asked but it is always beneficial to us if we would lay aside our feeling and do it. Matthew 28:31 but what do you think? A man had two sons and he came to the first and said son, go, work today in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise and he answered and said, I go, sir but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, the first. Whenever we would do the will of our heavenly Father whether we feel like it or not, there is a blessing in it for us. He blesses us because of our obedience to Him and not by the way that we might feel.
If you think that good things are not happening to you, try doing something good for someone else then watch and see if things do not change for you. It will change because the word said that whatever good anyone does; he will receive the same from the Lord.
If we would only realize that we have the power inside of us to change our circumstance then we would be a lot better off. It will only take finding out what God said then doing it because He backs His word to perform it. The Holy Spirit is inside of us and He has great power. He is with us to lead us in the path of righteousness so that we can live a full life that gives glory to the Father.
Doing good towards others are only one way to receive the blessing of the Lord; there are many other ways and we should obey it because it would benefit us if we did obey it and God is no respecter of person.
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