The good you ought to do

It has been a few days. Things have been rather busy and I have found difficulty in trying to get everything done. Speaking of doing, have you ever had the feeling that you should do something, then, not do it? I am sure we have all  had that feeling, that urging that we were supposed to do something for someone but we ended up not doing it.

How about the little things? Ever did something that you knew you shouldn't do but you did it anyway? You know, everyone else does it. No one will ever know. The way they have treated me, I deserve this. As much as they have, they will never miss what little bit I take. Any of that sound familiar?

Today's word comes from James 4:17, NIV, which reads, "If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them."

It doesn't matter if everyone else is doing it. It doesn't matter if no one will ever know. It doesn't matter what you think you deserve. It doesn't even matter how much someone else has. It doesn't even matter that we know what is right. No, what matters is doing what is right. What matters is doing what is right, even when what is right is the last thing we want to do. Why? Because we are GOD'S children and reflect Him.

James tells us that if we know what we ought to do, and we do, then, when we don't do it, it is sin. It takes action. It isn't about knowing what is right, it is about doing. It is about doing the good you ought to do.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T