KEEP DOING GOOD

Many who try to live a life pleasing to the Lord, and who do their best at doing good, are likely, at some point, to face the temptation to “throw in the towel.” I use that expression because it is a boxing term for accepting defeat. Doing good can seem like a boxing match against many opponents.

Obviously the Lord knew it would be this way, so he gave us the words in today’s text. The Bible says that Jesus went about doing good and healing… (Acts 10:38). In his human flesh, I wonder if our Lord ever wanted to just quit and go back home. The good that he did for others often stirred up the bad in some people who tried to take away his joy, but they couldn’t.

I notice a couple of things as I think about our Saviour on earth: Not once did he ever complain about the way he was treated, and he kept on doing good. Perhaps the words of Edgar Guest will encourage someone today.

“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit –
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And when you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit –
It’s when things seem worst,
You must not quit.”