"And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing WHAT is right (2 THESSALONIANS 3:13)."
"WE live in the wake of good deeds done by Christians who lived before us! Our good deeds and acts of kindness, too, are not done in a vacuum but in a world of interaction where their effects will go on and on.
On the mission field we live and minister in the wake of Christians who never tired of doing good. The harvests we reap, the hospitals where we receive care and any understanding attitude of government officials are ours because of the effects of a few who served God with small and, to them, inconsequential deeds.
The Bible tells us our good works not only benefit others, they also follow us. RECENTLY, I had a very vivid reminder of this truth. At Christmas, the Christian dry cleaner who provides door-to-door service on his motorbike, was severely burned in a fire that also cost him his daughter and his business. As a community of believers, we responded with prayer, money and clothing.
The first day he was back at work, I slipped a canned chicken into his backpack along with the clothes so that his wife, who was also injured, would not have to cook dinner.
SOME time later we noticed that he had tagged our returned clothing with a strange I.D. - "chicken meat." He could not remember our name, but he remembered that one act of kindness and marked us by it.
AS we have opportunities to show kindness to others, let us use them joyfully, as gifts of ministry to the Lord that will follow us into eternity." - C.S.
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