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Let Us Do Good

Scripture: Galatians 6:9
Devotional Series: The Good Shepherd II
Teaching: The Good Shepherd pt. 3 (WED 2024-05-01) by Pastor Star R Scott

Talking about that goodness aspect, James spoke toward these things in comparison to this life and the walk of faith. He said, “I want you to show me your faith without works, and I’ll show you my faith by my works”; amen?  In this aspect that James brought forth in the second chapter, as the Lord spoke through him, people seem to think that James was something of an outsider in conflict with the apostle Paul.  There is no conflict, of course, in the Scriptures.  James said here in this second chapter, verse 17, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.  Yea, a man may say, ‘Thou hast faith, and I have works’: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

Good works are vital in our lives to bring glory to God.  We can talk the good fight, but where is the evidence?  Where is the fruit?  These works obviously, as James is speaking here, are works that are the consequences of (what?) faith, resting in God.  Faith will always produce these good works that indicate who we are in Christ.  As you rest in God and look for Him to be glorified in your life, if you don’t have instantaneous results, don’t panic, just rest in the Lord.  Declare what God has spoken to you in faith and begin to, in quietness, listen to see what the Holy Spirit has to say to you.

Galatians, Chapter 6.  Here we begin to see some practical manifestations of this fruit in our lives.  Starting in verse 9 Paul says, “As we live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit, let us not be weary in well doing:  for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.  As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men especially unto them who are of the household of faith”; amen?  Many people think that the church is responsible to set up organizations to go out and assist and help people and do good for those who are destitute, who are in need.  These are things that do express the heart of God, but let’s receive this admonition “especially to those who are of the household of faith;” amen?  If we don’t provide for our own, we are worse than infidels, the Scripture says.  We have a responsibility to care for one another and to meet the needs, here, one of another.

I have shared it before, but will speak to it again:  Those who are under the power of sin—under the taskmaster, Satan—the reason they have it so difficult is because of original sin, and the author of sin is still the god of this world’s system.  They are, in fact, reaping what they have sown.  We might talk about why bad things happen to good people but, in general, we all live in a world that is cursed.  Bad things happen.  There is disease.  There are tragedies.  Much of the adversity in people’s lives comes from their own bad decisions from their own evil hearts.  The Lord is very clear in the parable of the sower:  the Seed will not grow in an evil heart, the soil of evil.  Satan always, from the beginning of the origin of sin, has turned the focus to the creature instead of the Creator: “How important it is to help the creature!  We should go over and help these impoverished people.”  There is a time and a place for all of that; but let me tell you this:  The reason most of them are there is because of whom they serve.  Satan is their taskmaster and their lord.  Let me say it another way:  There is a very strong principle in the Bible, which is that you reap what you sow.  Their rejection of Jesus is what leaves them under the lordship of Satan and the consequence, which is death; amen?  It brings death and destruction.

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