Do you seek out others to serve? 2 Samuel 5-9

2 Samuel 9:1 (NASBStr)

 Then David said, “Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

In Ephesians 2:8-10 we learn from the pen of Paul that we have been saved by grace through faith.   That saving faith states that we have been saved to do "good works" which God "before ordained that would should walk in them."   The truth given to us by Paul is that not only did God save us by faith but by faith we are to seek out "good works" to do for God.  God actually "created" or "ordained" the good works prior to our salvation and even prior to our lives.    The question is not "if" we have good works to do, but "when" will we do them?   We all tend to wait for something to happen to do a good work for God.  Or, we wait for a certain day to do them (like Sunday).   Yet, we have a great example in the life of David to look at for our own lives.   David "sought out" someone to show kindness to!!!  David had subdued his enemies (the enemies of God).   David had sought out the building of the temple was even now organizing the construction project.   David was leading an entire nation.   And, yet, David took time to seek out someone to show God's kindness.   In Proverbs 3:27 and James 4:17 we have principles of God's Word mentioned that support David's action.  We are to "seek" out people to show kindness.  We are not to passively look around and "if" something pops up we are to serve.  We are to seek opportunities.  The odd thing is if we just open our eyes we have opportunities.   But, to have make a conscious effort to find someone to love and bestow kindness is what God does for us.  God seeks us out and saves us.   We, too, out to seek out others to show God's kindness.