It is
going to be an awesome Saturday. Sin is not only wrong doing, it is also a
failure in right doing, failing to do good. We cannot forget that goodness is a
positive quality. It is not merely the absence of what is bad.
We must do more than just hear. We must act. We must strive for goodness. As
Christians striving for goodness should be on the forefront of our mind. A
moment that is not spent in useful employment is an act of sin. Jesus tells us
that condemnation at judgement will be passed out to those who do not do the
good He asks of us. We know what God desires of us. We know what He wants us to
do. We sin in doing that which we feel uncertain is appropriate before God. We
sin in knowing what we should do and not doing it. Sin is much more than just
staying away from the “big nasty” ones. The one talent man was called wicked
for not acting. Be very careful that in knowing how little you do for the Lord
that you are not willing to pretend to be doing more. That fruitlessness will
develop into a false claim, and false claims into hypocrisy. If you find your life lacking in the
work of the Lord, simply do more. Do that which you know is good. Strive to do
your best and give your all in doing good. Let doing good be on the forefront
of you mind today.
“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” James 4:17
“…for
whatever is not from faith
is sin.” Rom. 14:23
““Then he
who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard
man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not
scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.
Look, there you have what
is yours.’ “But
his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that
I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.””
Matt.25:24-26
Be active
in doing what is good and holy! Keep working! :)
Gal. 1:3-5
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