As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10 KJV
God has standards. He leaves no man with a doubt as to what He demands or expects from all who will follow Him. And one of the standards God maintains and demands from those who claim to have submitted to His control is doing good. We call God a good God because He does good things; those who are His children cannot be said to do the opposite. We call God a good God; the only way men will know and understand my allegiance will be through the fruits my life produces, and whether they line up with the One I profess to follow.
One more standard: the good is not discriminatory in nature, where I do good simply because I expect something good in return or because the person has also been good to me. The example of God that is common to man is the gift of His Son to die for the sins of the whole world. At the time of this sacrifice, we didn't know Him or care who He was, but He paid the price all the same. Through His death and life, the floodgates of mercy and grace have been opened to all men, and all of us can come in and take of the free gift available in Jesus.
And this is the clincher: the good we do is for all men, but the good to fellow believers like us is even more rewarding. There is a common bond, a unique spiritual connection and a peculiar relationship that runs through people who are joined, not by tribe, culture or tradition, but by the blood of Jesus. Good always reaps good; it may not happen in the immediate but it always comes through in the end. What are you doing at the moment? Would your present works stand the test of God's standard? His time of favour is here.
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