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Sunday, December 24, 2017

 none can do good without the grace of God, the strength of Christ and the assistance of the Spirit; there is not even a spiritual man that can do perfect good. We all have sin in us. The works of the flesh produce evil meaning that we are naturally weak and are being opposed by evil spirits and by evil men. Our good intentions can easily be derailed. The fruit of the Spirit results in doing good (Galatians 5 19-26). 
Christians very often feel that there is so many things that need to be done that they can't possibly do it all. Remember we can only do one thing at a time. We as individuals can only do so much. We should schedule times to rest ( Mark 6:31). We can be overcommitted to a cause. This can cause burnout and say what's the use. Discernment is essential here. Often times all God wants from us is to take a deep breath and calm down (Psalm46:10: Luke10:41). 
We will never grow weary of doing good if we have Christ Jesus (Galatians 5:24). We should give ourselves fully to the Lord because we know our labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). 

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