James 4:17– “Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.”
SIN.
Boiled down into simplest terms it is doing something wrong.
But what about those times when the Holy Spirit speaks to us, prompting us to do something good for someone—but we don’t do it.
That is SIN, too.
We might shrug it off and say, “I’ll do it, later.”
Or, “How do I know that’s really The Holy Spirit speaking?”
Or, we rationalize why doing the “good thing” may not really be a good thing at all. (If I give money to that beggar, he might squander it! )
So, let’s get this straight. We know the right thing to do. We just don’t respond.
The Bible says it is SIN.
Am I sure about that?
I read it a second time.
That verse from James convicts me right where it hurts.
The good I should do
—could involve the spending of my time…my energy…my money…
—could mean a change of plans…a change of perspective…a change of heart…
Doing the good I know I should do requires responding to His prodding all day long…and it just may involve opportunities to minister to others in ways we might never imagine.
It just might lead to an opportunity to share the gospel.
It means seeing others needs through HIS eyes…the very eyes that one day saw me
and sent Someone to meet my need.
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