“And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13
Sometimes it’s tempting, in this fallen world we live in, to stop going out of our way to do good things. It often seems we get little recognition, and may actually be ridiculed for trying to bless another person by helping them. But that’s exactly what the enemy wants us to do. He wants us to focus on ourselves, so that we won’t be shining the light of God’s love to those around us.
We are told that one of the characteristics of the last days is that the love of many will grow cold (Matt. 24:12). We read the letter to Laodicea, the lukewarm church, which so aptly describes modern-day Christian society (Rev. 3:14ff).
Yes, doing what is right is tiring. It’s hard to be the only one, or one of a few, standing up for God’s standards of righteousness. It can be demoralising to constantly be speaking out against injustice and ungodliness in the world. It has been said that “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” We are God’s representatives in this world. We are not to hide our light under a bowl (Matt. 5:14-16). We should never give up doing good, and standing up for what is right.
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