BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
A daily devotional
Pastor Stanley
14th MAY 2025
EAGER TO DO WHAT IS GOOD
Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. (NIV)
One of the characteristics of a wicked person or wickedness is being eager to do what is evil. Those are not born again whose hearts are seared are eager to carry out evil schemes. But the Lord Jesus has redeemed the Christian from all wickedness and has purified him for Himself making him eager to do what is good.
Before you got born again you must have found it difficult to do what is good, most especially doing good to people who hated you and treated you badly. But since you got born again and received the Holy Spirit you find out that you willing and eager to do what is good, not only to those who are good to you but also to them that hates you. Being eager to do what is good is the outworking of the life of God in you; never resist to do good.
There are Christians who resist the eagerness to do what is good. An opportunity came up to do good but he finds a restraining force with a voice that keeps telling him "don't do it." But it is good to be good. That restraining voice from doing good is not of God. Whenever you find such a voice speaking to you, rebuke it and act according to the Word. Be eager to do good always not only when you think it involves people who can repay you for the good you have done for them.
One of the marks that we are Jesus very own people is the eagerness to do good, not just doing good but being eager about it. Doing good grudgingly is not good, and may not yield any result. It is being eager (joyful) to do good and doing it that brings result. Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
CONFESSION
Precious Lord you have redeemed me from all wickedness and has purified, trained and enabled me to be eager and to do what is good. I commit myself to being eager, joyful and excited about doing good, in Jesus' Name. Amen!
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Amen thank you Father for the grace to be eager to do good.
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