Are you up to trying the “Do Good” challenge? We live in an age where doing good is encouraged and celebrated. There are more charities and other organisations doing good today than ever before. This is amazing. However, joining one of these is not the challenge. Jesus issued the challenge two thousand years ago, “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). Jesus challenges us to do good, not to those who we feel deserve it, but to those who definitely don’t deserve it – even those who hate us. Most of us will care for those we feel deserve it – “And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.” (Luke 6:33). Jesus’ “Do Good” challenge goes beyond our cultural norms. It’s a divine challenge that is only possible with divine love. Let’s ask God to fill us with his divine love, and let’s overwhelm our increasingly divided world with love – real love, his love. Are you up to trying Jesus’ “Do Good” challenge?
