Look for Opportunities
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
God has put the Body of Christ together by sanctifying those He chooses. He places us in the Body for the sole purpose of ministering to each other as we glorify Him. He speaks through Paul in the above verse that “as we have opportunity” we are to “do good to everyone.” That is not just the Body of Christ, however. He goes on to say that we should do good to everyone to those of the “household of faith.” But, the implication is that God has placed us in the Body of Christ to minister to other believer AND non-believers. We are to “do good” to them. Notice what Paul will write in the Ephesians:
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
God actually prepared “good works” ahead of time that we should “walk in them.” He has created “opportunities” prior to our birth that we are to fulfill in our daily lives. We are not just ships floating in the river of life. God has a mission for us and a purpose for us. We are to be looking and watching for those opportunities He has designed for us to walk in His love toward those around us. The opportunities WILL NOT come at times of convenience. These will be knocks at night and calls when we are engaged in our lives. God is not designing walks for us in this life that are designed for us to please ourselves. He is rather designing a walk for us that gives us opportunities to serve Him by serving others.
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