Do Good to Everyone with Every Opportunity

“¹⁰So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” – Galatians 6:10 (ESV)

“Do good to everyone”, that is what I am seeing here in this verse. Take every opportunity, not only to serve, as I have written before, but to do good.

We are in a world today where everyone seems to be looking out for themselves and working for that self-aggrandizement. I see it at every turn, whether in the media, entertainment, sports, schools, the grocery store, and even on the highway. Everyone is about themselves in their thinking. Whereas there is some sense of caring for oneself needed, the extent of only thinking of oneself is not the idea.

Doing good is good. I should be a beacon of right in the world and others should see that I am not against others. I should be seen picking up trash, conserving energy, recycling, and doing charity work. It is worth it for others to see and use me as an example. But, doing good to others and everyone is much more impactful. I am not just here to do good, but to bring joy to others. I should be seen picking up those that fall, leading others to Christ, carrying groceries, praying with strangers, and allowing others to go before me. That is being good to everyone as opposed to just being good.

It is not about me and I have to remember that. I am here to do God’s work in the world for which I am a part. I am here to do good and to do good to everyone at every opportunity.

What opportunities have you to do good? Are you working to do good and do good to everyone or is there a sense of self-aggrandizement in your work? What if we focused on doing good to everyone, not just on doing good?