«WE WILL REAP
«Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time
we will reap a harvest if we do not give up» (Galatians 6:9, NIV).
JOHN WESLEY, the influential leader who traveled close to 250,000 miles on horseback throughout his life, who preached over 40,000 sermons and wrote over 5,000 articles, worked hard to improve living conditions for the needy. His interest in people was not limited to the spiritual realm, but also included several areas. For instance, without having studied medicine, Wesley invented many medical treatments to alleviate the pain of those who were sick, and he opened clinics so the poor would have access to healthcare. To him, holiness was not limited to a contemplative experience of prayer and Bible reading, but also included service to others.
He was evidently a living example of what is known as Wesley’s law for the Christian life:
Do all the good you can,
by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can,
at all the times you can,
to all the people you can,
and as long as you ever can.*
Long before Wesley, Solomon had exhorted us: «Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so» (Proverbs 3:27). The prophet Isaiah goes along the same train of thought when he states, «Stop doing evil and learn to do right. See that justice is done—help those who are oppressed, give orphans their rights, and defend widows» (Isaiah 1:16, 17, GNT). By nature, we are inclined to do what is evil, but we are to reverse that tendency and «learn,» to obtain the knowledge needed to do what is just and right.
Doing good to anyone we can, any time we can, distances us from a society that glorifies selfishness, and places our fellow men at the center of our lives. Doing «all the good we can» is not about me, but about others, and as the wise Solomon stated, «I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live» (Ecclesiastes 3:12, NIV).
Did you notice?
There is nothing better! Furthermore, as this wonderful promise says, «at the proper time we will reap» (Galatians 6:9, NIV).
* Quoted by Matt Perman. What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2014), p. 75.
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Taken from: Devotional Readings for Adults 2023
“I AM WITH YOU”
From: J. VLADIMIR POLANCO
Collaborators: Lorina Maya & Avineyda Hernandez