LET US DO GOOD TO ALL PEOPLE

PROCLAMATION

“Do not be deceived; God cannot be mocked.  A man reaps what he sows.  Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please The Spirit, from The Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”  Galatians 6:7-10 (NIV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words were written by the apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to the believers in the church at Galatia.  In this final chapter, Paul begins by telling them that if someone falls into sin, they should forgive that person and restore them gently into the fellowship.  He also said that they should share one another’s burdens for no one is as good as they think they are. (Galatians 6:1-3)  Then he tells them that as they sow, so shall they also reap.  He encourages them to not grow weary of doing good for in due time they will be rewarded.  They should do good to all people, especially to all believers.

 

APPLICATION

Do not fool yourself; The Lord God cannot be deceived.  That which we sow is the same thing that we will reap.  We should treat others as we would like to be treated. (Luke 6:31)  We should continue to do the right thing and do good to others.  We should not do good because we expect to receive good in return, but we should do it because it is the Christ-like thing to do.  It may not come back to us right away, but we will be rewarded for doing good.  We should treat everybody right and help those that we can.  Remember, Christ said that as we have treated the least of His brothers, we have done it to Him. (Matthew 25:40)

 

THE BAD THAT WE WISH FOR OTHERS MAY BE DONE TO US

PROCLAMATION

“So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai.”  Esther 7:10 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

After Esther agreed to do that which Mordecai had requested of her to save her people, she asked him to have the people fast and pray for her for three days. (Esther 4:15-17)  Then Esther approached the king and asked him to come to a banquet which she had prepared for him.  She also asked that Haman be present. (Esther 5:1-5)  At the banquet the king asked her what it was that she wanted.  She requested that the king and Haman attend a second banquet the following day and then she would answer his question. (Esther 5:6-8)  After the first banquet, Haman left feeling very full of himself until he saw Mordecai.  Then he went home filled with rage.  His wife and friends told him to have a pole set up and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled upon it. (Esther 5:9-14)  The king had been reminded that Mordecai had warned him about a threat to assassinate him.  When the king saw Haman, he asked him how he should honor such a man.  Haman offered a suggestion thinking that the king was going to honor him. (Esther 6:1-9)  Then the king told him to go and bestow this honor upon Mordecai.  He did as the king requested and returned home in grief. (Esther 6:10-13)  At the second banquet, Esther told the king that Haman had ordered that all of the Jews be destroyed, killed, and annihilated and that she was a Jew. (Esther 7:1-6)  Then the king left the room in a rage.  He returned to find Haman on the couch with Esther and he had Haman impaled on the pole which he had set up for Mordecai. (Esther 7:9-10)

APPLICATION

It is not good to think evil of someone or to wish evil upon someone.  As believers we are to pray for and do good to our enemies. (Matthew 5:44)  We are not even to think evil thoughts about the bad things we want to befall those that we do not like. (Proverbs 40:7)  We are to do that which is good and right to those who we feel have wronged us and The Lord God will deal with them. (Proverbs 25:22 and Romans 12:20)  We are not to return evil for the evil which was done to us. (Romans 12:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, and 1 Peter 2:14)  The Bible says that we ourselves may fall into the hole which we have dug for others. (Psalm 7:15)  “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)

LET US DO GOOD TO ALL PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BELIEVERS

Proclamation:

“Do not be deceived; God cannot be mocked.  A man reaps what he sows.  Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please The Spirit, from The Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”  Galatians 6:7-10 (NIV)

Explanation:

These words were written by the apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to the believers in the church at Galatia.  In this final chapter, Paul begins by stating that if someone falls into sin, they should forgive them and restore them gently into the fellowship.  He also said that they should share one another’s burdens for no one is as good as they think they are. (Galatians 6:1-3)  Then he tells them that as they sow, so shall they reap.  He encourages them to not grow weary of doing for in due time they will be rewarded.  They should do good to all people, especially to all believers.

Application:

Do not fool yourself; The Lord God cannot be deceived.  That which we sow is the same thing that we will reap.  We should treat others as we would like to be treated. (Luke 6:31)  We should continue to do the right thing and do good to others.  We should not do good because we expect to receive good in return but because it is the Christ-like thing to do.  It may not come right away but we will be rewarded for doing so.  We should treat everybody right and help those that we can, especially those who are also believers.  Remember, Christ said that as we have done to the least of His brothers, we have done it to Him. (Matthew 25:40)

DO GOOD TO ALL OTHERS

Proclamation:

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."  Matthew 7:12 (NIV)

Explanation:

As part of His Sermon on The Mount, Jesus, The Christ, said that men should always treat others as they would have others to treat them.  He said that this is the essence of the Law and the teachings of the Prophets.

Application:

This verse is often referred to by the worldly phrase, "the golden rule", which states "do unto others as you would have them to do unto you."  This quote is usually followed by the phrase "author unknown".  All too often the world will not give Jesus, The Christ, the credit and respect which He is due.  The golden rule is a paraphrase of a Bible verse which quotes Christ.  Sometimes people will even give man credit for something that Christ said or did rather than recognize Christ.  The real problem with this is that not enough believers are sufficiently knowledgeable about the Bible to refute the worldly individuals with the chapter and verse from The Word of God.  Christ said that we should always behave, speak to, and act towards other individuals as we would like for them to behave, speak to, and act towards us.  We are not to do unto them as they do unto us.  We are not to repay evil with evil, but with love. (Romans 12:17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:15)  We are even to do good to those that hate us. (Matthew 5:44)  We are to do good to, and to love, our enemies. (Luke 6:27 and 6:35)  We are to love others, even when we are not loved in return.  If we only do good to and love those that do good to and love us, then we are no better than the lost sinners in the world. (Luke 6:33)  By our being Christ-like to those who treat us poorly, we are "heaping burning coals upon their heads."  The Lord will deal with them for their bad treatment of us. (Proverbs 25:21-22 and Romans 12:19)  Therefore, let us do good to all men, and treat all men as we would like to be treated.   (Galatians 6:10)  For knowing the right thing to do and not doing it is a sin. (James 4:17)