Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. ~ Galatians 6:10
The family of God is supposed to look out for one another; have each other’s backs; help each other out when others can’t, don’t, or won’t. The church should never leave one of their own behind; there is no “estrangement” welcome in the church of Jesus followers. We are family. If I have the means to help out a brother, or sister in Christ, I must step in and help. I have no excuse. If I can’t show the same love, compassion and kindness Christ has shown me, what good am I? There will be times when I will need help and the first place I should be encouraged to ask help from is my fellow believers and the church. The outside world does not have the same bond with me that the church family should. If we can’t go to fellow believers for help, where can we go? If we can’t show kindness to our own family, what does that truly say about us so-called “Christians”? I dare say, sometimes we are quicker to help the unbeliever before helping a fellow sister, or brother. We tend to be more judgemental of each other than giving. We need to turn that around. In our intentional effort to love each other in the church, hearts of non-believers would be softened and even drawn to our example of Jesus. My salvation was given to me as a good deed and gift from my Lord, Jesus Christ, and to show His goodness and love to others I need to show my faith by doing all the good I can, when I can, to all I can and especially to my brothers and sisters in Christ. A lot of people assume that if you are a believer, you need to be giving and blessing outside of the church walls, and while that’s true, Paul also reminds us not to leave each other behind. Take care of each other in Christ. Take care of your family. Just because we are a follower of Jesus doesn’t mean we may not need help from time to time. Look in your house of worship for needs first and bless them. ~ Amen
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