Main Scripture: So
let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap
a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore,
whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to
those in the family of faith. Galatians
6:9-10 (NLT)
What an
awesome and fulfilling feeling it is when you do something for someone who is
in need; especially when you did it selflessly. It is even more awesome when
the blessings come back to you because of what you did.
It can also be
an awful feeling at times if the person you are doing it for is ungrateful or
does not recognize the good that you are doing. Today’s scripture however,
encourages us not to get tired of doing good. God will bless you at the right
time, if you do not give up. I will us a story to further illustrate my point.
A woman baked bread for
members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the
extra bread on the window sill, for whosoever would take it away. Every day, a
hunchback came and took away the bread. Instead of expressing gratitude, he
muttered the following words as he went his way:” The evil you do remains with
you: The good you do, comes back to you!”
This went on, day after
day. Every day, the hunchback came, picked up the bread and uttered the words:
“The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The
woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… ” Every
day this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?”
One day, exasperated, she
decided to do away with him. “I shall get rid of this hunchback,” she said. And
what did she do? She added poison to the bread she prepared for him! As she was
about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. “What is this I am
doing?” she said.
Immediately, she threw the
bread into the fire, prepared another one and kept it on the window sill. As
usual, the hunchback came, picked up the bread and muttered the words: ”The
evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” The
hunchback proceeded on his way, blissfully unaware of the war raging in the
mind of the woman.
Every day, as the woman
placed the bread on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had
gone to a distant place to seek his fortune. For many months, she had no news
of him. She prayed for his safe return. That evening, there was a knock on the
door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the
doorway.
He had grown thin and
lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As
he saw his mother, he said,” Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here. While I was but a
mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then
an old hunchback passed by. I begged of him for a morsel of food, and he was
kind enough to give me whole Bread. As he gave it to me, he said, “This is what
I eat everyday: today, I shall give it to you, for your need is greater than
mine!”
As the mother heard those
words, her face turned pale. She leaned against the door for support. She
remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt
it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost
his life! It was then that she realized the significance of the words: “The
evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” Adapted
from The Best Status Message
Ladies, “Do
good and don’t ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that
time.”
Have A God
Filled Day Ladies
Mighty God, thank you for the opportunities that you have given
us so that we might be able to bless others. Lord Jesus we pray that you will
help us not to grow weary but to wait upon you for strength and for your
reward. Forgive us Lord for the times when we gave up on others, because they
did not appreciate what we did. Most of all Lord we want to thank you for giving
to us and allowing others to give into our lives.
In Jesus Name
Amen
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