In the same way, let your light shine before men,
that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16
This portion of Scripture has also reminded me of Colossians 1:10 “And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work growing in the knowledge of God” and also 1 Timothy 6:18 “Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous and willing to share.”
This shows us that we are required to always do good as Christians. As we are doing that then we are doing the work of God of which we are called to do.
How do we do good works which praise the Lord?
- Speech
- Character
- Attitude
- Personality
- Spiritual life
- Giving
Everything we do should be pleasing unto God. And therefore I request each one of us to search ourselves whether we have lived a life that is pleasing unto God in the previous year or not. If not, it is not too late to come back to God and confess our sins. (I am calling it sin since the Bible tells us, “To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin” James 4:17).
God is faithful and just to forgive us and give us a fresh start. Let the year 2015 be a testimony year to others because of us.
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Dear heavenly Father, I thank You for who You are—You are a great God, awesome is Your Name—marvelous, immortal, invisible, omnipresent God. We honor You for Your good deeds and we pray, Father, that as Your children created in Your own image and likeness, that we will live a life that is pleasing unto You. Let people give You glory and honor because of us. Whatever we do, Lord, let it be pleasing unto You. We need Your grace, Lord! On our own we can’t make it. Guide us, dear Lord, always. May Your spirit that dwells in us be awakened by our spiritual life and help us to do good. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen!
