It was the Apostle Paul who
instructed Timothy to charge the congregation that he was overseeing to be not
high minded nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who gives us
richly all things to enjoy. That they do good, be rich in good works, ready to
distribute, willing to communicate. Our emphasis for this short piece will
however be on the verse 18 of 1 Timothy 6.
One would have naturally expected
that since these people were already believers, they knew these things and were
equally practicing them. You see, sometimes believers run after the seeming big
things of faith and doctrine and neglect some of the basic instructions of
scriptures. Interestingly, it is actually some of these basics that complete
your faith.
In Acts of Apostles chapter 10,
we read of the story of certain centurion name Cornelius. He was rich in good
works but he had no salvation, an angel of the Lord had to appear to him to get
Peter who would show him the way of salvation. Likewise, in Acts of Apostles
chapter 9, we also read of a certain disciple named Tabitha. The scripture
described her as being full of good works. She eventually fell sick and passed
on, but the other disciples sent to get Peter to come pray for her and raise
her from death. It does appear to me that these other disciples so much
benefited from her that they couldn’t bear to see her pass on just like that.
My point here is that God expects
us as people of faith to be rich in good works. In fact, the Apostle Paul in
his letter to the Galatians, chapter 6, verse 10, charged that as we have the
opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to fellow believers. Don’t just
let your life and your faith be about you and yourself, rather, look to others
and be generous towards them. Some people get so wrapped up by their own needs
that they would not even observe that what they have in their hands that means
little or nothing to them can mean an absolute breakthrough for someone else.
I encourage you today, not just
to focus on yourself alone, but also on how you can help others and how you can
be a blessing to the people that God has placed around you. This is a higher pedestal
of living and you never know what is in the waiting for you as you begin to do
this. Don’t wait till you have so much, and don’t say when God blesses me, I will
do this and that. Yes, that is good, but you should do something with the little
there is today on your journey to much more.
Always remember the charge – Be Rich
in Good Works.
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