BEING RICH IN GOOD WORKS

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, October 5
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

BEING RICH IN GOOD WORKS

1 John 3:17-18 ERV "Suppose a believer who is rich enough to have all the necessities of life sees a fellow believer who is poor and does not have even basic needs. What if the rich believer does not help the poor one? Then it is clear that God’s love is not in that person’s heart. My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do."

Love is a verb; do you understand? It is an action word. Real love is shown by the things you do more than by the things you say. There are too many talkatives and few doers.

1 Timothy 6:18-19 says, "Tell those who are rich to do good—to be rich in good works. And tell them they should be happy to give and ready to share. By doing this, they will be saving up a treasure for themselves. And that treasure will be a strong foundation on which their future life will be built. They will be able to have the life that is true life."

Now, don't say "I'm not not rich, so I won't give." That's a wrong mentality. 2 Corinthians 8:12 says, "If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. Your gift will be judged by what you have, not by what you don’t have." Hallelujah! Be rich in good works. Don’t restrict your good works to only on your birthdays when you visit orphanages, let it be a lifestyle. There are so many needs around you; you might not be able to meet all, do the little that you can, and God will increase your capacity.

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