Good? Just do it

There was a guy who was a farmer. It was fall and he was harvesting his corn. That’s a busy time for farmers and during that time everything gets put on hold until your done. He had a friend and this friend called him a couple times and needed to talk. He left a couple messages but the farmer didn’t return his call thinking it was no big deal and it could wait. His friend hung himself. The farmer has lived with this for years! He felt horrible! Still does. He always wonders if he had just called him back? We so often think of sin as not doing things that we know we shouldn’t. But what about not doing things we know we should? James4:17 says if anyone then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. How many times I wonder have we missed opportunities to do good but didn’t because we were “too busy”? If God gives us an opportunity to do good whether it be stopping to help someone fix a flat tire or giving a thirsty person a bottle of water or just have a listening ear when someone needs that, or whatever it may be, we should take it. If we don’t then we are sinning and also robbing the other person of help. But if we do, then God receives glory, the other person is blessed and you will also be blessed! It’s not all about not doing bad. It’s also about doing good! I have a very long way to go on both of these!! Look for those opportunities as you go along. I mean really; are we really so important that we can’t delay whatever we are doing for a bit to help someone? Father, we are grateful that you are so loving and patient with us giving us chance after chance to do good. Help us to recognize the opportunities as you present them to us!!
Do good today!! Be blessed!